MIDDLE EAST WAR - What Palestinians Want

"Marshall Plan?" Not even close.  And negotiated by Jared Kushner, what a joke.

Again, this problem can only be solved by the people of Israel and Palestine tell their governments to stop.  Stop the tit-for-tat violence.  It cannot be stopped by any outsider.

"What Palestinians want more than Trump’s peace plan" PBS NewsHour 6/24/2019

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SUMMARY:  The White House has unveiled part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a $50 billion economic blueprint designed to double Palestinian GDP and create a million jobs.  Jared Kushner likened the proposal to the Marshall Plan, which revitalized Western Europe after World War II, but the response among Palestinians was not enthusiastic.  Nick Schifrin talks to Gwyn Lewis  and Mattias Schmale of UNRWA.

"How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump’s peace plan" PBS NewsHour 6/26/2019

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SUMMARY:  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for over half a century, through violent eruptions and pushes for peace.  A weak Palestinian government is grappling with economic crisis as Israel retains control of the West Bank.  But Palestinians are not optimistic the Trump administration’s new peace plan will yield a solution.  Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports and talks to Judy Woodruff.

MIDDLE EAST - Freshwater Shortage

"Arid Middle East faces political battles over water shortfalls (Part 1)" PBS NewsHour 12/31/2018

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SUMMARY:  The Middle East is facing a water crisis, and the divisions between Israel and Palestinians have only exacerbated the problem.  But whereas Israel is a pioneer in desalination and produces much of its own water, in Gaza, Palestinians struggle with access to clean water due to an Israel-imposed blockade.  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has a two-part look at water equity in the Middle East.

"Water crisis may make Gaza Strip uninhabitable by 2020 (Part 2)" PBS NewsHour 1/1/2019

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SUMMARY:  In the Gaza Strip, 97 percent of freshwater is unsuitable for human consumption, and raw sewage pours into the Mediterranean Sea.  Facilities for desalinating and treating water function on only a limited basis, as Israel controls the flow of fuel and supplies into the region.  But Israelis, too, could face consequences from contaminated water.  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.