What Every American Needs To Know About Israel/Palestine

Posted by yassin on 24 September, 2007 - 05:20 in

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.

Below are charts of nine little-known statistics.
Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.

Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed Since September 29, 2000
118 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 952 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Source)

Israelis and Palestinians Killed Since September 29, 2000
	1,024 Israelis and at least 4,274 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Source)

Israelis and Palestinians Injured Since September 29, 2000
7,633 Israelis and 31,531 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Source)

Daily U.S. Aid to Israel and the Palestinians
	The U.S. gives more than $7,023,288 per day to the Israeli government and military and gives no money to the Palestinians. (View Source)

UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians
Israel has been targeted by at least 65 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by none. (View Source)

Political Prisoners and Detainees
	1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 10,756 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Source)

Demolitions of Israeli and Palestinian Homes
0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and 4,170 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since September 29, 2000. (View Source)

Israeli and Palestinian Unemployment Rates
	The Israeli unemployment rate is 9%, while the Palestinian unemployment is estimated at 40%. (View Source)

Illegal Settlements on the Other’s Land
Israel currently has 223 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. (View Source)