03-13-2010, 07:18 AM
one country not living with the same laws as another is not really a justification for anything. the world is populated with countries that have very diverse law from each other. and the same can be said about living standards. i'm sure the Palestinian lot would improve if Israel left the occupied territories and peace ensued. as it is Palestine has no hope of getting a first world standard of living. the Israelis won't allow it to happen. i think SJ has a point. (almost) i wouldn't say Israel treats the enemy as they were treated by the Nazis but i would say that Israel seems very content with taking the Palestinian lands as their own.