The population of
Palestine is 5 million. The land area is 2,324 square miles. Gaza land area is
17 square miles.
Labor force was 1.14
million, unemployment 27.5%, below poverty 26%.
Palestine reported a
nominal GDP of $10 billion in 2012, with nominal per capita GDP of $1924 in the
West Bank and $876 in Gaza.
Main industries were
cement, quarrying, textile, soap, olives, wood carving, souvenirs and food
processing.
GDP by occupation was
Services 65%, Industry 23%, Agriculture 12%.
Exports were $720
million in olives, fruit, vegetables, citrus, flowers and textiles.
Imports were $4.2
billion in food, consumer goods and construction materials
Government Revenue was
$2.2 billion. Government Spending was $3.54 billion. Government debt was $4.2
billion. Foreign aid was $2 billion.
Palestinian Refugees separated themselves from Israel and were settled into
refugee camps in what is now called Palestine. The Palestinian refugee issue originated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli
war, when five Arab armies invaded the State of Israel just hours after it was
established. During the ensuing war, as many as 750,000 Palestinian Arabs fled their
homes in Israel due to threats from Muslim terrorists.
Yasser Arafat led to
Palestinian Liberation Organization in the 1960s and 1970s and continued to
wage war on Israel while advocating for a Palestinian state.
Palestine continues to
be a poor, politically unstable failed state that should be absorbed by Israel,
Egypt and Jordan. The current Islamic terror group Hezbollah should be
eradicated.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA
Tea Party Leader
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