Green Shoots On The West Bank, Of All Places!

This story courtesy of Marketplace, American Public Media radio business magazine.

With order restored on the West Bank, lo and behold, businesses open, and life improves for one and all.

OldSouth finds it ironic, that after the lionization of people such as Arafat by NPR and the liberal press, here we have a story that confirms one central fact:

When the zealots, murderers and gangsters are removed from any culture, businesses form, living standards improve, and sooner or later a lot of people understand that mayhem is bad for business.

But first, the people who create mayhem must be confronted. I submit if we spend not one moment more glamorizing the jihadists, and support those who confront them, we'll see a lot more retail advertising, and many fewer posters glamorizing suicide bombers

What if it became so peaceful, and everybody was so busy making money, that the Israelis would be motivated to open the border for one and all?

So, the GreenShoot nomination goes to: Ziad Turabi, the son of a Mercedes dealer and a graduate of an interior- design program at a Palestinian university. He and two friends took a risk unprecedented in Jenin. They invested $5 million in a landmark new commercial venture here -- the Hirbawi Home Center, a palatial furnishings outlet that stretches over five floors.