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Originally Posted by Pierre

Why would there be a blockade if it was explicitly evidenced that the Gazans were willing to live in peace in their own state, side by side, and become a tourist economy.

It’s sort of the whole point of this particular arm of the discussion.

Whatever the motives of Israel, be they territorial or otherwise, preventing Gaza from developing a tourist economy has been the approach they've taken. A successful economy is not a good breeding ground for militants; a bad economy is.