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Israeli Leaders Plan Business, Medical Ties with Arabs in Hebron Region
Hebron, the commercial and financial center of the Palestinian Authority economy, and Israeli companies in the Hebron Hills may be joining forces to the betterment of all local residents. At least that's the vision promoted by Yochai Damari, head of the Hebron Hills Regional Council, who recently led Israel's Regional Cooperation bureau to meet with PA businessmen and community leaders.
Damari hopes to implement the proposals within three years. He envisions three future ventures, two businesses and one medical center. The first would be the construction of an industrial and trade zone utilized by Israelis and PA residents in Omarim, a mixed religious / secular community near Meitar in the Southern Hebron Hills. The area comprises 3,000 dunam of land and has been approved by the Israeli defense establishment.
There is concern regarding the reaction of the PA, the governing authority which controls 80% of the city of Hebron as well as all Arab population centers in Judea and Samaria. According to Damari, he has conducted long meetings and conversations Arab clan leaders and sheikhs of various villages in and around Hebron.
"They are interesting mainly in health, employment and education," Damari stated. "I had long, private talks with sheikhs, with rural dwellers and with PA workers. They do not want the Palestinian Authority, and they do not want a future Palestinian state."
"They do not want the Palestinian Authority, and they do not want a future Palestinian state," stated Yochai Damari, who joined Hashem Hussein on a tour of the Hebron region.
Israeli Leaders Plan Business, Medical Ties with Arabs in Hebron Region
Hebron, the commercial and financial center of the Palestinian Authority economy, and Israeli companies in the Hebron Hills may be joining forces to the betterment of all local residents. At least that's the vision promoted by Yochai Damari, head of the Hebron Hills Regional Council, who recently led Israel's Regional Cooperation bureau to meet with PA businessmen and community leaders.
Damari hopes to implement the proposals within three years. He envisions three future ventures, two businesses and one medical center. The first would be the construction of an industrial and trade zone utilized by Israelis and PA residents in Omarim, a mixed religious / secular community near Meitar in the Southern Hebron Hills. The area comprises 3,000 dunam of land and has been approved by the Israeli defense establishment.
There is concern regarding the reaction of the PA, the governing authority which controls 80% of the city of Hebron as well as all Arab population centers in Judea and Samaria. According to Damari, he has conducted long meetings and conversations Arab clan leaders and sheikhs of various villages in and around Hebron.
"They are interesting mainly in health, employment and education," Damari stated. "I had long, private talks with sheikhs, with rural dwellers and with PA workers. They do not want the Palestinian Authority, and they do not want a future Palestinian state."
"They do not want the Palestinian Authority, and they do not want a future Palestinian state," stated Yochai Damari, who joined Hashem Hussein on a tour of the Hebron region.
Israeli Leaders Plan Business, Medical Ties with Arabs in Hebron Region