"Why won’t the Palestinians allow Israel to help with their sewage? Maybe they just like things the traditional way; the only alternative explanation is political: “a third official told the Post he suspected that the local Palestinian governments were unwilling to connect their villages due to ‘political reasons’ – simply ‘because they don’t want to recognize Israel as a presence in the area.’” So they would rather swim in their own sewage than accept help from the Israelis.
I found this comment interesting:
Erdan expressed hope that donor countries would agree to only continue giving the villages financial support if they agree to connect to the sewage pipeline.
The Palestinians “receive more foreign aid per head of population than any other group of people in the world.” So they are too proud to let the Israelis dispose of their sewage, but not too proud to subsist on the charity of the European Union and other “donor countries,” including the United States."
That brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "don't mess with my sh*t..." Maybe the Palestinians are afraid the Israelis will reverse the pumps and reverse herd the turds?
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Reminds me of when Israel withdrew from some productive farmland leaving greenhouses and buildings to the Palestinians. Instead of using them, the Arabs destroyed the buildings.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
