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May 26, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0522/p01s03-wome.html

Israel's Economy Leaving Palestinians Far Behind

(Christian Science Monitor) Joshua Mitnick - At a time when the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza are teetering on the brink of a collapse, Israeli growth - with a 6.6% GDP rise in the first quarter of 2006 - has returned to the torrid pace set before the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising. It's also a recognition of a growing separation between the Israeli and Palestinian economies. Per-capita income - a measure of the standard of living - is 17 times higher in Israel than among its neighbors from the West Bank and Gaza. Now the possibility of full economic disengagement looms.

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