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Problem Seen in Economic Viability of Palestinian Entity
[Jerusalem Post] Gil Hoffman - Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya'alon told a conference at the Knesset on Tuesday, "I do not see any chance of establishing a viable Palestinian entity in Judea and Samaria and/or the Gaza Strip that could sustain itself economically....The gap between Israel as a First-World country and a Palestinian Third-World country is a recipe for instability." Ya'alon suggested educational, economic, political, police and military reforms for the PA, while cooperating with Arab countries on issues like the humanitarian plight of Palestinians who consider themselves refugees. But he said even this could not take place without a responsible Palestinian leadership that would recognize Israel as a Jewish state.