Why the US ‘workshop’ for Palestinians in Bahrain will fail
Published on: Saturday 01 June 2019
Twenty-five years ago James Zogby led the Clinton White House effort to build economic growth for the Palestinians as part of Oslo accords. He says the project failed --as the Bahrain economic conference organized by the Trump administration will -- because Palestinians never gained the political freedom, including an end to occupation, that is a prerequisite to business growth.