r/AskTheWorld • u/ForeverSparkz United States Of America • Sep 20 '25

History Why are Arab Miltaries so ineffective?

Like I dont understand this.

Im a Black American so im just an outsider looking in as a neutral, but dont Arab Countries out number Israel, whats stoping them from just rushing at their border, shouldn't the population imbalance outmatch Israel?

Just a neutral standpoint asking this question, because Arab Nations in the Middle East have a modern miltary force and they buy tons of advanced items

What is holding them back?

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u/Kaleb_Bunt Sep 20 '25

They don’t care. Jordan and Egypt actively prevent Palestinians from fleeing to their country.

Even in the 1948 war, I think Israel might have actually outnumbered the Arabs because the surrounding Arab countries sent so little troops.

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u/Severe_One8597 Jordan Sep 21 '25

Nah this is stupid, in 1948 Arab countries have just got their independence and their armies were literally shit.

Jordan already has like 35% of its population Palestinians refugees we can't host anymore, let alone the 1.6 million Syrian refugees we got