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Palestinians got screwed over by something geopolitical. Again and again they were egged on by their Arab neighbors to walk away from more equitable treaties. All in the name of geopolitical Arab nationalism. Today their Arab neighbors are building cutting edge cities, while Palestinians are asking for a fraction of what they were offered in the 1920s/30s.

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To be clear, not a single Arab country wants to see an independent Palestinian state. Not a single one. The Palestinians were not even included originally in the Arab League that was supposed to represent their cause. Palestinians were considered a threat to the stability of the post colonial “middle east” (a fabrication created by the west) and they are still treated as such. The crimes committed by Israel not withstanding.

> To be clear, not a single Arab country wants to see an independent Palestinian state. Not a single one

Where are you getting your information from if I may ask? There are literally millions of anecdata for the contrary.

> To be clear, not a single Arab country wants to see an independent Palestinian state. Not a single one.

Is Liban an arab country?

Or: would they go back to Oslo and tell Arafat not to be a putz, if they could?

I typically hate counterfactuals with a passion, but at some point pragmatism becomes worth considering.

Not that I'm in their context and capable of making that call, mind you.

Oh it's absolutely possible that if they had settled in the 1920s they'd eventually get screwed anyway.

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