Ha'aretz (Israel) : "Palestinian economy recovering not thanks to Israel, but in spite of it" par Akiva Eldar

Last update - 02:29 04/08/2009    


Palestinian economy isn't recovering thanks to Israel, but in spite of it  

By Akiva Eldar  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu misses no opportunity to flaunt the flourishing of the Palestinian economy - in the West Bank, of course; not in Gaza.

During a sweaty and well-publicized visit he held last weekend at the Allenby Bridge crossing, Netanyahu boasted of the fact that economic growth in the West Bank had reached 7 percent.

At the cabinet meeting on Sunday the growth rate grew to double digits: 10 percent. Thus will be done to good Arabs who maintain Israel's security and don't launch Qassam rockets at the country.
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