President Donald Trump says he’d like to see Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “clean out” the area to create a virtual clean slate.
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“Something has to happen,” Trump said. “But it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished, and people are dying there.” He added: “So, I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”
Whether or not it was emphasised by him, Yasser Arafat did not invent Palestinian culture. He did not invent eating musakhan, singing ataaba songs at weddings or any of the children’s games that Palestinian children play.
To believe that Palestinians have no distinct identity, you would have to ignore the fact that Palestinians are a distinct group within the neighbouring countries that they live in. Families who have lived for 2-3 generations in places like Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon continue to view themselves as Palestinian, and continue to maintain cultural traditions particular to the place they were expelled from.
Fair argument. My point, however, is that many, many Palestinians wanted out to avoid suffering but the PLA and then Hezbollah made it purposefully difficult for them to leave so that those political leaders would have people forcibly kept there to help bolster their personal political agendas. Being expelled is not right but if people want out to avoid suffering, they should be allowed to go