West Bank Plan Bears Fruit, But Much More Needed (ap)

In this July 14, 2009 photo, back-dropped by advertisement banners placed on Israel's separation barrier, the G.ho.st team poses for a group photograph during a launching event of G.ho.st Virtual Computer, a Web-based operating system, between the West Bank town of Beit Jalla and the Jewish Har Gilo settlement, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The West Bank economy could grow by as much as 7 percent this year, but only if Israel broadens its recent efforts to ease Palestinian trade and movement, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, offering a rare upbeat assessment after years of downturn. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to make “economic peace” with the Palestinians, and the first fruits are already being seen in eased Israeli restrictions that are stoking a retail and entertainment boom in the West Bank.

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