Executives hope to visit Bethlehem to show they are ready for business
A new, joint effort by the U.S. government and private businesses will focus on creating new jobs for Palestinians, President Bush said December 3.
The president’s announcement followed successful November talks held in Annapolis, Maryland, at which Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed to pursue direct negotiations, supported by the United States, with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state.
Bush spoke at the White House December 3 about the need for economic initiatives to aid Palestinians, especially Palestinian youth, as the parties relaunch the peace process.
After welcoming Tahani Abu Daqqa, minister of youth for the Palestinian Authority, Bush said, “One of the things that interests me a lot is the fact that we are going to help the Palestinians develop youth centers, places where young Palestinians can come and learn new technical skills, or language skills, or have mentoring programs -- all aimed at saying, there is a hopeful future … a future where peace is possible.”
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Ummm - well, I tried to book Christian clients into a hotel in Bethlehem over the Christmas holidays only to find that all the hotels are fully-booked during this period... okay, maybe it's not all the time, but it seems that people ARE going there and ARE spending money. So, how much aid for establishing businesses do they really need??
And these, ah, "youth centers" - are we sure they will be used for learning "new technical skills" other than how to make a bomb or a suicide belt, etc. or be "mentored" by other than terrorist leaders?
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