US economic plan for Mideast peace gets chilly reaction

The $50 billion economic plan calls for massive infrastructure projects and job creation for Palestinians. It makes no mention of Palestinian political aspirations - a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, lands Israel captured in 1967. The plan drew chilly responses from regional allies.

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