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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (228737)	4/25/2007 11:33:58 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Maybe Barry Rubin can explain it to you: Fine, lets see how well he does: Oops, problem #1: Estimates are that around $1.2 billion was given as aid to the PA last year.... Palestinians are the biggest per capita aid recipients in the world, even in a period when aid has supposedly been reduced. Now the facts: Pals got cir $300/person. Israel got 2.56B/6.2M = $412/person just from the USA government, not including private donors. And this does not include the effects of loan deals either, which are substantial. The rest of his article is the typical litany that Pals are beyond hope, so there is nothing we can do. Fine, if that is your attitude, sit and stew for the next 50 years while the Pals reproduce and your own citizens slowly go live in nicer countries. Then ask yourself if things look more likely to produce a better result than they did 50 years earlier.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (228737)	4/26/2007 6:48:52 AM
From: SARMAN	Respond to of 281500

Yes, with the real help of the Arab states, pressure could be brought to bear on the Pals, and the US could bring pressure on the Israelis. Just one small problem: the Arabs won't do it because they don't actually want the conflict to end; it's far too useful. Besides, it's too much fun watching the US squeeze just a little something more out of Israel during each go-round of the "piece process." Don't you think it is the other way around? It is Israelis are the ones that do not want the conflict to end. You can not even get yourself to spell PEACE correctly. That tells a lot about how much you and Israel want peace.