Even if Palestinian statehood isn’t imminent, economic development now would increase the feasibility of any future state. So why is the Palestinian Authority refusing to go to Bahrain to discuss such development?
The results of the conference were not immediately clear, but just the fact that it took place was touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an indication of Russian and American recognition of the Jewish state’s centrality as a strategic regional actor.
Canceling the election – without Likud leaders knowing with certainty they can form a stable government – is a dubious proposition, although a unity government with Blue and White would have some benefits.
Iran is threatening to resume uranium enrichment to the point that it will be able to produce a nuclear bomb. According to the IAEA, Tehran may be able to acquire nuclear weapons within months.
"One of the really good aspects of the [US economic] plan is that it identifies some of the sectors, some of the industrial and economic sectors, that will be conducive to jobs," IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says during opening session of Bahrain summit. US plan can succeed if "there is hope of peace," says Saudi minister of state.
