I think we maybe confusing Aid with Direct Investment. It’s not insignificant.
And I would be wary about stating exactly how much support and approval they actually have form the ordinary Palestinians as well. They seem to have won power in 2006 and then just kept it running on their own agenda which we have seen in the last few days. I doubt any civilians in Gaza are in much of a position to do anything much against them. Publically disapprove of Hamas wouldn't be a good life choice I would imagine ranging from public humiliation to be being bumped off, normally regimes like this are not exactly bothered about how many of their own people get hurt.
Aye whatever. I'm not interesting in slinging arrows at each other. Was only interested in the material point.
Don't know anything about Oman but Dubai is not really a country just a big casino which rips up every Islamic law in the book for tourists! UAE is Dubai plus the other Emirates I think - it makes plenty from oil even if dubai itself doesn't have any.
Well the way it reads is
My original point is that the people always pay the price for their government's actions. FFS here in the UK and elsewhere we've banned Russian athletes from participation in events because of their government.
I honestly don't think it would.
Dubai is part of the UAE which makes plenty of money from oil - it has more oil than the USA, and 3% of its population.
Since 2015 the UN general assembly has adopted 140 resolutions criticising Israel and 68 against all other countries combined. Last year it pass more resolutions critical of Israel than all other countries combined.
What I remember about Dubai and being there was that oil wasn't the key economy there:
I think the idea is partly that they built up a pluralistic Democratic state with an advanced economy with minimal natural resources whilst the governance of the oil states are largely based on Oil and Gas and essentially still medieval in outlook?
You know exactly what I am referring to.
Ok maybe we will have to agree to disagree. I would agree the UAE are doing pretty well by regional standards - they’ve diversified their economy more than most, but it’s still stacked heavily towards natural resources, gold and diamonds according to Wikipedia.
You said international condemnation , and that’s what I took you to mean.
Why would should they be lit up in Israel flags ?
I mean Israel has become a prosperous country by innovation and drive and through an open society, not by some princes finding themselves fortunate enough to be sitting on top of vast oil deposit.
Here was me thing Jerusalem was the heart of Christianity.
No but you've had a pop at my mental state about four times on here about a week after my mum's died.You really are a piece of work!
did you rent or did Dubai ???
There is for Israelis queueing up at Tel Aviv airport.
I think we're stretching the terms pluralistic and democratic here, ask the Palestinians for their view of Israeli democracy.
Relative to the rest of the region they are not a monarchy or brutal dictatorship. How about Assad of Syria as a shining example of ruling delightfully? The Sauds for example and the Gulf states? Compared to them Israel has been a functioning democracy with the rule of law at least for Israelis. I take a relative look at them and compare what is around them. I can criticise the state of Israel for its actions against Palestine and the history that has built up to this situation.
Maybe because if you tried to point a Palestine on a map compaired to 1916 it'd be miniscule.
Maybe I should post the video of Chritians in Jerusalem being spat at by Hassidic Jews but then that post might disappear like others of mine have.
Good try.