Andrew Brehm
2007-07-26 04:33:12
(The top half of my posting appears to have been cut.)
Israel was doing better than most Arab countries long before American aid started coming in.
And I also understand that American aid is used to pay for Israel’s defence. Israel’s defence is very expensive because a second holocaust is perceived as a very bad thing for the Israeli economy and hence something Israel tries to make impossible.
I’m afraid Israel’s success cannot be easily explained with American aid.
Arabs will have to face the fact that refugees are not necessarily a problem for an economy and that it is possible to make a desert bloom.
