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Israel mulling joint airport with PA near Netanya By Zohar Blumenkrantz Tags: Israel News  The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) is considering building a joint Israeli-Palestinian airport on the Poleg beach south of Netanya, authority chairman Ovadia Eli said this weekend. Addressing an economic conference at Ben-Gurion Airport, Eli said that the airport would be jointly managed by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. To facilitate Palestinian access, it would be connected to the West Bank via a tunnel. "This would be a confidence-building measure that would enable international fund-raising," he said. "There are high-level talks [about the proposal] on both sides. Former British prime minister Tony Blair is also involved in the matter." Eli stressed that no decision has yet been made on whether Israel should have a second international airport at all; this will depend on the outcome of feasibility studies on the plan's technical, ecological and financial aspects. And even if the plan is approved, the airport would not be built for "over a decade." Advertisement Nevertheless, he argued, "for strategic, security, economic and labor relations reasons, another international airport is vital," and a joint venture could eliminate the competition over air space that might arise if the PA simply built its own airport. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Obama goes white A new advertisement reminds Americans to consider the real issues when voting Sarah Palin hits a nerve The antipathy to Palin is located at the intersection of feminism and Jewish identity   1.   What about the Atarot Airport in Jerusalem? 04:37  |  David G 02/11/08   2.   Why can`t the palestinians have their own airport in west bank? 06:23  |  Aounist 02/11/08   3.   airport 08:00  |  michel 02/11/08   4.   We`d like our own airport, thanks all the same 08:03  |  Palestinian Brit 02/11/08   5.   Palestinians not ready for peace yet = no airport 09:02  |  Joe Sittizen 02/11/08   6.   Why Build it? 09:14  |  Dr. David Feigenbaum 02/11/08   7.   Idiot Idea made by Idiots and Fools 09:27  |  Shlomo 02/11/08   8.   instead, why not build a bomb under your bed with a bed mite trig 09:31  |  Skazak 02/11/08   9.   Joint New Airport at Ramat Poleg 10:36  |  Fredy Ross 02/11/08   10.   This "confidence-building measure" makes a lot of sense! 10:48  |  S 02/11/08   11.   WE HAVE NO PILOTS 11:01  |  Abu Qatada 02/11/08   12.   What about a joint PA-Jordan airport ? 11:39  |  Moshe 02/11/08   13.   Destroy the Land, ours or theirs, but destroyed 11:47  |  Alain 02/11/08   14.   Why? Pals already have two in Amman and one in Aqaba 11:49  |  Benjamina 02/11/08   15.   why in israel, why not in jordan? 14:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/11/08   16.   seems like a ridiculous idea from every aspect. 20:38  |  nate 03/11/08   17.   the headline says it all 20:59  |  Axel 03/11/08   18.   Joe admit it 00:43  |  Dave Duncan 04/11/08   19.   #4 - you do have your own airport already 04:07  |  idf_sergeant 04/11/08   20.   ISRAEL HAS ONE AIRPORT FOR ALL IT`S CITIZENS 17:15  |  HAL TRIPP 05/11/08

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