re: #34 CuriousLurker

WRT the Arab countries, now that you point it out I realize that the Palestinian diaspora seems to do quite well in other places except for those. Hmmm…odd. Maybe they’re aware they’re being used and…I’ll have to ponder that some more.

It’s noticeable. Palestinians who come to the States, or Europe, tend to do very well for themselves. The community values education and is highly entrepreneurial—that old Levantine magic.

But in the States they can, for example, buy property and work in all professions. They can become U.S. citizens if they choose, and have voting rights. That’s not true in Lebanon or Jordan. So the folks stuck there are…really stuck.