▁on ▁occupied ▁Palest in ian ▁land ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁circum vent ▁a ▁new ▁EU ▁requirement ▁to ▁label ▁any ▁goods ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Some ▁t ensions ▁revol ved ▁around ▁existing ▁economic ▁projects . ▁One ▁example ▁was ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Raw abi , ▁a ▁new ▁city , ▁which ▁Israel ▁partially ▁helped ▁to ▁construct . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁house ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁phase ▁and ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁future ; ▁the ▁first ▁ 7 0 0 ▁homes ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁However , ▁some ▁claimed ▁that ▁conflicts ▁with ▁Isra eli ▁authorities ▁had ▁prevent ed ▁it ▁from ▁having ▁any ▁roads ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁single - lane ▁farm ▁road , ▁and ▁that ▁water ▁access ▁issues ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁resolved . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Isra eli ▁President ▁Re u ven ▁Riv lin ▁wrote ▁an ▁op ed ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁critic ized ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ' s ▁government ▁in att ention ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁w elf are ▁of ▁Palest ini ans . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁that ▁week ▁and ▁discussed ▁his ▁ideas ▁for ▁purs uing ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁ ▁Community ▁planning ▁and ▁projects ▁ ▁Organ iz ational ▁planning ▁and ▁co operation ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁efforts ▁continued ▁to ▁build ▁Palest in ian ▁local ▁institutions ▁and ▁govern ments ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁up . ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁work