President Jimmy Carter: "How To Fix It": Ending this war in Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas

[Uncle Joe]

42. Being blockaded in a dense open air prison, Ghetto with a 70% poverty rate creates a powder keg

of hate and resentment.

It doesn't take "mind control" to trigger the use of rockets in such an environment, just more oppression or mass retribution to set off a chain of violence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

Gaza has an annual population growth rate of 2.91% (2014 est.), the 13th highest in the world, and is overcrowded.[4][5] There is a limited capability to construct new homes and facilities for this growth. The territory is 41 kilometers (25 mi) long, and from 6 to 12 kilometers (3.7 to 7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of 365 square kilometers (141 sq mi).[6] As of 2014, Palestinians of the Gaza Strip numbered around 1.82 million people.[5] The large Palestinian refugee population makes it among the most densely populated parts of the world.[7] Sunni Muslims make up the predominant part of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.

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Human Rights Watch has advised the UN Human Rights Council that it views Israel as a de facto occupying power in the Gaza Strip, even though Israel has no military or other presence, because the Oslo Accord authorizes Israel to control the airspace and the territorial sea.[24][25][127] Other NGOs and other pro-Israel entities have been reported to contest that specific view.[125][128][129]

The economy of the Gaza Strip is severely hampered by Egypt and Israel's almost total blockade, the high population density, limited land access, strict internal and external security controls, the effects of Israeli military operations, and restrictions on labor and trade access across the border. Per capita income (PPP) was estimated at US$3,100 in 2009, a position of 164th in the world.[132] Seventy percent of the population is below the poverty line according to a 2009 estimate.[132] Gaza Strip industries are generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center. Israel supplies the Gaza Strip with electricity.