00:00 Born in the West Bank, Mohammad Mustafa gained his PhD in the US and worked at the World
00:06 Bank in Washington, as well as stints as Palestine's Deputy PM and Economy Minister, and he's been
00:12 the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund since 2015.
00:16 Managing nearly $1 billion in assets across the territories, Mustafa has been at the forefront
00:21 of Gaza's reconstruction for 10 years, and hopes remain that he can unify the territories
00:26 but also manage the colossal task of rebuilding the enclave besieged after months of Israeli
00:31 bombardments.
00:32 "We don't want to give an excuse for anyone, but I think we can also, the Palestinian Authority
00:37 can do better in terms of building better institutions, providing better governance
00:43 so that we can unite our people in the next phase, so that we can reunite Gaza and the
00:49 West Bank and also prepare for reconstruction of Gaza.
00:53 We don't want to leave Gaza without reconstruction.
00:55 It's very important we do that and also open up a clear pathway forward towards statehood."
01:02 The road ahead will require steady diplomacy and command, with much of Gaza now rubble,
01:08 and over half of its 2.3 million population displaced and desperate for aid, with the
01:12 West Bank too also grappling with its worst violence in recent history.
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