Poverty in the West Bank...?

Avi Issacharoff, writing in Ha-Aretz, had something rather interesting to write about this week. Apparently, a new luxury shopping outlet just opened in Jenin, offering consumers high end electronics and other home luxuries. Plans are underway to open four more locations elsewhere in the West Bank. While poverty is certainly a major problem in the Territories, clearly there's enough disposable income -- and enough people who possess such income -- for a Western lifestyle. This to me is welcome news and a sign that Benjamin Netanyahu is correct when he notes that polotical peace must go hand-in-hand with economic development. I hope that this new outlet in Jenin is a sign of the rule in the West Bank rather than the exception. A shape of things to come, I hope!