A joint Palestinian-Israeli industrial and commercial center is set to be built near the Teneh Omarim settlement located in the Mount Hebron Regional Council, in a venture intended to bolster job opportunities for Palestinians and boost the Israeli economy. The mixed industrial hub will receive government funding and is expected to serve as a model of Israeli-Palestinian economic cooperation that will be presented at a conference of US-led finance ministers in the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) met on Wednesday in Washington with the US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, along with President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy, Jason Greenblatt to flesh out the details of the plan. The three discussed augmenting economic cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians with American support, a cornerstone of the Trump administration's long-waited peace plan, which has yet to be unveiled. Palestinians are to significantly benefit from the project, according to its architects, which will offer work opportunities to thousands who are seeking employment. According to statistics, that figure currently stands at around 9,000 and is expected to climb to 15,000 by 2020. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5340253,00.html Another joint Israeli-US efforts to bolster Palestinian economic prospects... Bravo. As long as the Paleshtino side will not bring knives to work ...
