Create a new era of Islamic-Western relations by supporting community development.

The United States should take the lead in mobilizing the financial resources of the international community to support a novel and radical approach to foreign aid for Islamic countries. This approach, a shift from large-scale aid to the countries themselves to smaller community-directed initiatives across countries, can reap dramatic benefits.

There is stalwart evidence to suggest that supporting communities in achieving their self-described goals will help sure the economic future of Morocco and Jordan which are entering into a free-trade era with the West, will help reduce the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and significantly further the economic and