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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt? I know the Gaza strip only borders Egypt as well but isn't Palestine kinda patchy? Islands in the north, Middle East, and Southwest of Israel?

When I think Palestine usually think of this map.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Israel_and_occupied_territories_map.png/440px-Israel_and_occupied_territories_map.png

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Israel blockades humanitarian aid from reaching Palestinians. they control all the borders.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Got it. So all four of those nations are contributing to it by not wanting to piss off Israel?

[–] BlueFire@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Yes because Egypt and Jordan have peace treaty. Lebanon and Syria do not but they don't border either Gaza or West bank.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 10 months ago

which of them have nukes and a us-funded airforce, navy, and cyber command?

yes, israel rattles its sabers at all its neighbors to protect its apartheid.