I'll have to leave it to others in an hour or so Yehuda, but I've seen this nonsensical statement before. Maybe it's true, Israelis are greedy critters after all, at least the Jewish Israelis. I'll see what the statistics say, I'll use the CIA.
Lebanon
GDP (purchasing power parity): : $23.69 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 0.5% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $6,200 (2005 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity): $154.5 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 5.2% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $24,600 (2005 est.)
All right, Lebanon attacks across the border, and yes Hizbollah is Lebanon, kidnaps two soldiers, kills one, launches missles at Israeli population centers, and the reason for the war is that Lebanon, with a GDP 1/6 of Israels and a growth rate a staggering 1/10 of Israels is an economic threat.
Right, Intel and Motorola will be building their next research facilities in Beirut.
That's the palestinians problem too. Israel keeps them down for economic reasons, just as well since they export terror.
BTW Ellen, the Arabs get US arms too, about 8 times what Israel gets. Even the palestinians. And they kill Israelis with them. That does happen because of economic considerations.