In 2011, Palestinian (West Bank) GDP growth reached 9 percent, and expected to rise to 10 percent in 2012 and 12 percent in 2013.And this, despite the fact that the Palestinian government an “has lost access to 40 percent of the West Bank, 82 percent of its groundwater and more than two-thirds of its grazing land” due to the illegal occupation and settlement construction by religious extremists.
However you feel about extremists on either side of this situation, human life goes. It’s amazing how people adapt..http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/gaza-tunnels/verini-text
The Palestinian government is impotent. Hamas runs things. They are devoted to (and always have been) the annihilation of Israel. As the article linked to in a comment above states, this has been an area of contention since 1450 (and earlier) when you consider the roman occupation of the area.This pathetic situation has existed for centuries. The muslims hate the jews, always have and always will. If their not busy fighting with the jews they fight with each other, ie the sunni’s vs the shia. I would be thrilled to see the U.S. completely out of the middle east. Let them continue to kill each other; they’ve demonstrated they aren’t interested in democracy…
Yeah. It’s those Israelis who keep bombing buses and lobbing mortars into civilian areas. They’re just doing it in Jewish neighborhoods to confuse the rest of us.
Yeah, but WHICH state? Gaza and the Palestinian portion of thw West Bank are run by polical parties have about as much in common as the Tea-Party and Wikileaks
According to today’s news, the Israeli government is going to build 3000 more residences in the West Bank. I support the right of Israel to live in peace, but I don’t think the continuing increase in the settlements shows any commitment to peace. There are various kinds of violence, and the settlements are a kind of violence. I condemn Hamas for its rocket attacks, and I condemn Israel for the settlements.
If the Middle East is the eye of the storm, Israel is the sharp stick poking it, and trying to blind the world to truth. There constant “up yours” attitude, and war-making either directly, or through their U.S. proxy is the problem, not the solution.
The politically correct environment of the U.N., the same one that held a peace conference recently in IRAN? I have almost no use for the U.N. They are a waste of our money. As far as Israel and their settlements go, let them slug it out. I’m sick of the whole mess of the middle east. No one can bring peace to people that hate each other.
corzak over 11 years ago
In 2011, Palestinian (West Bank) GDP growth reached 9 percent, and expected to rise to 10 percent in 2012 and 12 percent in 2013.And this, despite the fact that the Palestinian government an “has lost access to 40 percent of the West Bank, 82 percent of its groundwater and more than two-thirds of its grazing land” due to the illegal occupation and settlement construction by religious extremists.
emptc12 over 11 years ago
However you feel about extremists on either side of this situation, human life goes. It’s amazing how people adapt..http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/gaza-tunnels/verini-text
Mickey 13 over 11 years ago
The Palestinian government is impotent. Hamas runs things. They are devoted to (and always have been) the annihilation of Israel. As the article linked to in a comment above states, this has been an area of contention since 1450 (and earlier) when you consider the roman occupation of the area.This pathetic situation has existed for centuries. The muslims hate the jews, always have and always will. If their not busy fighting with the jews they fight with each other, ie the sunni’s vs the shia. I would be thrilled to see the U.S. completely out of the middle east. Let them continue to kill each other; they’ve demonstrated they aren’t interested in democracy…
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
Yeah. It’s those Israelis who keep bombing buses and lobbing mortars into civilian areas. They’re just doing it in Jewish neighborhoods to confuse the rest of us.
Simon_Jester over 11 years ago
Yeah, but WHICH state? Gaza and the Palestinian portion of thw West Bank are run by polical parties have about as much in common as the Tea-Party and Wikileaks
lonecat over 11 years ago
According to today’s news, the Israeli government is going to build 3000 more residences in the West Bank. I support the right of Israel to live in peace, but I don’t think the continuing increase in the settlements shows any commitment to peace. There are various kinds of violence, and the settlements are a kind of violence. I condemn Hamas for its rocket attacks, and I condemn Israel for the settlements.
Rymlianin over 11 years ago
The Zionist dilemma: “We could get rid of every Palestinian except one pregnant girl and in 20 years they would still outnumber us.”
dlawler over 11 years ago
what’s in the left hand?
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
If the Middle East is the eye of the storm, Israel is the sharp stick poking it, and trying to blind the world to truth. There constant “up yours” attitude, and war-making either directly, or through their U.S. proxy is the problem, not the solution.
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
Finally, I understand what my old psych prof meant when he referred to a “Psychotic State”.
Mickey 13 over 11 years ago
The politically correct environment of the U.N., the same one that held a peace conference recently in IRAN? I have almost no use for the U.N. They are a waste of our money. As far as Israel and their settlements go, let them slug it out. I’m sick of the whole mess of the middle east. No one can bring peace to people that hate each other.
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
Ah, the “mature” approach. “He did it first.!” “Nu-uh, he did.” Did not." “Did too.” How soon do you take office?