A dose of realism about Israel and Palestine
Iskandar Baharuddin
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The effects of the intifada wiped out almost 40 percent of the per-capita
domestic product. Private investment plummeted to less than $100 million in
2002 from nearly $1.5 billion in 1999.
International charity has helped avert a greater calamity. The Palestinians
are receiving more annual foreign aid than any other people, some $325 a
person. But welfare is not a development strategy.
The Palestinians had tried to build an economy based on cheap labor for
Israel. Until waves of suicide bombers poisoned the daily migration, this
was a symbiotic relationship. The number of Palestinian migrant workers in
Israel has declined to fewer than 50,000 from some 150,000 on the eve of the
latest intifada.
Israel has also paid a price for the mayhem of recent years, but a
relatively small one against the backdrop of its prosperous economy.
High-tech venture capitalists in Tel Aviv like to say their fates are more
tied to what happens on the Nasdaq than in Nablus, and there is much truth
to that. That it was Palestinian violence that led to their own economy's
meltdown leads even the most well-meaning Israelis to shrug helplessly at
the Palestinians' plight.
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Izzy
Iskandar Baharuddin
"Iskandar Baharuddin" <bren...@mcpc.net.au> wrote in message
news:40b8082a$1...@news.highway1.com.au...
However, I am surprised that after two days no one has made a single comment
on this.
I wonder why.
Izzy
Ernest
Obvious Izzy, Facts are very hard to argue with and they
have to first decide on the lies, then create the fake news
reports and web sites to refute you. That takes time.
Deadly Ernest
(my new keyboard, with small keys,
accepts full responsibility for all
typographical and spelling errors)
Iskandar Baharuddin
"Ernest" <dea...@bywaterDE1SPAM.net.au> wrote in message
news:af7lb0tt33ajrap7v...@4ax.com...
But how much time do they need?
Usually they are rather quick.
Izzy
Ernest
<bren...@mcpc.net.au> wrote:
Hey, remember the first requirement of being a
hard line socialist is to have a single digit IQ or
to have a lobotomy, thus few are any good at
web page design and coding. So you have to
allow then a week or so to get the fake web
pages made afetr two or three days to right the
fake media reports. So about 10 to 14 days
for them to manufacture their response.
I am surprised that the 'you liar' brigade have
not jumped in yet; you know the lot that call
you a liar and other things but never offer
any evidence or other claims.
Iskandar Baharuddin
Izzy