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Comment and Opinion

Patrick Clawson and Michael Singh – 21/04/2011

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“At the April 13 meeting of the West Bank/Gaza donors group known as the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank presented reports arguing that the Palestinians are ready for statehood. Yet that judgment requires three important caveats. First, it depends on future Israel-Palestinian cooperation; second, it is contingent on Gaza’s return to Palestinian Authority (PA) control; and third, it does not take into account the PA’s broader political readiness for statehood, which continues to lag.”

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