Monday, June 24, 2024

No Muslim nation wants Palestinians.

Nikki Haley asked the Islamic countries why they are not opening up their gates for Palestinian civilians from Gaza. 

She claimed that the Arab nations are not allowing the Palestinians because they know they "can't vet them" and they don't want "Hamas in their neighborhoods," asserting that "if Arab nations don't want them, then why would Israel?"

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi recently said that the current war is also an "attempt to push the civilian inhabitants to... migrate to Egypt".  

Jordan's King Abdullah II gave a similar message, as he said, "No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt." 

Since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, Egypt has helped maintain a blockade of the strip, sealing off its border and imposing tight controls over the passage of goods and people through Rafah. 

El-Sissi warned about the destruction of Egypt and Israel's 1979 peace deal. Stating that with the presence of Palestinian militia, Sinai "would become a base for attacks on Israel. Israel would have the right to defend itself and would strike Egyptian territory".  He would be right on that assessment as Sinai is part of Egypt.

He added that "the peace which we have achieved would vanish from our hands, all for the sake of the idea of eliminating the Palestinian cause".  That's Just Egypt alone. What of other Muslim nations?

Since 2011, the Egyptian military and police have battled ISIS-affiliated militants. The fear is that incoming Hamas militants could bring further instability to the region.

Sisi also generally views Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, suspiciously, with Cairo considering it a potential security threat.

So this is the last thing Sisi wants, both from a security perspective and from a political perspective, but, ultimately understanding Jordan and Egypt's firm stances requires an overall appreciation of the context.

You cannot understand the Palestinian refugee question while not at the same time also understanding the broader historical, political, and legal circumstances surrounding the issue.

This fear of being displaced is a significant feature of the Palestinian condition. Many of the Palestinians who live in Jordan, Egypt, and elsewhere in the region first arrived there after being displaced in 1948, or following the Six-Day War in 1967.

If you look at it purely from a humanitarian angle, you know a temporary displacement into Sinai would make the delivery of humanitarian assistance much, much easier, but on the other hand, we know it would not be temporary."

It is against this backdrop that Egypt and Jordan would not want to be seen accepting displaced Palestinians because "they don't want to be complicit to another catastrophe.

Let's keep in mind these Pro-Palestinian protesters have NO IDEA what they are actually calling for. If Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria or any other Arab/Muslim country won't accept Palestinians, why should we? Why should Israel?

Vetting is another main reason why they won't accept Palestinians, yet Joe Biden has no problem letting unvetted illegal aliens into our country.

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