Media reports are leaping on a single sentence in the Deal o' the Century narrative:
Additional investment will finance the development of a transportation corridor directly connecting the West Bank and Gaza through a major road and, potentially, a modern rail line.
But in the list of projects accompanying that main report, there is no such project listed. Instead there is this:
Construct a transportation network connecting Gaza to the West Bank, which could fundamentally change the Palestinian economy. Features could include an interurban rail line linking many of the major cities of Gaza and the West Bank for rapid urban transport, mass transport stations near urban centers, and connections to regional railways such as the Jordan railway project. This connection will occur in stages, with an interim solution planned for implementation within two years.
There are many ways this could be done without the building of a dedicated, land-using direct link between the West Bank and Gaza.
Additional investment will finance the development of a transportation corridor directly connecting the West Bank and Gaza through a major road and, potentially, a modern rail line.
But in the list of projects accompanying that main report, there is no such project listed. Instead there is this:
Construct a transportation network connecting Gaza to the West Bank, which could fundamentally change the Palestinian economy. Features could include an interurban rail line linking many of the major cities of Gaza and the West Bank for rapid urban transport, mass transport stations near urban centers, and connections to regional railways such as the Jordan railway project. This connection will occur in stages, with an interim solution planned for implementation within two years.
There are many ways this could be done without the building of a dedicated, land-using direct link between the West Bank and Gaza.
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