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Every .. Single .. Time the Arabs attack and the Israelis close things down to defend themselves, the Arabs scream, the UN screams, the world screams, "economic strangulation!!" What is going on here?
Here's the hidden dynamic that no one talks about, the both politicians and the MSM almost always gets wrong...
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The hidden unspoken dynamic at work for the Palestinians is, their economy is based on the bracha of the Jews and the flourishing of Israel. Today, their econonmy is almost solely based on world handouts, of which the vast majority are siphoned off. The Palestinian people are completely dependent on the largess of the world channeled and distributed by thugs.
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The Hidden Dynamics Regarding the "Palestinian Economy"
Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:06 AM EDT
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The irony is that Hamas cannot survive without Israel, but pledges to seek Israel's destruction.
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#2 - Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:01 PM EDT
The overall solution to this involves trying to build up the Palestinian economy to support itself. When Israel abandoned Gaza, they had their chance to take the land and try to make something worthwhile out of it (a group of US-based investors, including Bill Gates, paid millions of $$ to buy greenhouses that had been used by Jewsih settlers in Gaza to produce many millions of dollars of produce that was exported worldwide - these were ransacked by looters within days). They took this opportunity, and instead of building up their economy, they decided to build up a base for terrorism, missile-launching, and hatred. You can see the results today. The longer this remains their priority, the deeper the hole they are digging for themselves. Too bad.
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#3 - Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:54 PM EDTWell, such is one of the problems of a unilateral withdrawal. It's easy to say that Gazans should have seized the opportunity to build... (I was going to put an adjective here, but it's not really fitting).... an economy after Israel withdrew, but the manner in which the land was turned over didn't really engender such a reaction. It wasn't an orderly transfer of land and authority.
Sure, in hindsight it's easy to say that burning bridges is a bad idea, but when your enemy just crossed, one can understand the dancing flames can be seen as a victory pyre.
The Holy Land flourishes through the Jews, and withers with their departure. As historical records show, for over a thousand years the population did not exceed 150,000. When the Jews began returning around 1850, the population started to grow, the land started to flourish, and a supporting Arab population came to provide supporting labor.
Although I do agree that enchanting 'the Palestinian economy' is problematic, I have a problem with this conclusion. In 1850 the area was under Ottoman jurisdiction, was it not? The Ottoman empire at that point wasn't really a bastion of economic growth and sound management.
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I'm merely observing the consequences of unilateral withdrawal. Carrot-and-stick approaches don't work so well when you give up a carrot for no reason; makes withdrawal seem like a retreat as opposed to a concession in peace negotiations.
Why would Israel expect Palestinians to build an economy if Israel withdrew to have their authority replaced with lawlessness? It's like looting in Iraq, what do you expect? Replacing a constituted authority with a void is not going to result in order.
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Bartleby,
Do you know that I'm gringo?
I'm aware of the conundrum. I was just pointing out the problematic nature of unilateral withdrawal.
I still have problems with the conclusion of that article, that Jews are some kind of magic bean that makes the Middle East prosper.
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Surely immigration from Europe has had something to do with the miracle.
You did, long ago. I pop in from time to time but this site never holds my attention. Leave probably isn't the right word, but day by day there's less of a reason to post anything over there.
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