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Why did Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Europe, Canada etc. take Syrians during the war in Syria but Egypt (and everyone else) refuses to allow civilian Gazans to esca
by YZF 1y ago
Why did Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Europe, Canada etc. take Syrians during the war in Syria but Egypt (and everyone else) refuses to allow civilian Gazans to escape to safety?
- ahmedfromtunis 1y agoMy country hosted the PLO in the 80s and was almost outcast by the rest of the Arab world. Harboring them was seen by some people as an indirect support to Israeli efforts to push Palestinians out and take over their land. To this day, any talk about allowing Palestinians to move en masse out of their territory, even as refugees, is at best a very controversial move.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Why did Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Europe, Canada etc. take Syrians during the war in Syria but Egypt (and everyone else) refuses to allow civilian Gazans to escape to safety? Spitballing here, but it might be continued unease about Arafat. He weaponised the Palestinian population in Lebanon [1] and Jordan [2] in ways that would make it politically untenable for them to accept Palestinian refugees. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_insurgency_in_South_Lebanon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_insurgency_in_Sout... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September
- limpbizkitfan 1y agoEscape to safety? Do you mean, have their land stolen?