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[Igel]

by only by the infidel west.

The countries adjacent were scared: In Jordan, the Hashemite government set up by the British would be even more of a minority. In Lebanon, the Palestinians would mess up the sectarian compromise originally worked out by the French by adding many Sunnis into the mix. In Syria, the Alawite government set up by the French would be even more of a minority.

I have no clue what's happened in Egypt; I haven't heard of camps set up for them there, but I don't know if they're given citizenship like Palestinians were in Israel.

At this point, the land probably couldn't support the refugees. They'd still have a problem: Land left by 700-800k Palestinians now would have to support upwards of 3 million. True, they'd want the land bought by Jews, and transferred or nationalized by the Israeli government. But it's likely the land still wouldn't support them, and they'd all get little lots (also keep in mind much of the land that their parents or grandparents lived on they didn't actually own; it was the equivalent of the Jewish land that can't be sold, even to Jews).

Also, there's nothing like an external enemy to garner the support of your populations. The rulers know their culture.