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From the Open Forums Monday, February 08, 2010
The Palestinian economic miracle
Why yes - Palestinians have a HIGHER disposable income than their GDP. How is this possible?
(From news article) The Palestinian economy is the only place in the world where the per capita GDP is less than half the disposable income per capita. This is the result of three factors:
1. The Palestinians barely produce anything. Most of their GDP comes from government expenditures by the PA itself.
2. The Palestinians receive immense sums donated by the world.
3. Tax collection is almost unheard of, aside from the taxes collected (for Fayyad)...
Posted by Mediocrates 0 comments Tags: Israeli-Arab ConflictMonday, February 08, 2010
Joel Pollack for Congress
Joel Pollack is running for the 9th District in Illinois against incumbent Jan Schakowsky
(Quote) Joel Pollak, stalwart for the United States and Israel, is running for Congress in Illinois' 9th Congrerssional District. His victory will be a defeat for J Street (in addition to being a victory for sound fiscal and economic policy). His opponent, Jan Schakowsky, is a recipient of J Street Pac money. Bought and paid for by Jeremy Ben Ami and George Soros. A Harvard trained attorney, Joel has fought for America and Israel and last year...
Posted by Mediocrates 0 comments Tags: U.S. PoliticsFriday, February 05, 2010
Livni angrily threatens to come to the UK
(From news article) Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni is planning to come to London to test the process for the issuing of arrest warrants for alleged war crimes. Speaking exclusively to the JC, Ms Livni said: “I will do this not for me, not for provocation, but for the right of every Israeli to travel freely. I am not going to be restricted by extremists because I fought terror.”
The British system was, she said, “being abused by extremists for political reasons. Belgium and Spain have changed their laws, and the British...
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Latest Israel News
 Iran couples upped uranium enrichment with violent threats
Dateline: 2010-02-09 03:35:31 PT
Tuesday, Feb. 9, Tehran started upping its enriched uranium grade to 20 percent.
The event was charged with the threat from Iran's spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "punch the arrogance [of Western powers] on the 22nd of Bahman (Feb. 11) in...
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US military boost aims to contain Iran's Gulf supremacy drive
Dateline: 2010-02-08 05:05:43 PT
The Obama administration's decision last week to boost its military presence in the Gulf and supply its Arab allies with tens of billions of new weapons is a bid to win the galloping arms race with Iran and mark out American spheres of influence and co...
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US buildup aims to contain Iran's drive for Gulf supremacy
Dateline: 2010-02-08 05:05:43 PT
The Obama administration's decision last week to boost its military presence in the Gulf and supply its Arab allies with tens of billions of new weapons is a bid to win the galloping arms race with Iran and mark out American spheres of influence and co...
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 An 'Israeli Remix' of a Palestinian Scarf
Dateline: 2010-02-08 05:00:03 PT
A Jewish D.J. in Brooklyn finds himself defending his right to market what he calls an "Israeli remix of the keffiyeh," a symbol of Palestinian identity....
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Tehran egged on by limp Western- Israeli response to uranium enrichment hike
Dateline: 2010-02-08 01:20:47 PT
Tehran's decision to raise its uranium enrichment level to 20 percent - taking it weeks away from weapons-grade production - in the teeth of international objections, has raised no cries of outrage in Washington or Jerusalem. Asked Monday, Feb. 7, whet...
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 Australia’s DEEWR Chooses AVIcode’s Application Monitoring to Identify and Address Poor Performance and Instability Issues
Dateline: 2010-02-07 14:06:30 PT
AVIcode, Inc., a leading provider of real-time, always-on application monitoring solutions, today announced that Australia's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has chosen the company's Intercept Studio and Advisor products...
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