How much of a popular support Hamas has in West Bank?

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

bellerphon1955 asked: If the election were to be held tomorrow in the West Bank how many percent of the vote Hamas
would get?
How long will it take for Hamas to be able to win the election in West Bank?

Has there ever been a vote in Israel to move the settlements out of the West Bank?

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

HopelessZ00 asked: I read many many comments that Israeli’s themselves are against the settlements being in the West Bank. But I really don’t understand why they are there then? Is there not a referendum of some sort? Is there not an Israeli polititian to say move them out? Everyone seems to disagree with the settlements [...]

Would the West Bank be an economically viable Palestinian nation?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Ryan T asked: This is not meant to be a political question, so please no responses to the tune of “That’s not their land!” yadda yadda yadda. IF West Bank becomes a soverign nation for Palestinians, with foreign development aid could it become prosperous in time?
this assumes the borders do go back to 1967 de-lineation, [...]

Why didn’t Israel give up Gaza?

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Caroline asked: In 2005, Israel officially withdrew from the Gaza Strip. But the withdrawal did not end Israel’s effective control of the Palestinian territory in all vital regards, thus inflaming Palestinian resentment rather than diffusing it
Israel continues to maintain complete control over the air and sea space of the Gaza Strip. No Palestinian may [...]

Who owns the Gaza Strip and the West Bank near Israel? Or are they fighting for it and noone owns them?

Friday, February 20th, 2009

popelane24 asked: I just noticed on a world map (produced by the CIA!) that Gaza Strip and the West Bank are different colors than the surrounding countries. Why?

What IF a wall was built Separating the West Bank and Israel?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

HopelessZ00 asked: West Germany and East Germany had a wall for many years which made living conditions more peaceful until the time came that peace was possible. Do you think that if the UN borders were agreed upon, and if the settlers were willing to leave the West Bank and a big wall was [...]

‘West bank’?

Friday, January 30th, 2009

concretevidence asked: The phrase ‘West Bank’ has come to mean something significant to western culture in the 21st century…..
…why?????