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While the Palestinian leadership is officially boycotting the Bahrain conference, successful Palestinian businessman and critic of the Palestinian Authority, Ashraf Jabari, plans to participate in the workshop. He explains why he made this decision.
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Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari, left, shakes hands with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in 2018. (AP/Matanya Ofir)
