About Zahi Khouri

Zahi Khouri is a Palestinian American businessman and founder of Palestinian National Beverage Co., chairman of the Palestinian Tourism Investment Co., and chairman of the board of the NGO Development Center, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization.

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Israel, Palestine, Politics

The Palestine Romney (and Obama) doesn’t know

By Zahi Khouri on 10/12/2012

Jaffa oranges, falafel and hummus are a Palestinian, not Israeli Israeli trademarks. Romney’s ignorant historical perspectives and judgments about the Palestinian culture are racist.

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Economics, Featured Articles, Israel, Opinion, Palestine, Peace, Politics, Racism, United States, Zionism

Think Again: Palestine

By Zahi Khouri on 09/25/2009

President Obama got the leaders of Israel and Palestine to shake hands this week. But a meeting in Midtown does not a Palestinian deal make. Here’s why. By Zahi Khouri “Economic Peace Is Possible.” No. Neither sustainable economic development nor peace is possible without political freedom. The idea of “economic peace” suggests an economic conflict, [...]

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