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Ursus Rex

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4. It's been tried before.

Reply to maxsolomon (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 05:04 PM

Jan 27

At least, in Jordan, and the results were terrible for the government that took them in, eventually leading to Black September in 1970 (of course it's FAR MORE COMPLICATED than that), which in turn lead to the Palestinians finding refuge in Lebanon, which in turn precipitated another cycle of turmoil and destabilization (google Beirut in the 1960s for a comparison). Egypt is precarious enough for their leadership without adding more potential threats.

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Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected. [View all] maxsolomon Jan 27 OP

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Yeah, that's what DU extrapolated from Kushner's dim bulb comments. maxsolomon Jan 27 #3

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It's been tried before. Ursus Rex Jan 27 #4

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