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| An audience of 30 people attended an informative panel discussion organised by the Palestinian Museum on the economic collapse of East Jerusalem, featuring speakers Nur Arafeh, Anan Ghaith, Fadi Hidmi and Raja Khalidi. Nur Arafeh, who was a Policy Fellow with Al-Shabaka: the Palestinian Policy Network, gave a historical overview of the deliberately engineered economic deterioration of East Jerusalem, focusing on current and future Israeli policies to further Judaize the city. Fadi Hidmi, the Director of the Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce, discussed the trade sector in East Jerusalem and the initiatives undertaken to revive it, while Anan Ghaith, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Tourism Cluster, dealt with the impact of Israeli policies on the Palestinian tourism sector in Jerusalem, focusing on ongoing efforts to promote it. The discussion was moderated by development economist Raja Khalidi. |