re: #4 erik_t

In a monochromatic sense, and comparing the options, I deeply love the color white. BUT I SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE COLOR BLACK.

Is that how you see the region? Black and white? No one can say anything good about Israel without it being insulting to Palestinians?

Does anyone NOT think that you can praise the Israeli culture and not be comparing it to the Palestinians?

He did compare the GDP per capita. But he could have done the same thing with Jordan or Syria.

Syria GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,100 (2011 est.)
Jordan GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,900 (2011 est.)

Same story.

Does anyone here really think that the Palestinian GDP figures suffer because of Israel?

Anti semitism, dictatorships, institutionalized misogyny are all bad for the economy.

Does anyone want to debate that?