Do you think Egypt and Jordan would take back Gaza and the West Bank if Israel asked them to?

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Duke of Tudor

It would be an act of hypocrisy if Jordan and Egypt accept the West Bank and Gaza from Israel. I mean if they support the establishment of the State of Palestine, they won't take those territories as their own even though Israel asked them to.

Amy W

Menachem Begin asked Egypt to take back the Gaza Strip, but he didn't.

Raoul I

No. The Islamic radicalization of these areas and the poverty (especially in Gaza) would put a strain on Egypt and Jordan if they were to control these areas. Arab countries governed by more moderate-secular leaders would risk destabilization.

The majority of Palestinians would likely not object to Jordanian rule in the West Bank, as this would politically link the WB with huge Palestinian population centers in Jordan. This would offer major opportunities for them in the future, vis-a-vis Jordan. This isn't what the Hashemite Kingdom wants and they already renounced any claim or responsibility for the West Bank, but desire to retain and increase control and influence of the Islamic Holy Sites in Jerusalem.

By receiving Gaza, Egypt would also be faced with controlling Hamas against Israel, as attacks from Egyptian territory would be an act of war. This is not an attractive scenario for Egypt.

Lizard

No, both Egypt and Jordan made it very clear that they will not accept ownership or responsibility for Gaza and Judea and Samaria (proper names for west bank regions). So those that propose such solution are day dreaming

arianah

Of course the Palestinians would object, why give part of Palestine, yet again, away to another country. Palestine is not theirs to give in the first place. I think Palestine should give Israel to Russia, as they are mostly Russian to begin with. Do you think Israel would object? Is it too late to turn back the clock back to reality and not some fictitious claim to land ownership?

HopelessZ00

Yes the Palestininians would object because they are not Egyptian or Jordanian, they deserve to have their own country just like Israel has. Peace!

dalia

we r not in market to be taken,we (pals)r here and will ever be here side by side to israelis,just accept it!!!

Nikki

Jordan,no. Egypt yes. However only tentatively; they would expect the Palestinians of the Gaza to develop their own government. Egypt would agree to a reciprocal arrangement with the jews wherein Egypt would provide protection for the Gaza Palestinians but also assume responsibility for policing the Gaza of non-defensive weaponry. Your idea is viable - for the Gaza. Very much so. But not for the west bank. At least not anytime soon. But it would be in the zionist government's interests NOT to have 1.5 million very angry Gaza Palestinians under their heel,within their borders and dependent on them for juice.

DA MAN (palestine shall live)

they proabably would if U.S AND israel both asked

man its a shame to see such weak muslims who wont stand up to the opressors

Truth Beyond All

They happily gave it away, why would they want it back.
The Palestinians would object very loudly

jojo

well hello, i am egyptian and why would we want to take gaza or the west bank...they dont belong to us they belong to palastine...egypt ends till saini gaza and the west bank were never ours

but one day we will open our borders and all the arab land will be united as they were once before that's the only case in which egypt will have gaza and the west bank simply because it will be no longer egypt , no longer palastine, no longer saudi arabia....etc till allthe arab land it'll be the united arabian land....just then there'll be no israel (no offense) and no one will be able to tell us no and we will be the greatest power just as we used to be

thanks

mark

It did not work in the past Gaza and west bank are part of Palestine/Israel. Thank God for the Israeli occupation which united Palestine and the Palestinians once again.

DANIEL W

Egypt was offered the Gaza Strip under the Camp David agreement but politely refused. Jordan has never indicated it wanted the West Bank back only a few acres below the Dead Sea.

Ivri Anokhi

Nobody wants Gaza. Only some Jews, who treasure their history and national identity.

Judea and Samaria (to use their biblical designations, or the West Bank, to use the anti-Israel terms) is a different matter entirely. Hebron, for example, is the second most holy city in Judaism. It belongs to the Jewish people much more than Haifa, for example.

In any event, Hussein was afraid of the Arab terrorists and therefore relinquished any claim he might have had.

But the Jewish people has a strong claim, and only a fool like Olmert would even consider giving Judea and Samaria to a foreign country.

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Hatikvah JPA

The only land ANYONE wants is the Golan Heights where there are no "Palestinians."
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MikeInRI

No - because they do not want to deal with the headache.

Good Luck!!!

alexandrin

Of course NO . Not even the dreams.

paperback writer

No. Egypt and Jordan do not want those territories. If they did, they would have helped the Palestinians far more than they have. Think about it: the Palestinians in Gaza keep killing Israelis with the kassam rocket attacks, yet when Israel cut supplies of electricity etc to Gaza, the entire world screamed.

Why didn't Egypt just step in and provide aid to their fellow Muslims in Gaza?

And why, when Egypt controlled Gaza prior to 1967, did she mine the border so as to trap the refugees there?

Why did Jordan keep the Palestinians in refugee camps, when she controlled the west bank, prior to 1967?

And back then, WHY was there no talk of 'Palestinians' and their 'rights' by the refugees, or indeed anyone else? Why did they NEVER complain when the Egyptians and Jordanians treated them so appallingly?

There was no such thing as the 'Palestinians' as we know them today UNTIL 1967! Doesn't take long to understand why...

Soos!

Who said that they belonged to Egypt and Jordan anyway?! And yes the Palestinians would object BIG TIME! Not that it matters since they're always getting murdered out there! Being one myself i should know!

J.driven

If you turn that clock back far enough you will find them saying no with guns.
They don't want them and have made it clear. People looking at Gaza today forget the refugee camps of Jordon.

Egypt would not take Gaza, Israel offered it to them when they gave them the Sinai and they said no. When Egypt ruled Gaza they never gave Gazans citizenship.

Jordan probably wouldnt after what Palestinians did to Jordan in the late 70s and 80s.

Bosco

I agree with Nikki. Dalia,if it happened at all it would be a way out of the present crisis and avoid the as-it-stands forthcoming Big Crunch. It would be temporary,I'm sure. Egypt will consider temporary receivership - but they are NOT going to have a problem with an independent Gaza.

Zeno

Nikki is right. Not Jordan,but Egypt yes -but only tentatively,until the Gaza could get up and running governmentally. They would in the long term agree to both a security alliance and to a free trade agreement. This illustrates how different the situations of "the two Palestines" are - the west bank,dominated by occupiers,abandoned by Jordan - the Gaza - free of occupation ( for now) and enjoying increasing sympathy of the Egyptian people,to which must respond or he risks a weakening base of support. Yesterday the Egyptian ambassador to the U.N> bluntly told the Secretary General Egypt will not tolerate a humanitarian disaster in Gaza,they will keep the Rafah crossing open,period. An immediate declaration by an interim government sounds ideal to me.

PoliSciFi

Jordan used to want the West Bank back in the 1970's (the territory had been a part of their kingdom between 1948-1967), but they don't want it now.

Egypt doesn't want Gaza, either.

Joshua N

No, they would refuse to do this. This would eliminate their claim to Israel, which they don't want to do.

samsproudmommy

no, they refused already. they want the palestianians miserable and unhappy so they can fight the jews

orangecat

Then there wouldn't be any "occupied territory" to cry about...

Mr. X

they were both asked and they both refused. they don't want them.

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