tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post2155534292546433542..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: More Death and Blood {Updated}Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-89341144485454865342011-04-08T02:10:23.705-07:002011-04-08T02:10:23.705-07:00I meant to add that the Arabs in Palestine displac...I meant to add that the Arabs in Palestine displaced themselves by refusing to accept the UN partition and starting a war against the Jews. (As we all know) Don't cry me no nakba crock tears.<br /><br />)<br /><br />But I wanted to point out that these figures and stats regarding GDP can be misleading, can even be doctored when some info is left out.<br /><br />So referring to one chart vs. another without knowing exactly how figures were tabulated is definitely an incomplete exercise, an inexact science and downright unfactual!<br /><br />)<br /><br />-unspokableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-54207425821819022322011-04-07T21:47:08.376-07:002011-04-07T21:47:08.376-07:00More info: 2009
"The Palestinians are one of...More info: 2009<br /><br />"The Palestinians are one of many groups displaced by the population exchanges that followed World War II, and the only ones whose great-grandchildren still have the legal status of refugees. Why are they still there? The simplest explanation is that they like it there, because they are much better off than people of similar capacities in other Arab countries. <br /><br />The standard tables of gross domestic product (GDP) per capital show the West Bank and Gaza at US$1,700, just below Egypt's $1,900 and significantly below Syria's $2,250 and Jordan's $3,000. GDP does not include foreign aid, however, which adds roughly 30% to spendable funds in the Palestinian territories. Most important, the denominator of the GDP per capita equation - the number of people - is far lower than official data indicate. According to an authoritative study by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies [1], the West Bank and Gaza population in 2004 was only 2.5 million, rather than the 3.8 million claimed by the Palestinian authorities. The numbers are inflated to increase foreign aid. <br /><br />Adjusting for the Begin-Sadat Center population count and adding in foreign aid, GDP per capita in the West Bank and Gaza comes to $3,380, much higher than in Egypt and significantly higher than in Syria or Jordan. Why should any Palestinian refugee resettle in a neighboring Arab country?"<br /><br />http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KH18Ak01.html<br /><br />-unspokableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-2606391587548719782011-04-07T16:41:07.814-07:002011-04-07T16:41:07.814-07:00I do not know if there is a glitch in the software...I do not know if there is a glitch in the software, but unspokable made a comment of which I was alerted in my email, but that does not seem to have appeared.<br /><br />Here it is:<br /><br />.<br />.<br />.<br /><br /><br />I note your link quotes info from 2008. Much has improved since then.<br /><br />A quick google brought this up.<br /><br />"The fund (IMF) issued its latest report on the economies of the West Bank and Gaza, to be presented next week to a donors’ conference in Brussels. It said for the first time that it viewed the authority as “now able to conduct the sound economic policies expected of a future well-functioning Palestinian state, given its solid track record in reforms and institution-building in the public finance and financial areas.” <br /><br />Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund estimated the Palestinian areas’ real G.D.P. growth at around 9 percent in 2010.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/middleeast/07palestinians.html<br /><br />If only they wanted a state, or rather if only they wanted a state committed to peace. It seems the Palestinians want a state but without any peace agreements with Israel. <br /><br />The black market economy in Gaza, managed by Hamas goes unreported in these surveys and stats. As does Iranian support. One must note that Hamas pours their money into their improving military capacity as well, not into civil life.<br /><br />-unspokableMike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-30609098584752905782011-04-07T16:31:45.655-07:002011-04-07T16:31:45.655-07:00I note your link quotes info from 2008. Much has i...I note your link quotes info from 2008. Much has improved since then.<br /><br />A quick google brought this up.<br /><br />"The fund (IMF) issued its latest report on the economies of the West Bank and Gaza, to be presented next week to a donors’ conference in Brussels. It said for the first time that it viewed the authority as “now able to conduct the sound economic policies expected of a future well-functioning Palestinian state, given its solid track record in reforms and institution-building in the public finance and financial areas.” <br /><br />Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund estimated the Palestinian areas’ real G.D.P. growth at around 9 percent in 2010.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/middleeast/07palestinians.html<br /><br />If only they wanted a state, or rather if only they wanted a state committed to peace. It seems the Palestinians want a state but without any peace agreements with Israel. <br /><br />The black market economy in Gaza, managed by Hamas goes unreported in these surveys and stats. As does Iranian support. One must note that Hamas pours their money into their improving military capacity as well, not into civil life.<br /><br />-unspokableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-48501640993706059132011-04-07T15:02:50.166-07:002011-04-07T15:02:50.166-07:00Hmmm...
I think that unspokable (love that name, ...Hmmm...<br /><br />I think that unspokable (love that name, btw!) may have a point.<br /><br />Have I unintentionally absorbed a part of the "Palestinian narrative"? It's possible. It most certainly is.<br /><br />Time to take that one out and give it the scrutiny that it deserves.<br /><br />Thank you, unspokable.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-85373109871217017562011-04-07T14:56:24.334-07:002011-04-07T14:56:24.334-07:00OT, but read this article, if you have not already...OT, but read this article, if you have not already, concerning the law of war.<br /><br />http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/73356oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.com