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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

Rawabi

A rendering of the Jericho Gate neighborhood in Jericho, West Bank. (Courtesy: SP Architects)
February 5, 2022, 9:40 am
Lured by cheap prices and luxury digs, Arab Israelis are snapping up West Bank homes
From Nablus to Jericho to Rawabi, where units cost a fraction of what they would in Israel, Arabs are leaping at the chance for investment properties, or a dream vacation home
By Tal Schneider
Interns taking part in the Palestinian Internship Progam (PIP) founded in 2014 by Israeli-American investor and entrepreneur Yadin Kaufmann (Courtesy)
December 3, 2018, 1:02 pm
As Israel faces tech workers squeeze, Palestinians offer skilled talent pool
More than 3,000 students a year graduate from computer science and engineering programs in the West Bank, creating a surplus of young talent to feed the Startup Nation’s tech needs
By Dan Savery Raz
Sari Taha, program manager for Rawabi's collaborative workspace 'Connect,' lectures visitors. (Courtesy)
February 4, 2018, 5:21 pm
With all his chips in, Palestinian businessman aims to build ‘Silicon Rawabi’
Companies that have moved to new West Bank city tech hub so far are almost exclusively owned or funded by its builder, Bashar Masri
By Dov Lieber
Bedoins seen riding camels in tdesert in Jordan, February 8, 2013. (Lucie March/Flash90)
December 9, 2017, 1:57 am
Jordan’s plan of shiny city in the desert met by skepticism
Government says new metropolis will draw population away from Amman and inject momentum into a sluggish economy plagued by high unemployment
By Karin Laub
Representatives for Mellanox, Rawabi and ASAL discussed the prospects for Israeli and Palestinian tech partnerships, in Tel Aviv. 12 July 2017 (Courtesy)
July 20, 2017, 10:15 am
Israeli tech firm urges others to tap pool of Palestinian talent
Move would benefit Palestinian economy, Israeli-Palestinian interaction, and employers’ bottom lines, says CEO of Mellanox computer networking company
By Micah Danney
The Rawabi commercial and business plaza, known as the Q Center. (Courtesy)
May 30, 2017, 5:55 am
‘Flagship’ Palestinian city opens $450m plaza, hoping to attract young techies
Businessman Bashar Masri believes the lure of Armani and Calvin Klein can help turn Rawabi into a West Bank ‘Silicon Valley’
By Dov Lieber
Coldplay performing in Toronto on Sept 21, 2011. (CC, BY-SA, Wikimedia)
February 25, 2017, 1:32 am
Coldplay, visiting Israel and West Bank, denies planning November concerts
Band’s lead singer Chris Martin says no contract signed, members are on ‘enlightening trip’ to ‘listen and learn, and that’s all’
By ToI Staff and Jessica Steinberg
Chris Martin, performing with Coldplay, at the Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan, as part of the 2011 Fuji Rock Festival. (Christopher Johnson (globalite) on Flickr - "Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay" / Wikipedia)
February 24, 2017, 11:32 pm
Coldplay said finalizing plans for Israel-West Bank concerts in November
Weeks after denying plans for holy land shows, UK band’s leader Chris Martin reportedly visiting Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Jericho to scout out possible venue
By ToI Staff and Jessica Steinberg
This file photo taken on August 08, 2014 shows Tunisian singer Saber Rebai performing during the 50th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theater of Carthage near Tunis. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)
August 23, 2016, 10:12 pm
Tunisian singer’s photo with Israeli soldier draws ire
Saber Rebai, a judge on the Arabic version of ‘The Voice,’ says he wasn’t aware COGAT official was Israeli, insists he does not recognize Jewish state
By AFP
In this June 4, 2016 photo, a Palestinian family leaves their newly delivered apartment in the West Bank city of Rawabi, north of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 16, 2016, 12:38 am
Palestinians move into new city, part of statehood dream
250 families now live in Rawabi, north of Jerusalem, the West Bank’s first planned city; when construction is completed in 5 years, there will be homes for 60,000
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
Members of the Conservative Friends of Israel delegation and the Peers Group of the All-Party Britain-Israel Parliamentary Group meet with PLO officials in Ramallah, February 17, 2016. (James Gurd)
February 18, 2016, 12:55 am
Sparks fly as PA officials blame visiting UK MPs for entire Palestine conflict
‘It’s difficult to see that these people could be a basis for negotiation,’ says deputy head of Conservative Friends of Israel after Ramallah dust-up
By Raoul Wootliff
Bashar Masri is the developer behind Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian city. (Yardena Schwartz/JTA)
January 24, 2016, 2:12 am
In new Palestinian city, few residents and charges of collusion with Israel
Bashar Masri, the billionaire Palestinian developer behind Rawabi, says the city that opened in August defies the occupation
By Yardena Schwartz
President Reuven Rivlin, October 28, 2015. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
From the WebDecember 8, 2015, 11:49 pm
Rivlin: What Israel should do to lay the groundwork for peace
In Washington Post Op-Ed, President Reuven Rivlin says increased Israeli-Palestinian cooperation will encourage coexistence
Palestinian entrepreneur Bashar al-Masri in front of his residential project of Rawabi, on February 23, 2014 Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
March 1, 2015, 9:52 pm
Palestinian city plans to move forward after water deal
Rawabi’s chief developer says West Bank development connected to grid, first apartments ready by summer
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the a previous cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2015. (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
February 24, 2015, 3:31 pm
Is Netanyahu spoiling for a fight in the West Bank?
A series of recent decisions by the government could undermine the very conditions keeping the peace
By Avi Issacharoff and Amir Tibon
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