Why aren’t Arab countries taking Gazan refugees?
There are so many nearby countries that could host Palestinians. Why aren't they?
Several Arab nations have voiced support for Hamas and their October attack on Israel. Others have implied that Israel had it coming, and, at the very least, there seems to be sympathy for the civilians caught in the middle of this war.
So why aren’t Arab countries taking in refugees? Egypt shares a border with Gaza and Jordan shares a border with the occupied West Bank. Yet the two countries have steadfastly refused to accept refugees across those borders.
So why aren’t those countries helping out? And why do so few people ask that question?
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi has said that he suspects Israel’s military actions weren’t just to defeat Hamas, but were “also an attempt to push the civilian inhabitants to ... migrate to Egypt.” He’s afraid letting in refugees could disrupt peace in Egypt.
“There is a danger” regarding Gaza, he said. “A danger so big because it means an end to this (Palestinian) cause… It is important that (Gaza’s) people remain standing and on their land.” Sisi also says Egypt is already home to 9 million migrants, and that accepting Palestinians would strain the country’s resources.
Unsaid is that he doesn’t want a bunch of armed and angry foreigners stirring up trouble in Egypt. And if they start launching rockets from Egyptian neighborhoods, that’s no good either.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II washes his hands of the situation as well: “No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt.” Both of these men seem to be happy for Palestinians to fight and die for their land, even the ones who want to flee the Gaza “prison” — a prison with a locked door into Egypt.
Of course, Egypt or Jordan could allow refugees in to their countries, to then board planes to other Arab nations … but none of those countries want them, either.
There’s also a historic problem here. After the 1948 war that established the country of Israel, Palestinians that fled during the conflict weren’t allowed back afterward. Countries that accept them now might very well have them forever.
Then, there’s the fact that some of these countries, like Iran, are on the side of Hamas. If they can contribute to anti-Israel sentiment, even by sacrificing Gazan civilians, they appear to be just fine with that.
Journalism sinks to the very bottom
The state of journalism has reached a point where reporters can now feel free to tout their complete lack of ethics.
Fox Sports reporter Charissa Thompson admitted in two podcasts that when she worked for ESPN, sometimes she just completely fabricated reports. She still works for Fox.
“I’ve said this before, so I haven’t been fired for saying it, but I’ll say it again,” she said. “I would make up the report sometimes because, A, the coach wouldn’t come out at halftime or it was too late and I was like, I didn’t want to screw up the report, so I was like, ‘I’m just gonna make this up.'”
Yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter ran (yet another) piece going after Elon Musk and all things Twitter. To write the piece, the Hollywood Reporter chose a reporter who had recently tweeted about Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino: “This woman is either extremely stupid or mentally unwell.”
In full disclosure, the “reporter” mentioned her tweet in her article. After all, who better to write a hit piece than someone who hates the subject?
– Ken
Violence and hatred sure must run strong in this place called "palestine"?
The Palestinians … of whom I’m referring to the overwhelming Islamist Palestinians who comprise the vast majority of the populations in Gaza and the West Bank, have been so radicalized over the decades through their schools and mosques, that all they would likely do is still up trouble if they were admitted to other Arab nations.
Palestinian victimology is deeply rooted in and influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, the progenitor of terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS). And despite Palestinian Arabs being almost exclusively Sunni Muslims, they have made their bargain with Iran’s Shia Ayatollahs, despite the usual rivalry and enmity between the two Islamic sects.
Hamas and its Palestinian supporters, along with Iran’s mullahs, hate Israel and Judaism more than they would typically hate each other as rival sects.
As so many Palestinians have become so radicalized over the decades, other Arab countries simply do not want them as refugees … they would quickly become huge political headaches for these other Arab kingdoms and petro-states.
It’s easier for these Arab countries to just let the Palestinians wallow in their own hatred and the mess that they have created for themselves with their electing corrupt and terrorist leadership like Fatah and Hamas.
It’s much like a Gordian knot when it comes to the Palestinians, Israel, and long lasting peace.
Perhaps Golda Meir had a very relevant point with her words … “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.”
Reference: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/664790-when-peace-comes-we-will-perhaps-in-time-be-able