Friday, December 29, 2023
Elder of Ziyon
During the war, Israel has not allowed Palestinian workers into Israel. It has also not allowed Israeli Arabs to go to the PA-controlled areas of the West Bank, where they would often shop and obtain services at a lower price than they could get in Israel.
As a result, the Palestinian private sector lost about $1.45 billion compared to what would have been expected in October and November. It is losing about $25 million a day.
This is not including direct losses from the war of property damage.
Productivity in the West Bank has gone down by roughly half, which shows how dependent the Palestinian economy is on Israel. In Gaza, predictably, productivity has been slashed some 86%, The only sectors doing well in Gaza are humanitarian aid and health.
Yet there are no protests in the West Bank demanding that Hamas end the war. Zero.
There are no doubt that individuals are not happy about their wellbeing being affected by Hamas deciding that killing Jews is more important than Palestinian lives and livelihoods. But you won't hear about any of them, because every Palestinian knows that they must show unity with their leaders,and the West Bank leaders know they must show solidarity with whatever Hamas is doing. Any public disagreement is regarded as a source of shame.
Hamas and Palestinians take great pleasure in seeing any signs of a rift in Israeli society. They eagerly report about families of hostages pressuring the government for a deal. They regard internal debate as sign of weakness, and because they project their own honor/shame culture on others, they think that Israel must be in really bad shape to subject itself to such shame.
Supporting Hamas killing Jews is, bizarrely, considered honorable. It is far more honorable than having jobs or paying for food and living expenses.
It is a truly sick society.
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