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A Neglected Factor in Palestinian Terrorism Townhall author Michael Brown
There are numerous factors that contribute to Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israel, including the history of the region, the Islamic religion, and the difficulties faced by Palestinians because of what they view as the occupation. But there is another important aspect of the conflict that cannot be ignored, namely, demographics.
The inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are disproportionately young, and a youth-heavy population is one that is typically marked by violence, r*******n, and social upheaval. In this case, most of the anger is directed towards Israel, making for a situation that could explode at any moment.
Using data from the IndexMundi.com website, we see that the median age of Americans is 37.6 years, Canada is 41.7 years, the UK is 40.4 years, Russia is 38.9 years, China is 36.7 years, and Japan is 46.1 years, using these countries as a point of comparison and reference.
In contrast, in the West Bank, the median age of the population is 22.4 while in the Gaza Strip it is 18.2 years. This is a massive, societal shift.
In Japan, 22.9% of the population is 24 or younger while 39% is 55 or older. In America, 33.1% of the population is 24 or younger while 27.1% is 55 or older.
In the West Bank, 55.4% of the population is 24 or younger while only 8.2% is 55 or older. In the Gaza Strip, 63.8% of the population is 24 or younger while only 7.1% is 55 or older.
Figures like this almost guarantee unrest, and when you add in the constant bashing of Israel that takes place in the mosques, in the schools, and in the media, it is no wonder that so many Palestinian young people are ready to fight against the evil occupier.
This is not to excuse Israels shortcomings nor is it to suggest that Israel is guiltless in this raging conflict. But it is to say that: 1) the extraordinarily high percentage of Palestinian young people make for a much more volatile situation; and 2) when you factor in the anti-Israel bombardment they are subject to from their earliest days, it is no wonder that terrorists as young as 13 attempted to k**l unarmed Israeli citizens in recent days.
Lets also remember that, like other young people around the world, Palestinian youth are greatly impacted by social media, and the images they see day and night are not just infuriating. They also call for violent action.
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They are infected from youth to h**e Jews. They show cartoons to school children how Jews k**l Palestinians children and drink their blood. Furthermore, none of their so called Arab brethren want anything to do with Palestinians because they know them to be unmanageable and always troublesome. And never forget that the first thing Israel did upon receiving statehood from the United Nations was to offer Palestinian people land for their own state and they turned it down. Several other times Israel offered them land and they turned it down because they h**e Jews and want to k**l every one of them. In my humble opinion the Jews need to k**l them in such numbers that these jerks beg for peace. Let us not forget that is precisely what the West has to do to radical Islamist every couple hundred years. It's in their DNA and the only thing they have ever feared is extinction. That is the only reasonable gene they possess. Don't blame the Jews blame the crazy murderous Palestinians and the fact that they perpetuate hatred. They need the iron fist.