[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by 45rpm

I agree with all of the above. However what you forgot to say was: Israel left Gaza some 20 years back; this was like a reverse ethnic cleansing. Yes 100% of Israelis left the Strip.

The Gazans had a golden opportunity to develop farms, factories, etc. Instead they chose to become world leaders in rocket technology and tunnel building. Even worse, they decided to store their arms caches under schools and hospitals.

Bizarrely the anti-Zionists accuse Israel of being an "apartheid state" and a "terrorist state". Surely that description fits Gaza exactly.

With sanctions on Gaza, Israel has intentionally prevented it developing. Israelis may have left Gaza but they're now illegally land-grabbing in the West Bank instead.