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Little Tich

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8. Allowing the Palestinian economy to function is no concession, it would even lead to less violence
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 10:30 PM
Jun 2016

IMHO.

Did you know that the GDP in the West Bank and Gaza is around $1700, with little or no projected increase, and this is only because of Israeli restrictions? (http://www.imf.org/external/country/wbg/rr/2015/092115.pdf graph p8)Please explain to me how Palestinian poverty makes Israel safer, because I'm dumb enough to believe the opposite...

I'm not sure why past events should be allowed to prevent countries from making peace. Things change - with your reasoning, the US would still be at war with Canada...

BTW, I'm referring to 1948 only because the OP does. History and politics shouldn't mix.

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