"Why won't Muslim countries accept Palestinian refugees?
Many wonder why Egypt, a Muslim country that share a border with Gaza, closed its gates on the war's first day, and refused to accept any Gazan refugees.
What do they know that we don't?
Let's examine three countries that welcomed Palestinian refugees.
Kuwait and the Palestinian.
In 1990, Kuwait had a population of 400,000 Palestinians. After Kuwait's war against Iraq, the Palestinians were expelled for supporting Saddam, the dictator Kuwait was fighting against.
Jordan and the Palestinians.
In 1970, Jordan housed one million Palestinians. That year, a conflict erupted between Jordanian forces and Palestinian militants as they sought to overthrow the Jordanian government. In the conflict known as Black September, the Jordanian forces eventually won, expelling Palestinian leaders and fighters to Lebanon. In revenge, in 1971 a Palestinian terrorist assassinated Jordan's prime minister.
Lebanon and the Palestinians.
After Jordan, the Palestinian leadership established military and political presence in Lebanon, effectively creating a state within a state. With about half of Lebanon's population being Christian, tensions were heightened by the Palestinians' political and military ambition. The Palestinians' actions significantly contributed to sparking the Lebanese Civil War, a devastating 15-year conflict. At the war's end, the Palestinian leaders were expelled, again.
Can you spot the pattern?"
