West Bank Foreign Investment Grows Despite Fears of Foundering Talks ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Wall Street Journal by Jay Solomon - October 13, 2008 - 8:00pm Efforts to attract foreign investment into the West Bank are accelerating, despite fears that U.S.-brokered peace talks with Israel are foundering, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said in an interview. Mr. Fayyad is spearheading his government's push to revive economic activity in the Palestinian territories and strengthen its institutions, as talks with Israel to formalize a Palestinian state continue. » Read more

U.S. to meet full pledge to P.A. ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) October 15, 2008 - 8:00pm The United States is set to make good on its pledge to transfer $550 million to the Palestinian Authority. Henrietta Fore, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, made the announcement Sunday at the annual dinner of the American Task Force on Palestine. The United States made the pledge last December at a donors' conference that solicited an overall $7 billion in pledges. Many of the countries, particularly Arab nations, have yet to make good on their pledges. » Read more