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RockRaven

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8. Why would Egypt want two-plus million impoverished refugees any more than the next guy?

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 03:58 PM

Oct 2023

So long as those people are in Gaza, Egypt can wash their hands of responsibility for what happens to them. Once they are let into Egypt, that is not so.

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Has Egypt signaled any willingness [View all] sarisataka Oct 2023 OP

I would assume they eventually will. roamer65 Oct 2023 #1

I wouldn't bet on it JohnSJ Oct 2023 #4

There are already calls for Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing to humanitarian aid. roamer65 Oct 2023 #5

The crossing's been there straight along, right? Igel Oct 2023 #11

There are a shit ton of tunnels into Egypt from Gaza. roamer65 Oct 2023 #12

Probably not but they should. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #2

Nope - they don't want Hamas any more than any other Arab country. n/t CincyDem Oct 2023 #3

So, just how many of Palestinian civilians (the OP's subject) are Hamas? Celerity Oct 2023 #6

How do you tell the difference when the terrorists are imbedded in the population? ripcord Oct 2023 #7

That is what I want to now. You certainly cannot broad brush it out to all Palestinians. Celerity Oct 2023 #9

Why would Egypt want two-plus million impoverished refugees any more than the next guy? RockRaven Oct 2023 #8

Doubtful DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2023 #10

Not likely. Xolodno Oct 2023 #13