Also, JORDAN? The shortest distance between Gaza and Jordan is just under 300 miles. Israel would be giddy about transporting tens to hundreds of thousands of Gazans from Gaza to Jordan? Anyone who believes that may be interested in investing in ski resorts in the Negev.
Also, JORDAN? The shortest distance between Gaza and Jordan is just under 300 miles. Israel would be giddy about transporting tens to hundreds of thousands of Gazans from Gaza to Jordan? Anyone who believes that may be interested in investing in ski resorts in the Negev.
Kinzinger is also apparently CLUELESS about Palestinians not having a right of return. Israel would almost certainly refuse to allow any Gazan refugees who escape to Egypt or Jordan to return to Gaza.
As a former Republican, he still loves spewing the BS.
What he said was that Egypt and Jordan have closed their borders. He has a point with respect to Egypt. It was at best non sequitur with respect to Jordan.
They cannot go anywhere because they’ve made themselves unwelcome in every non-terroristic Arab nation. He was making the point that that is one reason why they differ from the population of Mosul.
I think people downplay how much the surrounding Arab countries want a Palestinian state because they don’t want to take in Palestinians. A) they’re worried they’re all indoctrinated and could be Hamas insurgents in waiting and B) they do want to normalize relations with Israel cause $$$.
Geopolitics doesn’t have morality, just objectives. Theres a reason the Saudis and Jordan helped shoot down Iranian missiles. There’s a reason Egypt has been pushing Hamas hard on a ceasefire with Israel.
Kinzinger is unrealistic about Gaza.
Also, JORDAN? The shortest distance between Gaza and Jordan is just under 300 miles. Israel would be giddy about transporting tens to hundreds of thousands of Gazans from Gaza to Jordan? Anyone who believes that may be interested in investing in ski resorts in the Negev.
Kinzinger is also apparently CLUELESS about Palestinians not having a right of return. Israel would almost certainly refuse to allow any Gazan refugees who escape to Egypt or Jordan to return to Gaza.
As a former Republican, he still loves spewing the BS.
He said they can’t go to Jordan.
No matter how far or near it is, it will never, ever take Palestinians.
What he said was that Egypt and Jordan have closed their borders. He has a point with respect to Egypt. It was at best non sequitur with respect to Jordan.
Transcript at 6:53.
Jordan isn’t a non sequitor, it’s the other border county that will not, ever, take Palestinians.
Of course Israel wants them gone. Why would it want them there?
Jordan is irrelevant to Gaza due to the distance between them, separated by more than 290 miles of pre-6-Days-War Israeli territory.
You’re strangely fixated on that. Good luck with that.
Correct. He didn’t suggest they go to Jordan.
They cannot go anywhere because they’ve made themselves unwelcome in every non-terroristic Arab nation. He was making the point that that is one reason why they differ from the population of Mosul.
Arab countries don't want to touch the Palestinian issue with a ten foot pole.
I think people downplay how much the surrounding Arab countries want a Palestinian state because they don’t want to take in Palestinians. A) they’re worried they’re all indoctrinated and could be Hamas insurgents in waiting and B) they do want to normalize relations with Israel cause $$$.
Geopolitics doesn’t have morality, just objectives. Theres a reason the Saudis and Jordan helped shoot down Iranian missiles. There’s a reason Egypt has been pushing Hamas hard on a ceasefire with Israel.
This is an excellent podcast on the most recent hostage deal backstory. It echoes some of what Tim mentioned.
https://pca.st/episode/f30c7354-2038-4e70-b988-c2bc37697761
Exactly. Jordan also remembers them trying to assassinate Hussein, and Egypt remembers who killed Sadat.