Bashar Masri speaks to the Jerusalem Post about Rawabi, the largest private-sector project ever carried out in the Palestinian areas.
19 March 2014
Bashar Masri tells the Jerusalem Post he is proud of the progress Rawabi has made since he conceived of it in 2008 but that there is much work to be done. “What you see here is Palestinians building something for Palestinians,” he says. “Sure, there are obstacles to overcome – Israel controls our borders and we’ve had trouble getting permits to build access roads. The Civil Administration has been slow to grant permits for our water supply. But none of that means we should sit idly by and do nothing. Yes, we have challenges that don’t exist in other places, but we are committed to creating something new and vibrant here, and it’s happening, right before our eyes. The dream is already a reality – Rawabi (meaning the hills in Arabic). Yes, there is a long way to go, but we’ve passed the tipping point.”News source
