Bobko
3 Jan 2024 #1861
Let us be civilized in disagreements
Very well, let us be civilized. However, I only called you an idiot because you said the only casualty ratio that would satisfy you would be 1000:1.
Back on topic - why are you comparing West Bank living standards to Gaza living standards. It's comparing one prison, with another prison.
A reasonable comparison, would be to at least compare living standards to those which are available to Palestinians in Jordan and Lebanon. I won't ask to compare their living standards to Gulf Arabs, or Moroccans. Just not to another occupied rump state.
I don't understand, how one can argue, that living under an embargo was a golden opportunity to modernize and prosper. They LITERALLY cannot import basic commodities, because the Jews are worried they will either dig a new tunnel with it, or build some crude weapon.
Try developing a business in those conditions. Everything in Gaza is 3-4X more expensive than in neighboring Egypt, because it has to involve the smugglers which get things in.