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by obrero 3774 days ago
> Don't forget that Egypt and Jordan get foreign Aid, 1.5B$ while Israel gets 3B$

What? Egypt got no "foreign aid" until some post-Nasserite forces in Egypt got together and decided to kow-tow to Israel and the US during the Camp David accords. For Jordan it is pretty much the same thing, from the attacks on Black September on.

The politicians running these countries were bought off to play nice with Israel. This is more or less openly stated in journals like Foreign Affairs. The money to Egypt and Jordan is money being given indirectly to Israel.

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Egypt gets Foreign Aid since 79', Jordan got economic and military aid since 1951 and 1957, respectively. Black September started on 6 September 1970.

I agree with you they were bought off, but was it better for them to be at a constant war with Israel?

> The money to Egypt and Jordan is money being given indirectly to Israel I'd very much would like an explanation on this.

"until some post-Nasserite forces in Egypt got together and decided to kow-tow to Israel and the US during the Camp David accords" Youre describing the camp david accord as if some jewish cabal took control of the administration of egypt. Egypt simply realized life would be better if it didn't go to war with a formidable enemy every 5 years (that is literally the average from 1948-Yom Kippur War in 1973), and it left the soviet orbit and aligned itself more the US.

>No foreign aid http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-wit... and it was even offered during your hero Nasser's regime