Arafat made the Forbes list for 6th richest head of state at $300 Million in 2003.
The Israelis said this number was closer to $1.3B in 2002 when Forbes said it was $200 million.
Either way the guy was a stand up act.
And just so you're not mistaken, I'm utterly and equally disgusted with every faction of Palestinian politics. The level of corruption wrought by foreign influence and aid money is unfathomable. I recall a report from a new Palestinian Finance Minister taking office a few years ago where he cited ~1 billion USD in squandered or missing aid money at the hands of both Fatah and Hamas. While Israel may be guilty of marginalizing Palestinians, sadly, the Palestinians in charge are guilty as well.
It doesn't end with you, does it?
Because there are no other Arabs in the world who are still dealing with a government that refuses to acknowledge the fact that they even exist. Israel's "right to recognition" is flaunted, while Israel conveniently ignores the reality of recognizing the people they took the land from. I'm not asking them to (or you) to recognize any wrongdoing, I'm asking you to recognize several million people, who quite frankly, want nothing more than sovereignty over what little they have left of their land. Nothing more than dignity instead of strip searches or road blocks. I speak as one of them.
I totally agree with Kylebisme here, if Israel wishes to regard the West Bank as DISPUTED territory pending a mutually negotiated agreement by Israel and the Palestinian people, than BOTH ISRAEL and the Palestinians equally have no rights to NO NEW SETTLEMENTS on DISPUTED TERRITORY. And that includes EAST JERUSALEM ALSO.
Arafat made the Forbes list for 6th richest head of state at $300 Million in 2003.
The Israelis said this number was closer to $1.3B in 2002 when Forbes said it was $200 million.
Either way the guy was a stand up act.
Which city in the region do you live in?
And like I said, the majority of Arabs live in those conditions or worse. Some of them are being wholesale exterminated by their governments right now. The Israelis are just trying to make them feel at home.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You know this would mean none of the Palestinians could build new homes, right?
If the Palestinians can build homes in these areas, so can the Israelis. They are disputed territories, since they were conquered from no High Contracting Party.
I may have my Walter Middy plans to Rob the first National bank, Fort Knox, and why I am at I lust after Fred Thompson's wife because she is hot hot hot.
Plans are at best thought crimes, but until thoughts are implemented into illegal actions, the initial thoughts mean nothing.
And cheer up EK, the Pentagon has current contingency plans to attack and overwhelm Israel and every other nations on earth too. So do the British, the Russians, the Turks, the Iranians, and quite a large list of military powers.
But in 1967, Israel had equal plans and the distinction is, Israel acted on their plans while the Jordanians did not.
In short, EK, you have no valid argument. But once again you convinced your self.
Your problem EK, while world tolerance for Israeli bullshit erodes ever more rapidly every day, you fail to convince the very world leaders who will ultimately make the crucial decisions regarding a Palestinians state, an Israeli settlement freeze, and other mid-east issues.
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Once again a bogus argument ctbrsage, Palestinians are not able to afford to build new homes given Israeli embargoes of their economy...
Non-sequitur. You don't like Arabs much, do you?
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Ramallah region. Not going to tell you exactly where I reside when I'm there.
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Yeah...cannot afford to build homes...sure. Here, take a peek at the mall built in 2010 in the Gaza strip
They are horribly poor...yeah, sure...
When you are there? So you actually live in the US and visit there.
I'm fairly indifferent. I just get tired of the constant squawking by Palestinians that somehow makes it to the mainstream media. The quickest way to end it is to end the Palestinians, so someone should just get on with it. Letting the same problem drag on for 50 years is just ridiculous. You'd think someone could come up with some sort of final solution by now.
I'm fairly indifferent. I just get tired of the constant squawking by Palestinians that somehow makes it to the mainstream media. The quickest way to end it is to end the Palestinians, so someone should just get on with it. Letting the same problem drag on for 50 years is just ridiculous. You'd think someone could come up with some sort of final solution by now.
When you are there? So you actually live in the US and visit there.
They're so rich that their womens' dresses (no doubt made of mink fur, diamonds and other enormously expensive materials) aren't even normal sized, but extended at the tops and bottoms to cover their hair, face and legs! Talk about conspicuous consumption! Freakin' Palestinian 1%ers.
Jesus christ, why do we even HAVE a no-fly list if we're going to let people like that fly?
As now the EK argument becomes, only Arabs and Palestinians did evil acts, as two Israeli PM's were card carrying terrorists and mass murders. How far will we take the blame game back? Well I always thought Cain slaying Able was an Israeli action, and Nero was a rat fink too, they are still all in a distant and unchangeable past, and we that are rational today need to discard past baggage and search for what is fair now.
Its in that area, that the current Israeli PM, Bozo Netanyuhu, is now rapidly losing all world respect as he takes Israeli politics into to crazy la la land. Already the blame game is working against Israel, so its a very dangerous game for Israel to play. Just a year ago Israel could count on some support from Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and the EU. And if Bozo Netanyuhu demand the USA jumps to only Israel's tune, ole Bozo done bet the entire farm on retaining US support no matter whatever Israeli stupidly act Netanyuhu commits.
I wish you Peace, and I wish Peace upon you. Perhaps some lessons in spelling, logic, and rhetoric as well.
Your statement makes no factual claims, and doesn't frame an argument. It's more of the same. What of the Palestinians when they had no elected government (which is not sovereign! by any international or exterior definition, their government is anything but! it's a thinly veiled replacement for the Israeli Civil Administration, and you and I know this). Whose fault was it then? Between 1967 and 1994. Who was responsible for their peril? Themselves?
Yes. I haven't been for two years, but I hope to go again once I have my bachelor's degree. I'm usually there for 2 months in the summer. I hold a green, "Palestinian" identification card, and the US passport I got for being born here.
You are an American who PRETENDS to be a Palestinian! That explains a lot. You were born and raised in the US and visit Palestine every now and again for a little bit.
Wow...and here you lead us all to believe you were actually from Gaza. Heh, pretty good one, you can stop the charade now.
What you quoted from Wiki leaves out what I recounted in my previous post, and which is described in the Wiki section here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ignoring the name calling, the US and Israeli governments are in an election season, so that dynamic will soon change. The nature of Netanyahu's coalition will change if he is re-elected, as will Obama's Congress.
Egypt is far too busy with their own problems to worry about Israel.
King Abdullah is very complacent, don't expect anything from him. He's also got his own problems to worry about.
Turkey doesn't like Israel very much anymore.
The EU is growing displeased, but they won't do anything about it. Not their problem.
Really? Are American born Israelis pretending? I'm not an American according to, oh, 30-40% of America. I should just go back where I came from, hmm?
Really? Are American born Israelis pretending? I'm not an American according to, oh, 30-40% of America. I should just go back where I came from, hmm?