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Originally Posted by driveway
No. The issue, ultimately, is economics. Economics is always the issue. It has been the issue at the root of every conflict in history and will always be the issue at the root of every conflict. Religion, nationalism, etc. are just window-dressing.
Lasting peace in the Holy Land will only ever be accomplished when both sides experience relative parity in economic prosperity.
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First of all there have been many conflicts driven on ethnicity and idealism.
Secondly, there will never be economic parity between Israelis and Palestinians. One side has more PHDs per capita than any other country in the world. The other side refuses to allow women in the workplace.
Even if the Israelis were to give the Palestinians full economic freedom, what industries would their economies be based on.? What industry in the middle of a desert would support the millions of people who claim Palestinian citzenship? There is no way economic parity will ever exist.