U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP reportedly floated an idea of “Palestinian”-Jordanian “confederation.”
Jordan wants no part of a “confederation.”
Jordan already has too many “Palestinians” within it’s borders; “Palestinians” who would dearly love to dethrone the Saudi Arabian monarchy installed by the British meddlers.
Likewise, Egypt wants no part of a “confederation” with Hamas and Gaza.
At one time absorption of the PA enclave on the so-called “West Bank” and Egypt’s absorption of Gaza seemed like an optimum solution to the PA/Hamas problem with Israel. Instead of a non-viable “Palestine” or “Hamastan,” the areas would be part of neighboring Muslim countries.
But, Jordan has more real Palestinians than it wants and many of the Palestinians – original residents of what by English fiat became Transjordan – resent having a Saudi family as rulers.
Egypt has enough problems with the Islamic Brotherhood and other terrorist groups that its border with Gaza is closed more than it is open. Egypt wants no more terrorists to invade it.
The sad part, for the “Palestinians” occupying what was supposed to be Israel under the original English plan – similar plans were made by France to carve up Syria. Iran, and Iraq, colonial powers drawing lines without consideration of the indigenous peoples – are landlocked and increasingly surrounded by increasingly less than friendly Muslim nations. Gaza, at least, could have both sea and airports IF it made peace with Israel and Egypt. Abu Mazen’s “Palestine” has two airports in disrepair. There currently is no land connection to any Muslim state (other than Egypt) except via Israel. As long as Abu Mazen controls the PA, peace with Israel is a non-starter.
According to Wikipedia, the fictitious “State of Palestine” has four (4) airports (http://tinyurl.com/ybhgrq37 ).
Airport information
Arafat: 1 north-south asphalt runway 10,091 ft/3,076 m long (http://tinyurl.com/y9rj55td)
Gush Katif: 1 NNE/SSW asphalt runway 2,625 ft/800m long (http://tinyurl.com/y9uz9vhp)
Atarot: 1 ESE/WSW asphalt runway 6,447 ft/1,965m long (http://tinyurl.com/ybfo38pl)
Muqeible: 1 NE/SW concrete runway, length unknown, and 1 E/W concrete runway, length unknown (http://tinyurl.com/y9wpmoz9)
For comparison, at sea level on concrete runways (http://tinyurl.com/ybohpjfs ): The minimum runway length for a Boeing 737-700 is between 3,500 feet (minimum weight) and 5,000 feet (maximum weight)
The Airbus A318 minimum runway length 3,400 feet (minimum weight) and 4,300 feet (maximum weight).
Only the damaged Yasser Arafat International Airport in Gaza has a runway long enough to accommodate a commercial jet. Its condition precludes commercial flights, assuming Israel and Egypt would permit the airport’s use. (Had Hamas used some of the concrete it wasted building tunnels into Israel it might have restored the airport to accommodate commercial aviation.)
By comparison, Israel currently has five commercial airports, four of which can accommodate Boeing 737-700s and Airbus A318 aircraft. Two, Lod, a/k/a Ben Gurion/Tel Aviv, and Eliat-Ramon are international and can handle jumbo jets.
Imagine if Hamas signed a true peace with Israel it would have access to the international airports in Eliat and Jordanian ports on the Suez Canal. If it signed an agreement with Egypt, it would have access to Cairo and its international airport. Finally, if it stopped building tunnels into Israel (as part of a true peace agreement) it could use the concrete o repair the Yassir Arafat International airport.
PA residents can, with Israeli permission, travel to Jordan (via Israel) to its international airport in Amman, or to the international airport near Tel Aviv.
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