Palestinians say not consulted on Bahrain conference 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe Palestinian leadership said Monday it was not consulted over an economic conference next month in support of Washington’s Middle East peace plan and a prominent businessman said he had rejected an invitation. The White House announced Sunday it would co-host the June 25-26 conference with Bahrain focusing on economic aspects of the long-delayed peace plan, with the declared aim of achieving Palestinian prosperity. “The idea of economic peace is an old one which is now packaged in a different way. The Bahrain conference could see large-scale investment pledges for the Palestinian territories.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 20, 2019 15:00 UTC