Middle East
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also affirmed that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East.”
Top Palestinian Authority officials reiterated support for imprisoned Palestinian murderers and terrorists, saying they come “before all.”
“What we heard from the investors is ‘we can make this happen. This is an investable type of project if the political solution is there,’ ” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.
The Bahrain economic conference, which seeks to be the first step in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, has been vilified by the Palestinians, who called the Trump plan “dead on arrival” and have boycotted the summit.
Ahead of the workshop, the Trump administration released a 40-page document detailing a $50 billion, 10-year investment plan for the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.
BBC News Arabic survey finds that since 2013, the number of Arabs identifying as “not religious” rose from 8 percent to 13 percent.
“It may be hard for them to relinquish the image of the eternal victim. Maybe they don’t believe that they’ll be able to get along without it,” Saudi diplomat tells Israeli website.
According to a 40-page document, the plan would drastically reduce unemployment in the Palestinian Authority and create a high-speed train from Gaza to Judea and Samaria.
He said “Shalom” and “then something that sounded threatening.”
Israel is preparing for the possibility of being dragged into the escalation.
“This is a very detailed peace vision. You cannot have a successful peace agreement without a successful economic plan. We are worried about the days, weeks, months and years after,” stated U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.
Fatah calls on its official Facebook page for Palestinians to “escalate confrontations” across the country from June 24-26 in protest against the U.S.-sponsored summit in Manama.
