Been there, done that. When the israelis pulled out of gaza, they left all of their economic infrastructure in place -  fields, hot houses, etc.,  in the anticipation that the Palis would continue supporting the enterprises that were created by the settlers. Guess what?  ALL of the Israeli infrastructure was leveled, and turned into terrorist launch pads. Shows the priorities of the PALIS -  death, not life.

swhitebull,

 

   I agree - economic rebuilding has been tried before and not worked. No debate there. However, I don't see an alternative to continuing to try. The current situation (blockaded Gaza as a large prison/aid camp/terrorist breeding ground, and frequent IDF raids to prune back the offenders) is not sustainable.  This does not rule out (and would probably require) military force to create an environment suitable for rebuilding, and international backing (e.g. Egypt, as Herald suggested).  Not an easy path, so I'd be very interested in hearing another way.