Economics
Palestinian Business Groups Say They Won't Go to Bahrain Summit
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Palestinian business organizations declined a U.S. invitation to attend a Bahrain conference to promote Palestinian economic development, the first step of the Trump administration’s push for a Middle East peace agreement.
The groups, which say they represent 80% of Palestinian gross domestic product, say the Palestinian economy will never grow to its full potential without a comprehensive political solution. Trump’s peace team says the economic conference will be followed shortly by an outline for a political solution to the decades-old conflict.