[ilgipper]

"It is a racist statement and this man doesn't realize that the Palestinian economy cannot reach its potential because there is an Israeli occupation," said Saeb Erekat, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Sounds like Obama's style economic strife....'it's that guys fault over there.'

[allmendream]

What about the Arab Islamic nations where their economies are NOT under Israeli “occupation”?

Why does Israel produce innovative science and products and military hardware while they produce nothing but oil?