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Kerry unveils US$4b Palestinian investment plan
AFP ^ | 27 May 2013 4:45 AM | AFP/ac

Posted on 05/26/2013 3:57:54 PM PDT by haffast

AL SHUNAH, Jordan: US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled on Sunday a plan to boost the Palestinian economy by attracting $4 billion in private investment, saying it could transform the lives of the people.

As he seeks to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the table to negotiate a peace deal, Kerry said it was also imperative to create jobs and meet the hopes of young people for a better economic future.

He has tasked Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East, with drawing up a plan to revitalise the West Bank through boosting industries such as tourism, construction and agriculture.

Blair's plan, being aided by some global business leaders who are giving their time free, could be "ground-shaking," Kerry said, adding it could lead to "a private-sector-led healthy, sustainable Palestinian economy".

The group was putting together recommendations for the Palestinian leadership to decide on, aiming to "mobilise some $4 billion of investment".

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abbas; blair; collins; duplicate; israel; jordan; peaceandsecurity; peres; quartet; twostatesolution; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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To: haffast
“revitalise the West Bank through boosting industries such as tourism, construction and agriculture.”

He has to be kidding - TOURISM? Take a tour of Palestinians in the West Bank while dodging bullets because they hate Americans. Sure, sign me up - not.

21 posted on 05/26/2013 4:36:11 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: haffast

more money the political hacks can steal from us...


22 posted on 05/26/2013 4:40:29 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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To: haffast

I’m sure his Palestinian friends will waste no time getting the money to their terrorist buddies.


23 posted on 05/26/2013 4:57:02 PM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: faithhopecharity

4 billion for more arms missiles and manpads!
We don’t have 4 billion to give anyone!
Why do dems think they can just give tax dollars away!
This has to be changed where is Congress! and where have they been for 30 years!
Hey Kerry just send some free ketchup The FDA deemed it a food in the food group!
By the way all foreign aid now should be in the way of food or meds! No cash! And sent from the USA as a voucher!
This way Americans some where see a profit and the cash stays in the States!
The Gov buys the product from the vendor and ships it!
By the way Kerry how bout boosting our economy with low intrest loans for small business to the tune of 4 billion dollars!


24 posted on 05/26/2013 5:01:32 PM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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To: haffast

4 Billion? Wow that sequester is sure crimping out style.


25 posted on 05/26/2013 5:03:16 PM PDT by Cyclops08
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To: haffast
Well, if we sent the same $4 billion to the Free Sh!t mobs in our inner cities, it would still go down the hole and not be put to much better use. We may as well dole it out the the Psychostinians and pay them tribute for a little while. We'll lose it all anyhow. Maybe they'll be nice and leave us alone?

Jefferson is no doubt rolling in his grave. Two hundred years ago as a fledgling, weak nation we handled pirates such as these like men. Today, we give them state dinners, kiss their a$$es, and lavish them with Dollars borrowed from China or printed out of thin air.

The last laugh will be on us.

26 posted on 05/26/2013 5:04:36 PM PDT by Gritty (Our Government is erecting a panopticon state that sees everything, regulates everything-Mark Steyn)
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27 posted on 05/26/2013 5:04:43 PM PDT by RedMDer (You are Free Republic. There are no outside influences. Just us, all of us. Please donate today!)
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To: Gritty

John Kerry...”Four Billion, think how much
could be in YOUR wallet!”.

Basiclly he’s saying, think how much graft you
could take on that much MONEY.


28 posted on 05/26/2013 5:12:25 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Conserev1

Any foreign aid we make available should be given for Genuine humanitarian reasons or for defense purposes to our allies, and NOT to openly-avowed Islamic or other enemies of the western Judeo-Christian world.

Treason/Theft on a grand scale (there is no practical or effective way to audit or track funds ostensibly given to terrorist organizations overseas)... >?


29 posted on 05/26/2013 5:12:38 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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To: faithhopecharity

yes only send product food and meds!
There is no need for cash! It only goes into the hands of those as the likes of Idi Amin!
The popiel slicer and dicer directs it’s use!


30 posted on 05/26/2013 5:16:33 PM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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To: haffast

Are the Palis investing in Rocket Science?


31 posted on 05/26/2013 5:24:01 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: haffast

What industries? There’s a finite limit to the market for “Death to America” signs.


32 posted on 05/26/2013 5:31:33 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: haffast

OK , where is this money really going ,because there is no Palestine


33 posted on 05/26/2013 5:42:19 PM PDT by molson209
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To: Conserev1

the last crooked murderer in charge of the socalled Palistinian authority or PLO (Arafat, an Egyptian) left a zillion dollars to his young widow when he finally finished stealing and killing people (even scum eventually die)

it is no different now.
but it is also the AMERICAN politicians who stand to make tons of money off krap like this....

why do you think they keep giving away our money to rouge or terrorist regimes or organizations overseas... “giving” our money to enemies of America or Christian values or civilization or our allies.... terroristas or MuslimBros or you name it? DO YOU IMAGINE that all our tax money gets to the murderers intact, without having a big part siphoned off first... or without having a big part rebated back to a secret swiss bank account or two?

if so, I have a great bridge in NYC on sale...


34 posted on 05/26/2013 5:44:53 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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To: haffast

These would be the same “Palestinians” who destroyed all the greenhouses the Israelis left behind, right?

This is 4 billion USD for the “Palestinians” to arm themselves, destroy Israel, and support jihad worldwide.


35 posted on 05/26/2013 5:56:15 PM PDT by livius
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To: haffast

Shove it up your smelly infected Obama, JK.

You are slime, you ugly sub IQ gigolo.

Gads, your wives must have really been hard up.


36 posted on 05/26/2013 5:58:03 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: haffast

How about asking the Saudis and their ilk to not only offer a few billion $, but some of their spare land as well?


37 posted on 05/26/2013 6:08:41 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Arguing with a marxist is like playing Chess with a Pigeon.)
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To: Dogbert41

U.S. politicians doing what they do best: arming the enemies of Israel.


38 posted on 05/26/2013 6:56:40 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: haffast

Hmm! Now what could they produce?

How about turning plowshares into swords; or maybe fine camel skin bomb belts; or maybe send them some rock crushers so they can arm the street scum with proper sized rock throwing ammunition; or automate the production of IED’s to improve output; send them used cellphones so they can hone the art of developing detonators. Or maybe a classroom of Pali’s with maps of New York City in an advanced school to teach these heathens how to become a NYC taxi driver. There must be lots of possibilities to blow $4 billion on these scum.

Hell, we were able to blow $878 billion on our own, producing a sum total of Zer0!


39 posted on 05/26/2013 7:17:52 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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Hmm! Now what could they produce?

How about turning plowshares into swords; or maybe fine camel skin bomb belts; or maybe send them some rock crushers so they can arm the street scum with proper sized rock throwing ammunition; or automate the production of IED’s to improve output; send them used cellphones so they can hone the art of developing detonators. Or maybe a classroom of Pali’s with maps of New York City in an advanced school to teach these heathens how to become a NYC taxi driver. There must be lots of possibilities to blow $4 billion on these scum.

Hell, we were able to blow $878 billion on our own, producing a sum total of Zer0!


40 posted on 05/26/2013 7:18:22 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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