The Arab boycott is alive and well

Gulf News is reporting that the 'Palestinian Authority' is trying 'quietly' to get the Saudi government to withdraw a contract that was recently awarded to the French company Alstom to build a railroad from Mecca to Medina. The reason is that Alstom is part of the consortium that is constructing the Jerusalem tram project (map at left). The tram will include stops in the eastern half of Jerusalem