Published December 2, 2023
It feeds into everything that’s been reported about Israel’s Arab neighbors and why they don’t want Palestinian refugees roaming wild in their country: they bring trouble. The late King Hussein had to declare war on them and successfully drove them out. The problem is the Palestinian Liberation Organization set up shop in Lebanon, where they caused problems for the government while also attacking Israel from the southern part of the country. Israel had to invade in 1982 and remained in Southern Lebanon until 2000. Egypt has closed its border with the Gaza Strip in Rafah due to terrorism concerns.
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
RELATED: Report: Arab Nations Behind the Scenes Talk With Israel Reveals What They Truly Think About Hamas
Published December 2, 2023
Our sister site Townhall has picked up some interesting information about the private goings-on behind the scenes between Israel and its surrounding Arab nations, from a Haaretz report that perhaps says more about what the Arab nations truly think about the Israel-Hamas war than what they may be saying publicly.
Publicly, some of them (like Egypt and Jordan) are falling in line with public opinion in their countries and condemning the civilian deaths caused by Israel’s military response. But behind the scenes, almost every leader in the region, including in most of the Gulf states, is urging Israel to end the war only after Hamas is defeated, since they view the organization as a dangerous domestic enemy.
Now that’s a pretty huge thing, if true. But it’s easy to see why it’s true because Hamas continues to contribute to the instability and fighting in the region. As we already have seen with the war, the surrounding countries like Egypt and Jordan don’t want to take in refugees, and have publicly made that very clear.
The reason is not just that they don’t want to be overwhelmed by refugees, although that’s certainly part of it. But there’s another reason that isn’t being said, as Matt Vespa noted in Townhall. There’s been trouble when they’ve done it in the past.
The problem is the Palestinian Liberation Organization set up shop in Lebanon, where they caused problems for the government while also attacking Israel from the southern part of the country. Israel had to invade in 1982 and remained in Southern Lebanon until 2000. Egypt has closed its border with the Gaza Strip in Rafah due to terrorism concerns.
In the days after the brutal October 7 attacks executed by Hamas, Egypt knew what was going to happen. They deployed tanks to the border while their prime minister vowed that his country would sacrifice millions to keep their borders safe. He was not referring to Israel.
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SOURCE: www.redstate.com
RELATED: Analysis |Israel Approaches the War’s Moment of Truth as Cease-fire With Hamas Lives Another Day
At this point, the delusion that Israel can both continue the fighting and further the release of more hostages is likely to be dispelled. Another deal will be needed, and it will be harder to achieve, due to the price Hamas will demand from Israel
Published November 30, 2023
The Israel-Hamas cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, which was supposed to end Thursday morning, is now expected to be extended for a few more days due to understandings reached between the parties.
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SOURCE: www.Haaretz.com
