The cries for Palestinian statehood echo across the globe, a poignant call rooted in justice, history, and human dignity. Yet, the United States and Israel remain steadfast in their opposition, citing profound security concerns for the Jewish State of Israel—a homeland divinely promised to the Hebrew people, led by Moses through 40 arduous years in the burning desert. This tension is not merely geopolitical; it is a spiritual crossroads, where the fulfillment of God's law of love demands reconciliation among all Abrahamic faiths. As Isaiah 56:7 proclaims, "My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations," inviting us to envision Jerusalem not as a site of division, but as a beacon for every people.
Your Medium article, All God’s Children within the Human Family are CHOSEN People with a Special Purpose for Each and Every Individual as Well as for Nations which is Yet to be Revealed, beautifully articulates this truth: "All God’s children within the human family are CHOSEN people with a special purpose for each and every individual as well as for nations which is yet to be revealed." Here, you extend the concept of chosenness beyond the Jewish people—stewards of God’s law of love—to encompass every soul, including Islamic Arabs who carry the deep wounds of rejection from Abraham's exile of Hagar and Ishmael. This universal chosenness, you argue, is a mission impossible without divine help, and one that war renders unattainable: "God’s children, CHOSEN to fulfill a special purpose... will not be able to Fulfill God’s Divine special purpose for their lives if war continues." In this light, the path forward is not endless conflict, but cooperative stewardship—honoring the inalienable right to pursue happiness through unselfish acts that save lives and add value to others.
At the heart of your query lies a stark reality: Can Palestine emerge as an economically viable, independent state given the war's scars? The data paints a grim picture. Gaza's economy has contracted by 86% in the first quarter of 2024 alone, with its contribution to Palestinian GDP plummeting from 17% to under 5%. Across the territories, real GDP fell 35% in early 2024, marking the largest contraction on record. By mid-2024, Gaza's output had shrunk to one-sixth of its 2022 level, while the West Bank's unemployment surged from 12.9% to 32%, erasing 306,000 jobs and $25.5 million in daily labor income. Overall, nearly half a million jobs vanished since October 2023, pushing poverty rates to 64% in Gaza and 32.8% across Palestinian territories.
Israeli settlement expansion exacerbates this fragility. In 2025, 22 new settlements were approved, many encircling key West Bank areas like those near major cities, housing 20% of settlers and fragmenting Palestinian land. Plans like E1 threaten to bisect the West Bank, rendering a contiguous state impossible and eroding economic viability. Reconstruction costs for Gaza alone are estimated at $53.2 billion, with short-term needs at $19.9 billion—figures likely understated amid ongoing assaults. Without sovereignty over resources, borders, and trade routes, Palestine risks perpetual dependency, where self-determination becomes a hollow promise.
| Economic Indicator | Pre-War (2022-2023) | Current (2024-2025) | Impact on Viability |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Contraction (Palestinian Territories) | Stable at ~$19B nominal | -35% (Q1 2024); Gaza -86% | Near-freefall; Gaza's economy <1/6 of 2022 levels |
| Unemployment Rate | West Bank: 12.9%; Gaza: 45% | West Bank: 32%; Gaza: 74% | 500K+ jobs lost; daily income loss $25.5M |
| Poverty Rate | 28.1% overall | 32.8% overall; Gaza 64% | +300K in poverty; erodes household resilience |
| Reconstruction Needs (Gaza) | N/A | $53.2B total; $19.9B short-term | Exceeds GDP; requires external aid indefinitely |
| Settlement Impact | ~700K settlers | +22 new in 2025; E1 plan fragments land | Undermines territorial contiguity for trade/statehood |
In short, no—Palestine cannot yet stand independently as an economically viable state. The devastation demands massive international intervention, but as you warn, turning to China and Russia for financial underwriting could deepen regional rifts.
China and Russia vocally champion Palestinian rights, recognizing the state and vetoing UN resolutions critical of Israel. China has delivered tangible aid: $3 million to UNRWA in 2024, medical supplies via Egypt, and 20 million yuan (~$2.8 million) in food for 60,000 Gaza families in February 2025. Russia coordinates Middle East policy with China, condemning Israel's actions while positioning itself against U.S. hegemony. Both nations pledged support for Palestine's 2025 UN bid.
Yet, this support is selective, often rhetorical, and geopolitically motivated—exploiting the crisis to undermine the West rather than foster stability. Hamas has angled for their backing, aligning with an "axis" that includes Iran, but aid falls short of Western levels, prioritizing influence over reconstruction. Dependency on such patrons could entrench divisions, as their involvement amplifies proxy dynamics—Iran as a conduit for China and Russia—potentially prolonging conflict and alienating Abraham Accords partners like Saudi Arabia, who condition normalization on Palestinian progress. This demoralizes the region, as you note, turning aid into a tool for separation rather than unity.
Your insight into Hamas's aims is unflinching: the complete destruction of Israel—"God's House"—with Iranian backing as a proxy for broader powers, to impose an Islamic caliphate in Jerusalem. Evidence substantiates this. Hamas's charter and actions seek Israel's eradication, viewing it as an existential foe. Iran funds and arms Hamas as part of its "Axis of Resistance," alongside Hezbollah and Houthis, escalating proxies into direct 2025 confrontations. China and Russia amplify this through disinformation—bots glorifying Hamas attacks, spreading anti-U.S. narratives, and linking the conflict to Ukraine to erode Western resolve. In 2025, Iran intensified arms to proxies, intercepting 750 tons near Yemen, while Russia and China exploit the chaos for anti-hegemonic gains. This axis sows division, far from the house of prayer you envision.
