Kai Becker wrote:
> You have certainly heard about the ongoing war between Israel and the
> Palestinians... You may then wonder, why such a small state as Israel still
> stands and
> seems to be the only flourishing country in the region.
I dont wonder about this at all. I already know why Israel flourishes.
They have an economic model which works. Their neighbors have
an economic model which is self defeating. Developing technology
and encouraging trade with the west is an economic model which
works. Prohibiting the lending of capital for profit is the most
self defeating policy that can be imagined. spike
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