Establishing a free trade zone between the United States and Middle Eastern states, promoting the establishment of stability and security in the region, consolidating economic ties between Arab countries and Israel, bringing peace to the Middle East, and opening the doors of democracy to the Iraqi nation were among the issues which were discussed during the three-day meeting.
Due to the active participation of the Israeli delegation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Syria, and Lebanon refused to attend.
The WEF, established in 1971 in Davos, Switzerland, has made efforts since the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, under pressure of the Zionist lobby, to pave the way
for opening Arab markets to Israeli exports.
In fact, the WEF economists’ ultimate goal is implementing the “New Middle East" plan of former Zionist prime minister Shimon Peres.
The plan envisages the establishment of an Arab-Israeli common market after the Oslo peace accords. Peres called it the main factor for establishing stability in the region.
However, in light of the current situation and the long-term hostility between Israel and Arab nations, it will be impossible to realize this goal. But the U.S., Israel, and certain other Western countries are doing everything in their power to enter the lucrative Middle Eastern markets.
Over 60 percent of the capital invested in 500 of the world's biggest multinational companies is provided by Zionists, yet the combined gross domestic product of the 23 Arab nations is a fraction of the wealth of the worlds’ richest states. Despite their great wealth, the U.S. and Israel want to enter Arab markets in order to make even greater profits.
The Zionist regime sent the largest delegation to the WEF meeting in order to lay the groundwork for the proposed common market.
Although Israel has had overt and covert economic relations with some Arab states, Zionist officials believe that the volume of Arab-Israeli trade is insufficient. According to the “New Middle East” plan, Arab countries should import over 30 percent of their food from Israel, which would provide the Zionist regime $18 billion in profits annually.
This is why Israeli economists are pressuring Zionist Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to reach an agreement on the U.S.-backed road map plan in order to open Arab markets to Israeli consumer goods.
If the plan were implemented Israel would dominate the Middle East and the Zionist slogan about expanding their territory “from the Nile to Euphrates” would be realized in another way.
In view of the current situation in the region, and in occupied Palestine in particular, Arab nations should be well aware that the road map is just another U.S. plot for global hegemony.
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