What are the Palestinians’ countries of origin? If Palestinians are truly Arabs as they claim to be, why do the neighboring Arabic nations reject them?
Looking around for answers, consider this fact: Hamas terrorists are proxy warriors of Iran, a Shiite Muslim country. This is true of the Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Arab countries are Sunni Muslims.
Sunni Arab nations refuse Palestinian refugees because they do not want Shia activists within their borders. Jordan and Egypt publicly offer various excuses for refusing Palestinians, but the heart of the matter is the Sunni-Shia religious divide over legitimate Islamic authority.
I quote from The Conversation: What is the Shia-Sunni divide?
Both Sunnis and Shias – drawing their faith and practice from the Qur’an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad – agree on most of the fundamentals of Islam. The differences are related more to historical events, ideological heritage and issues of leadership.
The first and central difference emerged after the death of Prophet Muhammad in A.D. 632. The issue was who would be the caliph – the “deputy of God” – in the absence of the prophet. While the majority sided with Abu Bakr, one of the prophet’s closest companions, a minority opted for his son-in-law and cousin – Ali. This group held that Ali was appointed by the prophet to be the political and spiritual leader of the fledgling Muslim community.
Abu Bakr became the first caliph and Ali became the fourth caliph. However, Ali’s leadership was challenged by Aisha, the prophet’s wife and daughter of Abu Bakr. Aisha and Ali went to battle against each other near Basra, Iraq in the Battle of the Camel in A.D. 656. Aisha was defeated, but the roots of division were deepened. Subsequently, Mu’awiya, the Muslim governor of Damascus, also went to battle against Ali, further exacerbating the divisions in the community.
In the years that followed, Mu’awiya assumed the caliphate and founded the Ummayad Dynasty (A.D 670-750). Ali’s youngest son, Hussein – born of Fatima, the prophet’s daughter – led a group of partisans in Kufa, Iraq against Mu’awiya’s son Yazid. For the Shias, this battle, known as the Battle of Karbala, holds enormous historical and religious significance. | End Quote
The simple truth behind Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt rejecting Palestinians is theological, not political.
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Subsequently, those Muslims who put their faith in Abu Bakr came to be called Sunni (“those who follow the Sunna,” the sayings, deeds and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad) and those who trusted in Ali came to be known as Shia (a contraction of “Shiat Ali,” meaning “partisans of Ali”).
“But behind the scenes, almost every leader in the region, including in most of the Gulf states, is urging Israel to end the war only after Hamas is defeated, since they view the organization as a dangerous domestic enemy.”
Peace: the common shared value between Arabs, Jews, and Christians, citizens of Israel
Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia all have Arab populations. What? Arabs live in Israel?
Israeli Arabs are people of Arab ethnicity residing within the borders of the state of Israel. As of the end of 2020, their population stood at just under 2 million, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, or just over 21 percent of the overall Israeli population. That figure includes several hundred thousand Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem who do not possess Israeli citizenship but have residency rights and can generally move around the country freely. The remaining Israeli Arabs are full citizens of the state. SOURCE
Arabs serve in prominent Israeli government offices, as you will learn from the video below.
Arab Muslims Volunteer to Serve in the IDF
Last year saw a sharp rise in the number of Israeli Arab Muslims volunteering to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Only Jewish and Druze citizens are required to do compulsory military service.
Statistics provided by the army to The Jerusalem Post showed that 606 Muslims were voluntarily drafted into the IDF in 2020. The previous year saw 489 sign up to serve in the Israeli army.
Of the Muslims who volunteer to serve in the IDF, half request to go to combat units. SOURCE | End Quote
The Bottom Line
Sunni Muslims—Arabs—represent approximately 90% of all Muslims; the Shia Muslims are only 10%, but they are like an infectious disease that can sicken the whole body.
The Abraham Accords is one of President Donald Trump’s great successes. The Iranian Shia leadership wishes to kill all Jews. By arming and training Hezbollah, Hamas, and Houthi terrorists, Iranian leadership hopes to undo the Abraham Accords.
Is this the time for the war to end all wars, WW3, Armageddon? Who knows? Only God knows.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. For all these things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. Then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another. And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many. Because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
The Words of Jesus Christ, Matthew 24:6-13 MEV
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you! Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!” — Psalm 122:6-7
John White
Rockwall, Texas
John N. White 