5 Mar 2024 1:14 am
Your assertion is that the Arab world thinks not taking in more Palestinian Arabs is doing them some kind of favor or is for their own good for the sake of a Palestinian State?.... Not likely.... Though I wouldn't be surprised if a few of such Arab countries actually claimed such --- but we know that isn't the real reason.. The Palestinians have proven themselves to be a dangerous, ungrateful, burdensome, and eventually an unwelcome guest to all who have taken them in... THey do not have a good record of assimilation in any of their Host Nations... You can't deny they are for most part seen as the *** of the Arab World by other Arab countries.. They are content to keep the Gazan & West Bank Arabs right where they are ---- because it serves a 2-fold purpose.. One being they don't have to open their homes or cofers to them ... The other is it keeps the ire of the other Arab countries people directed towards the Jews, instead of turning that anger & rage against their own leaders..
You can carry on that the West Bank & Gazan Arabs have been victims of the Israelis if you wish --- but the fact is more than anything, those people have been made victims by their own choices in leadership ---- Arafat, PLO, Fatah, Palestinian Authority, Hamas etc.. You also neglect to mention prior to the 6 Day was in 1967, Egypt occupied and was responsible for Gaza, and Jordan was responsible for administering the West Bank... It's time to remind yourself of the rules & nature of Wars.... When you lose a Wars, (especially Wars you initiate) it is the Winner who dictates terms and draws land boundaries --- not the Losers... Again, look at Maps of Europe prior to, then after WW1 & WW2... Everytime Israel has been attacked and defeated an Arab neighbour or players in the Palestinian territories, it has cost the Arabs real estate... That's why Israel is sizably larger than what it was originally mapped out to be in 1947... And you can bet when the dust settles from this latest conflict, Israel will shave more land from Gaza under the guise it is required to increase a security buffer between Israel and the Palestinians.
When Israel withdrew the IDF and all the Settlers from Gaza in 2007, the Palestinians in the Strip had an opportunity to create a prosperous, desirable, self-governed home for their people... THere was also great potential to exploit their beautiful coastline & beaches to draw foreign investment and build a tourist industry.. A lot of people including myself saw this as one of the best chances to see a Palestinian State.. But again, they made themselves victims of their own poor choices.... If you could magically increase the landmass of Gaza by 10 and keeping Hamas in power, the story would be the same ---- failure, and all efforts & resources allocated to attacking their Israeli neighbours..
I'm not Jewish, nor do I belong to any faith... But in the case of the Palestinian Territories I view the dispute from 2 perspectives.. In the case of the West Bank, it is mostly political... In the case of Gaza, it is more from the Religious perspective because Hamas (and lesser extent Islamic Jihad) rules and acts from an Islamic position.