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FinnBow:
You're talking with an American Jew that got socially blackballed from the congregation for questioning Israel back in the late 70's. I considered it so nasty, I extended it to permanent exile. So I'm not just rubber-stamping a position here. There is no such thing as a friendly or productive 40 year "occupation" of the West Bank. It's that occupation that I join you in questioning. However, you need to realize that the Palis don't value the same stuff that Israel does. Infrastructure, hospitals, schools, are a whole lot less important to them. They have been given money to build stuff, but have little to show for it. And Jordan -- the actual claimant to the West Bank has not cared a whit about them either.. Why isn't Jordan building infrastructure (or significantly aiding the Palis) in the West Bank areas that Israel has ceded to P.A. control?
Different value scale completely.. That's a LARGE part of the disparity you see when you visit there. Technology, commerce, economic growth? Ain't even on their radar. Unless they've already left to live abroad..
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05-23-2011, 01:55 PM
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