Linichka wrote:Witholding of tax payments has indeed occurred on Israel's side. Otherwise, the vast amount of outright thievery of funds earmarked for the development of Palestine has fallen into the pockets of their leaders, Hamas or other. No one has any idea exactly how many billions Yasser Pond Scum Arafat siphoned into his private accounts. Or how many his obese widow tucks into hers yearly.
You are correct with regard to the witholding of monies BUT, the sum of money which was mentioned above, was stolen from them in order to prevent Hamas from establishing itself after the election which placed them in power. (temporarily of course).
As to the other many billions you refer to, I suggest those figures are so obscure ( and possibly a political invention) that they deserve little consideration (unless you have proof to substantiate the claim).
There can be no doubt that Israel has transformed the barren lands of the regions they occupy into vast areas of useful and prosperous farmlands and other businesses, a credit to their industry.
The questions are, are they entitled to occupy those territories and claim them as their own, merely because of such industry ?.
Are they entitled to seize the property of the rightful owners for the same reason ?.
Are they entitled to subjugate the indigenous population merely because they are militarily stronger (thanks to the USA) or that those same people were too weak to resist the injustice done to them when the original (small area) tract of land was granted to them by a superior power ?.
Surely those are the questions to be asked/studied/answered.
As to the referrence to Yassar 'Pond Scum' Arafat, I really do believe that such disrespect should not be given to the man who WAS the beloved leader (to his people) for many years.
It does not advance your cause when you resort to such insult. (IMHO) of course.
