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c42c347a | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The Palestinians could prosper if they accepted any of the multiple offers for their own State. They would have endless support from the International community to ensure their prosperity.  

They've rejected every single offer.  They completely reject the idea of a Jewish State in present day Israel.  They deny 3,000 years of Jewish heritage and history in the Holy Land.  They deny that Jews have always been there.  

Until they accept that Israel is not going anywhere, they'll continue their misery.
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UltraMB | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 They rejected the Israeli state in present day Israel And 1948 boundaries. I so want to believe that if they just accept it, all will be great. It sounds too simple.  

They need great leaders and the ability / resources and global support to use their demographics to educate themselves to be a prosperous nation (like Singapore).  

It truly saddens me that with all the aid and resources they receive, they tend to spend it on (or maybe instead of receiving aid, they receive) missiles, tunnels, etc. instead of things that will help them get out of poverty. 

Maybe I am being idealistic and they are being kept down in the dumps by Israel and the West as well as their “friendly neighbors” like Iran.  

If it were as simple as saying, “if they just accepted Israel as a State” we would have peace, then why don’t we have peace in Ukraine or elsewhere?  There are always plenty of bad actors and mobs / crowd mentality make it worse.