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Source: http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=12889
How the Arabs Failed in Bethlehem
[Asharq Alawsat-UK] Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed - At a conference in Bethlehem last week, the Palestinian Authority failed to attract the interest of Arab governments and major economic establishments to help it develop its economy. Most of those who came and most of the projects offered came from the Westerners whom we accuse of favoring Israel. The Arab side packaged the aid promised in the past and called them real estate projects. But what is the value of housing the Palestinians without an active economy?