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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Democracy
Women's rights
Those are two pretty compelling reasons aren't they?
Serious Question:
If the Palestinians are in such a bad space there - why haven't the other countries in the Middle East opened their doors to them? You'd think the neighboring countries would pluck them away and help them.
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Actually, the opposite has happened. I think a lot of people forget that Jordan fought a war against Palestinians. A lot of Palestinians in the West Bank are descendants of people that were booted out of Jordan proper. Black September anyone? Let's not forget that in 1947 to 1968, Jordan occupied the West Bank and sent Palestinian settlers/refugees there because the royal family was worried that they would be overthrown if they didn't change the demographics. I have also heard that Palestinian migrants in places like Saudi Arabia and Iraq are basically treated as second class citizens.
It's funny that Jordan gets let off the hook so often.