As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000, and compare that with the GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality
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The economic disparity between the Israelis and the Palestinians is actually much greater than Romney stated. Israel had a per capita gross domestic product of about $31,000 in 2011, while the West Bank and Gaza had a per capita GDP of just over $1,500, according to the World Bank.
Mitt Romney on his Foreign Policy #Fail Tour, 2012 via News from The Associated Press
ETA: And oh yeah, Obama just signed on for a $70 million IDF booster so, just to be clear, I’m disappointed in everyone.
