For Arab states, the refusal to even discuss offering Palestinians from Gaza refuge is more personal.
“The Palestinian record in Arab countries has not been one of behaving guests, which has made Arab countries reluctant to take in any number of them from Gaza,” explained Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
He noted that Palestinians relocating to Arab countries in the past created friction and even sparked conflict, such as in Jordan, where Palestinian armed factions tried to topple the government, or Lebanon, where Palestinian terrorists drew Israel into multiple wars.