Subject: Re: The Ultimate Irony
I believe they are motivated by the Ben-Gurion Canal and the Gaza Gas fields off the coast of Gaza, valued at 1/2 trillion dollars.

Why haven't the Palestinians done anything with that? That kind of wealth would have transformed their society.

Gaza gas currently belongs to Israel as Gaza is an autonomous region. Gas gas is in Israeli economic waters Currently. It's no uncommon in disputed areas for development to be marginal or nil. Israel did sign off on small development last year, but now Gaza is hot/