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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22056/why-most-arab-countries-do-not-want-palestinians
Why Most Arab Countries Do Not Want Palestinians
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - According to Arab media reports, 145 Palestinians who arrived in Cairo upon their release from Israeli prison "did not find any Arab or Islamic country willing to host them." Some Arab leaders, especially in neighboring countries such as Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, are apparently concerned that the prisoners, who were serving one or more life terms for deadly attacks on Israelis, would pose a threat to their security and political stability. So far, no country other than Turkey and Malaysia has received Palestinian prisoners. Arab leaders often make strong statements, issue condemnations of Israel, and attend summits that express solidarity with the Palestinians. Their gestures, however, are often not matched by decisive steps. By now, most Arab heads of state see Palestinians as having caused immeasurable harm wherever they have gone and as having rewarded with treachery whoever stretched out a hand to them. The writer, a veteran Israeli journalist, is a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.