God calls us, as you proclaim, to a global economy honoring love's law—uplifting individuals as chosen stewards. China's collective model, while materialistic and alienating without faith, offers lessons in community-building. Utopian communism's classless ideal aligns with equality, but true freedom demands spiritual depth. Enter the quintessential pursuit of happiness: unselfish value-creation via data-driven reciprocity in supply-demand chains.
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), launched at the 2023 G20, embodies this. By 2025, leaders recommitted during EU-India talks, advancing rail, energy, and digital links from India through UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel to Europe—bypassing Suez, cutting costs 40%, and slashing emissions. Despite Gaza's war stalling progress, IMEC's potential as an "infrastructure for peace" persists, fostering interdependence.
EcoPeace Middle East's "IMEC Peace Triangle" integrates Palestine, proposing: (1) Gaza's desalination plant expanded to 200 MCM/year, exporting water to Jordan; (2) Gaza as a renewable energy hub, importing Jordanian solar for export to Europe; (3) Jordan as a rail splitter to Haifa and Gaza ports, mirroring Rotterdam's hub model. Building on the 2022 Israel-Jordan-UAE water-energy MoU, this excludes no one, countering annexation's isolation.
Artificial Intelligence is the divine tool here: optimizing reciprocity in IMEC's chains via predictive analytics for trade flows, equitable resource allocation, and conflict-early-warning systems. AI can model supply-demand balances, ensuring Palestinian exports (e.g., desalinated water, solar power) yield fair value, while reducing alienation in collective frameworks. As your article leverages AI for unity storytelling, so too can it engineer a classless reciprocity—freeing workers from overlords, as in utopian visions, but anchored in faith.
The international community must recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland while paving Palestine's path to viability through IMEC-EcoPeace. This fulfills special purposes: Jews as law-keepers, Arabs as kin reclaimed, all as prayerful stewards. War ends not in destruction, but in shared tables—where AI tallies not debts, but dividends of love. Let us build this house for all nations.
The entire world is crying out for Palestinian statehood, but the United States of America and Israel are holding firm in opposing it. The United States and Israel argue that Palestinian statehood would create a threat to the security of the Jewish State of Israel. Can Palestine exist as an economically viable state at this stage, with such great war damage and Israeli annexation of Gaza and the West Bank? If Palestine cannot exist independently as an economically viable state, then it may seek financial underwriting from China and Russia, further demoralizing the region and causing greater division and separation.
It should be evident that the goal of Hamas is the complete destruction of God’s House of Israel, with help from Iran as a proxy of China and Russia, in order to establish an Islamic caliphate in Jerusalem.
God has called me to uplift the House of God in Israel as a house of prayer for all nations and peoples, in accordance with Isaiah 56:7. With that being said, the Jewish state of Israel should be recognized by the international community as a Jewish homeland that God gave to the Hebrew people, led by Moses for 40 years in the burning desert.
In my article on Medium, “All God’s Children within the Human Family are CHOSEN People with a Special Purpose for Each and Every Individual as Well as for Nations which is Yet to be Revealed,” God revealed to me:
What does it mean to be chosen? The Jewish people are chosen to be good stewards and caretakers of God’s law of love.
Many theologians within the Abrahamic faith community consider the Jewish people to be God’s chosen people. This can be especially hurtful and painful for Islamic Arabs, given the deep emotional feelings evoked by Abraham driving Hagar and Ishmael into the desert. All God’s children within the human family are CHOSEN people, with a special purpose for each individual as well as for nations, which is yet to be revealed. God’s children—CHOSEN to fulfill a special purpose for God the Father, Allah, and Yahweh—a mission impossible without God’s divine help—will not be able to fulfill God’s divine purpose for their lives if war continues.
Source: Medium article
I have written extensively about how our good neighbors across the ocean in the People’s Republic of China, as God’s children, help us build strong communities within the sociological framework of collective societies. Collective societies can become entrenched in worldly materialism that contributes to alienation. Religious faith defines a deeply personal walk with God. The ultimate goal of utopian communism is to create a truly classless society whereby the common worker is free from the control of government and capitalist overlords, and all people are treated as equals.
God is calling us to create a global economy in which the wealth of the world honors God’s law of love by uplifting and empowering individuals—all God’s children around the world. The quintessential definition of the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness is an unselfish goal of either saving lives and/or adding significant value to the lives of other people. Implementing this quintessential definition requires a data‑intensive process of reciprocity within complex supply‑demand chain networks. Artificial intelligence can help us create reciprocity within these networks along the IMEC and EcoPeace trade corridors.
The United States of America and the Western European alliance depend heavily upon trade with China. The key to success in restoring holiness in the Holy Land under God’s covenant is to testify to the power of God’s love as a higher law, taught by Saint Paul and the great Chinese philosopher Confucius. We are called to transcend the material world under God’s covenant. Only then can monetary wealth have real value in the sight of God.
As the Taoist sage Lao Tzu is often quoted: “All are welcome, both light and dark.” This teaching on yin and yang reminds us that opposites are not enemies but partners in balance. In the covenantal vision, God’s law of love calls us to embrace all peoples and all conditions, transcending division and sanctifying even our differences into harmony.
This teaching is reminiscent of the Gospel, where Jesus commands us to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). He reminds us that God “causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45). Just as Lao Tzu’s wisdom embraces both light and dark, the Gospel reveals God’s impartial love, extending grace to all people without distinction.