Palestinians see little gain in Netanyahu's economic offer
Palestinians are not buying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promises to offer economic concessions to them, saying that it would only be a "partial lifting" of Israeli restrictions.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli daily Haaretz reported April 2 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to improve the economic conditions of the Palestinians.
Many Palestinians believe that his words came on the request of US President Donald Trump.
According to Haaretz, during the Cabinet meeting March 29, Netanyahu said that Trump asked him to make concessions to improve the economic conditions of Palestinians in the West Bank as part of his efforts to reach a political settlement in the region. The newspaper noted that Netanyahu would avoid appearing as though he wanted to derail the US efforts and predicted that he will agree to the request without committing to any specific action.
In an April 4 press statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry responded to Netanyahu’s decision, calling the announcement an “attempt to mislead the world and to give the impression that it is reacting positively to the efforts to resume negotiations.”
