Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/rawabi-a-planned-city-for-palestinians-in-the-west-bank Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rawabi: A planned city for Palestinians in the West Bank World Sep 28, 2013 12:50 PM EDT Is economic prosperity the future of peace between the Palestinians and Israel? Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri thinks it could be. Masri has raised $1 billion to build Rawabi, a brand-new Palestinian city on the West Bank with the hope that it will create prosperity and that peace may follow. Rawabi — meaning “the hills” — has space for some 40,000. Homes here cost between $60,000 and $180,000. You can even get a mortgage, once unheard of in the West Bank. The first two sections — some 650 apartments — are almost sold out. Special correspondent Martin Fletcher reports from the West Bank. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Is economic prosperity the future of peace between the Palestinians and Israel? Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri thinks it could be. Masri has raised $1 billion to build Rawabi, a brand-new Palestinian city on the West Bank with the hope that it will create prosperity and that peace may follow. Rawabi — meaning “the hills” — has space for some 40,000. Homes here cost between $60,000 and $180,000. You can even get a mortgage, once unheard of in the West Bank. The first two sections — some 650 apartments — are almost sold out. Special correspondent Martin Fletcher reports from the West Bank. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now