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To: Patria One
Israel is hardly economically successful. What can you be thinking of?

I was thinking about their GDP of $110 billion and their central government's budget of $45B annually. Foreign aid helps but is not essential. With a per capita income of over $18,000 this is greater than many EU nations (as is their state budget... twice as large as Ireland with similar demographics). This is 5-6 times greater than any of her neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria.

Imagine how much better this picture would look if they didn't have to devote so much money to fighting off 5 attacks in 50 years.

65 posted on 11/03/2001 11:57:07 AM PST by monkeyshine
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To: monkeyshine
I was thinking about their GDP of $110 billion and their central government's budget of $45B annually. Foreign aid helps but is not essential. With a per capita income of over $18,000 this is greater than many EU nations (as is their state budget... twice as large as Ireland with similar demographics). This is 5-6 times greater than any of her neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria. Imagine how much better this picture would look if they didn't have to devote so much money to fighting off 5 attacks in 50 years. 65 posted on 11/3/01 12:57 PM Pacific by monkeyshine [ Post Reply

That's why those Islamic Palestinians hang around Israel, like vultures, attracted to the money making situations, while at the same time,thinking of and implementing schemes to murder all Israelis. Sorta like wanting to have their cake, and eating it too! Or having their cake, and destroying it too! What a bunch of losers!

70 posted on 11/03/2001 12:06:54 PM PST by timestax
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To: monkeyshine
Actually, if it was not for the financial support of the Jewish Diaspora from all over the world, the Israeli citizen income would be much smaller.
108 posted on 11/03/2001 9:37:56 PM PST by malarski
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