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It all depends on a Gazan #HamasSurrenderNOW opposition party stepping forward to lead the Gazans in an entirely new direction. Not only would they have to admit defeat in this 100-year war for Muslim supremacy and abandon their Nakba victimhood narrative, they would also have to leave Palestinian unity behind to go with the UAE. Not that there are no good reasons for that, Gaza has always been different from the rest of Palestine as far as I know. So yes, it is a good idea that would take Gaza out of the 'axis of resistance'. But the choice must be with the Gazans and with nobody else if the new emirate is there to stay.

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It sounds intriguing... But what then of the West Bank and Jerusalem?

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The Palestinians went to Jordan, and made a mess there. They were then expelled to Lebanon, and made a mess there. There's a reason Egypt, Syria and Jordan all refuse to take them now.

I really can't see UAE taking them on.

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