Luxury Alongside Poverty in the Palestinian Authority – Completing the Picture of Palestinian Life in the West Bank | Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs
Ramallah’s landscape is undergoing a transformation. Multi-story villas fronted by ornamental porticos and columns are rising on Ramallah’s hilltops along with glass and marble office buildings. There are newly paved roads. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts opened Ramallah’s first five-star hotel. The 172-room, $40 million hotel boasts a head chef imported from Florence, a pastry chef from Paris, and a lobby bedecked in marble and Italian suede – …
Judith Sørensen
Wow! Wer hätte das gedacht?!?