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Politics : The Palestinian Hoax -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scumbria who wrote (501)	7/3/2002 6:27:19 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3467

In a few short years, the Jews turned a desert into a flourishing land of milk and honey... meanwhile the oil wealthy Arabs are among the poorest nations with the lowest standard of living in the world... these Arab countries surely could have built schools where their kids could learn the arts and humanities instead of learning how to tighten a bomb belt around their wastes... the Arabs squander their wealth on bombs, guns, and bullets for a failed agenda of hatred... GZ

To: Scumbria who wrote (501)	7/8/2002 2:41:07 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3467

Israeli wealth was generated by adhering to free market principles, which make them the envy of the region and the object of hatred by western liberals and Muslim radicals. I see you are not even making a pretense of having a clue. Israel has always been an extremely socialist, state-run economy, with a tinge of communism (the kibbutzim). israeleconomy.org libertyhaven.com Tom

To: Scumbria who wrote (501)	7/8/2002 6:39:38 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3467

On the topic of Israel's economy: <<< Israel’s internal economy and social structure are coming to resemble that of its patron and paymaster, with growing inequality and the collapse of social support systems, along with a sense of social solidarity generally. One grave internal problem is the cost—economic, social, and cultural—of sustaining a large and growing ultra-religious (“Haredi”) population, which draws heavily on educational and welfare programs but contributes little to the economy. In a 1997 study, economists from the Hebrew University and Boston University found that Israel’s workforce participation for men is well below that of Western Europe and the U.S., and declining as “ultra-Orthodox non-participation…is permanent and increasing at a geometric rate.” If the tendencies persist, they will “make Israel’s welfare system insolvent and bankrupt municipalities with large ultra-Orthodox populations.” Refusal to work among the Orthodox is a specific Israeli phenomenon, not the case elsewhere or historically in anything like the manner of contemporary Israel. With the religious population doubling every 17 years, “economic bankruptcy is imminent,” the economists conclude, though the ultra-Orthodox Rabbi who chairs the Knesset finance committee feels that all is under control because “this country is living with miracles.” >>> LOL! elecbook.com Tom