Egypt’s Excuse: Accepting Gaza Refugees Would End Palestinian Cause

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told CNN on Monday that the reason his country will not allow Palestinians to find refuge is that letting them leave Gaza would mean an end to the Palestinian cause.

Though Egypt borders Gaza, it has reinforced a massive wall to keep Palestinians out. Like other Arab countries, it refuses to allow almost any Palestinian refugees to leave the war zone, even temporarily — marking one of the only conflicts in modern history in which civilians are prevented from leaving. The reason: they do not want Palestinian claims to the land to be weakened by leaving the war they started.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Gaza residents would need to be displaced — perhaps for many years — while Gaza is rebuilt, partly so that a new generation of Palestinians can emerge elsewhere, in peace. (Source)