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John P's avatar

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.

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Charla  Soriano Jaffee's avatar

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

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Kim M Murphy's avatar

Exactly. Jordan also remembers them trying to assassinate Hussein, and Egypt remembers who killed Sadat.

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