by Khaled Abu Toameh •
- [C]ountries
such as Jordan and Lebanon had extremely negative experiences with the
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and other Palestinian armed groups
who were trying to overthrow or destabilize their governments (Black
September in Jordan in 1970 and the Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990).
- Arab
leaders often make strong statements, issue condemnations of Israeli
actions, and attend high-profile summits that express solidarity with the
Palestinians. Their gestures, however -- apart from Iran and Qatar -- are
often not matched by decisive steps...
- The
refusal of the Arab countries to absorb Palestinians (including the
ex-prisoners) is... proof why it would be a mistake to rely on the Arab
countries to help rebuild and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.
- US
President Donald J. Trump, who seems to be pinning his hopes on the Arabs
to assist in funding and establishing a new government as well as
deploying an international force in the Gaza Strip, needs to bear in mind
that most of the Arab heads of state and regimes actually do not care
about the Palestinians.
- By
now, most Arab heads of state see Palestinians as having caused
immeasurable harm wherever they went and as having rewarded with treachery
whoever stretched out a hand to them.
- For
the Arab leaders, the Palestinian issue is just another tool to advance
their own political objectives, shore up their own popular support at
home, or unite various factions against a common enemy.
- Most
Arab leaders, in short, will continue to pretend that they are eager to
help the US administration with its efforts to implement Trump's 20-point
plan for peace in the Gaza Strip. In reality, the Arabs will continue to
do their utmost to stay away from the Palestinians -- apart from helping
them to regroup in the Gaza Strip.
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