Palestinians are protesting an economic initiative being launched by the White House to generate $50 billion in investments in the Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab states. The initiative, unveiled at a conference in Bahrain Tuesday, is part of a U.S. Middle East peace plan heralded by U.S. President Donald Trump as the “Deal of the Century.” But Palestinians insist that an economic vision cannot happen without a political settlement. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report.

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Palestinians are protesting an economic initiative being launched by the White House to generate $50 billion in investments in the Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab states. The initiative, unveiled at a conference in Bahrain Tuesday, is part of a U.S. Middle East peace plan heralded by U.S. President Donald Trump as the “Deal of the Century.” But Palestinians insist that an economic vision cannot happen without a political settlement. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report.

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