Former Tech Investor Says Mideast Peace Is Like a Business Deal
- Arabs and Israelis must seek converging interests: Margalit
- Israeli-Palestinian talks shouldn’t just be land for peace
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Converging business interests are more likely than any Utopian vision to motivate Middle East enemies to talk peace, the founder of one of Israel’s most successful venture capital funds said.
Erel Margalit, an opposition lawmaker seeking the leadership of Israel’s Labor party, on Sunday revealed his plan to boost the chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace by broadening it to include the whole region. The proposal was sent in Arabic to thousands of decision-makers and executives in the region, who he hopes “are ready to reject extremists and live in peace and security.”