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.

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