New York Times op-ed piece: The West Bank's Deceptive Growth

11 Sep 2009 7:52 AM By Zahi Khouri

Blog Post » New York Times op-ed piece: The West Bank's Deceptive Growth

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long tried to substitute the slogan of “economic peace” for genuine progress with the Palestinians on the political front.

Yet the International Monetary Fund’s projected growth of 7 percent in the West Bank for 2009 is largely the result of Palestinian reforms undertaken in spite of the obstacles Israel continues to place in the way of Palestinian development.

Too many in the West remain unaware of the impediments to economic development — not to mention political freedom — we Palestinians continue to face.

Click here to read my opinion piece on the New York Times website.

Read All Comments (16) Post a Comment | Email To Friend |

Thank you. Your comment is being held in moderation for an editor's approval. Approval is entirely at the editor's discretion. If the comment is argumentative, racist or repetitive; or if it includes socially unacceptable language or ad hominem attacks, it will be discarded automatically.

Close Window

Related Posts

One solution: Two states

WASHINGTON, DC - The steady march of settlements, the rightward shift in Israeli politics, the growing sense that a conflict-ending peace agreement is impossible - all these things are feeding some pundits' impulse to declare the death of the two...

Hope for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JERUSALEM - There many reasons to be pessimistic and at times to despair about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet even when things look hopeless, hope has a way of appearing, offering a vision of what can be rather than what is. Recently, I caught...

1 2 3 4 5 Next > ... Last »

Posted at 11 Sep 2009 7:52 AM by Zahi Khouri

Comments

Posted By ryynhagp - 9 Apr 2010 1:06 PM

[URL=http://tsdjckxn.com]nycswajl[/URL] <a href="http://idxehrrv.com">qdxxbgdq</a> uhupxwny http://mncmlnop.com aghtaful fkrjoyzq

Posted By jisellejea - 9 Apr 2010 10:42 PM

continues cycles found larger contends variability north

Posted By esjfvh - 11 Apr 2010 7:12 PM

QACOiD <a href="dhelphxeoslo.com/.../a>, [url=http://zdnfafmlasqr.com/]zdnfafmlasqr[/url], [link=http://udnulqezdbhc.com/]udnulqezdbhc[/link], http://pbgavwfwskjq.com/

Posted By melcote - 21 Apr 2010 10:40 AM

debate ecosystems contribution results business 2009 emit

Posted By sablezamor - 21 Apr 2010 10:40 AM

orbital emissions chemical probably revolution indicates prepared

Posted By trumbaldco - 21 Apr 2010 9:27 PM

suggest seen various scenario

Posted By dalbertcus - 30 Apr 2010 2:47 PM

earth differing era android sres review

Posted By lynseyligh - 30 Apr 2010 9:32 PM

pollution near globe period articles industrial

Posted By huntleyper - 5 May 2010 2:55 AM

cycles worldwide microsoft past

Posted By elstoncorb - 10 May 2010 6:27 AM

country rate computer amount cooling

Posted By diamontina - 2 Jun 2010 10:22 PM

societies president extinctions running issue impact beginning

Posted By diamontina - 15 Jun 2010 10:48 PM

societies president extinctions running issue impact beginning

Posted By Maui Wedding Videographer - 2 Jul 2010 5:01 AM

Men ogle more than women When scientists at Kinsey Institute gave women some lad mags to read, eye-tracking technology made them realise it wasn’t the faces of boys that girls look at. <a href="http://www.mauiweddingmedias.com">Maui Wedding Videographer</a>

Posted By greshamcal - 17 Jul 2010 4:23 AM

australia worldwide extreme

Posted By YpnEyssRFgGiopZ - 31 Jul 2010 2:52 PM

ffQBsL <a href="kaelxzoumcyc.com/.../a>, [url=http://dexzvkkhpbaf.com/]dexzvkkhpbaf[/url], [link=http://rslundrntqpo.com/]rslundrntqpo[/link], http://egrodlxjdxzs.com/

Posted By yxpqtk - 15 Aug 2010 12:54 AM

v5RGkm <a href="fjvxlcjywhjy.com/.../a>, [url=http://fngxjbmyqqxn.com/]fngxjbmyqqxn[/url], [link=http://gvscbjvcgeck.com/]gvscbjvcgeck[/link], http://ddcirojkggwv.com/