Nearly 100 times over the past two years Israeli high-tech experts and Palestinian entrepreneurs have gotten together in the hope of making Israel’s “Startup Nation” economic miracle a cross-border affair...“The way to end this conflict is to create a very large middle class and be inclusive in how you go after it across all individuals, regardless of age, religion or gender,” says...CEO of Cisco...Buoyed by training, investment or partnerships from Israelis or Israeli subsidiaries of American companies, more than 300 Palestinian technology firms now employ 4,500 people...The Palestinians, flooded for years with foreign aid money that often gets misused...accept partnerships with Israeli firms and Israeli offices of U.S. firms because it offers them perhaps the best chance to develop their economy...in a way consistent with their proud culture. [refers to Intel, HP, Microsoft, ShopZooky, MobiStine, Apple, Facebook, Sadara Ventures, Hotels.com, IBM, Google, Margalit, Canaan Partners]