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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Katelew who wrote (197395)8/14/2006 9:14:06 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Same as, Tim......living in ghettoes, little employment available except that provided by occupying force....



They weren't in ghettoes, and they had their own working economy. Israel invested in the territories, which Jordan never had. When Jordan ran the West Bank, there were NO banks and NO universities there. They were founded under the Israeli occupation. Under the Israeli occupation, the GDP of the territories grew by over 10% a year, until 1993, when the idiots handed it over to Arafat's tender care, which is just what all the PC diplomats of the world demanded. Since economic development was the LAST thing on Arafat's mind, the GDP has cratered since then.

But even today, Ramallah is a pretty normal city with ABOVE AVERAGE Economic activity for an Arab city.

Do you actually know ANYTHING about Israel? Not only are your statements ignorant, they are self-satisfied about their ignorance.
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