Sever Plocker Five million in five years Five million more Palestinians are expected to populate the Gaza Strip and the West Bank within the next five years Palestinian population will grow as emigrants return and new children are born Photo: AP Rand Corporation is a California research institute that has built its reputation as a conservative, strict, yet reliable and credible think tank. Last week, the institution published a complete study on the options of establishing and founding a Palestinian state. According to the report, the cost of a durable Palestinian state that sustains reasonable living standards is more than...