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Offline kimmy

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Why do you think that absorbing Palestinians would have solved it ? 

What portion of our Syrian refugees are planning on going back to Syria? Some, perhaps.  What portion of our Syrian refugees' grandchildren do you imagine going back to Syria?  Very few, I expect. People start over and build new lives.   All over the world, people are eager to move from crappier circumstances to better circumstances.

Palestinians are unique among the world's refugees in that they're the only refugee population where most are refugees for hereditary reasons rather than having been personally displaced.  The whole concept of hereditary refugees is troubling.   What do you call the children of the Vietnamese refugees who came to Canada?  Canadians.  What do you call the children of Syrian refugees who are born in Canada?  Canadians.   Do we have segregated encampments of Syrian refugees in Canada waiting to be sent back to their land of origin?  No, we don't.   We would consider that abhorrent. Why would we support Arab nations treating their supposed brethren this way which we'd consider a national disgrace if it were done here?


The status quo exists for a reason.  Nobody wants this but it's better than the alternative.  And Israel can game the Palestinians into in-fighting, baiting and generally stagnating forever.

Why is it better than the alternative?

 -k
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