‘Israel part of global conspiracy’
‘Syrian conflict refuses to die down’
“SINCE World War I, or rather in the history of mankind, it is rare to find a country without military cooperation where this protocol takes the form of treaties, bilateral cooperation or regional or international coalition,” columnist Khaled Al-Hamad wrote for AlShahed daily.
“In this context, even the Zionist entity itself is linked to both international and universal coalitions, but it is needless to say the agreements and treaties don’t justify aggression on the sovereignty of other states under any circumstances.
“For example, there are a lot of American military bases in many countries throughout the world and Israel has them in both Eritrea and Ethiopia, but the question here is, does aggression on these bases means aggression on Israel or on the sovereignty of the two African states, namely Eritrea and Ethiopia?
“As a matter of fact, all of us know that the aggression on the sovereignty of the states doesn’t require dirty evidences to justify and this is the case for sovereignty of the Syrian territories which for more than nine years are victims of international conspiracies and this fact was revealed when the US Administration declared that it had put its hands on the Syrian oil wells in favor of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces.
“In other words, by doing so, the United States wants to deprive a country of 25 million people for the benefit of the separatist Kurds whose population is just one million.
“Today, the role of the Zionist entity seems to be obvious which wages its treacherous aggression on the Syrian territories while the Syrians intend to rebuild its military abilities on the evidence of confronting Iran.
“However, this type of weak and unconvincing evidence looks valueless because no one can believe them, especially since the reality shows that when the Arab Syrian Army achieves any victory against the terrorist organization to stamp its authority of the Syrian Arab Republic, we find Israel and some other parties striving to abort this victory.
“In other words, in the wake of any success realized by the Arab Syrian Armed Forces, Israel hastens to attack these forces. In this connection, we say it is the government of the Hebrew entity along with its army who throughout has been testing the ability of the Arab Syrian Army through the confrontation between the two armies.
“Consequently, every Israeli aggression is thoughtless because this aggression is not an aggression on Syria only but it is an aggression on the entire Arab world.
“It is needless to say that the Arab Syrian Army is one of the most efficient army in the world in terms of fighting efficiency and might which is the might of all Arab countries and its weakness shall weaken these countries, particularly since we know that Syria enjoys a distinguished an strategic geographic location on the world map.
“Given the above, it is obvious for all that big powers were never involved in any struggle since World War II like it is at the moment – the involvement in Syria. Hence, we say the Israeli aggression on Syria falls within the scope of global conspiracy against Syria, its people, its present and its future.
“Such being the case, our people will not accept any evidence that has been submitted to justify this aggression. We suggest the Arab League (AL) must show its concern and condemn this aggression in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) pursuant to its (AL) constituent Charter.
“We say the above because we are positive our people and army in Syria have the will, determination and might to defeat any aggression on our lands.”
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“Once again amid such Arab silence, it looks like the State of Kuwait is determined to raise the blood pressure of Israel,” columnist Waleed Ibrahim Al-Ahmad wrote for Al-Rai daily.
“This happened when the State of Kuwait renewed its strong rejection to legalize the Israeli expansionist settlements in all its shapes and phenomena. Not just that, Kuwait exposed Israel’s desire with support from the United States to add international legitimacy to its violations against human rights.
“In this connection, we say our permanent delegate to the United Nations, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi last week said what Israel strives to do is a gross violation of International Law and the United Nations Security Council resolutions, particularly the Resolution No. 2334. This can be seen as an impediment in the path of peace and one again confirms that the Israeli settlements are false, null and void and illegal and as such these settlements will not constitute an acceptable reality.
“He also lauded the endeavors exerted by the United Nations coordinator for dealing with the peace process in the Middle East region and renewed his support to the efforts exerted by this envoy to reduce tension in this part of the world to avoid any military confrontation particularly under such provocative atmospheres and shelling by the Israeli occupation troops on the Gaza Strip.
“Meanwhile, Al-Otaibi referred to UNRWA following the extension of its work for an additional three years although the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump is striving to dismantle this international organization and halt its activities because the funds of this organization can be used for the benefit of the Palestinian refugees in the occupied Palestinians territories as well as in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
“In this regard, the Kuwaiti envoy was quoted as saying ‘it is a source of pride for Kuwait to be listed as one of the most important partners for UNRWA, since Kuwait’s voluntarily donations to this organization was $118 million during the past five years.
“However, today when we talk about the fixed attitude of the State of Kuwait towards the Palestinian cause, we actually prefer to remain silent in the face of those who cast doubts on the attitude of the State of Kuwait towards this cause although it looks like our states seem to have closed their eyes particularly to the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip.”
“It seems a new issue has been added to the tens of issues that negatively affect the citizens; it is the phenomenon of bachelors living in residential areas allocated for families,” Zayed Al-Zaid wrote for AlNahar daily.
“The families living in such residential areas are getting annoyed with the fact that their houses are surrounded everywhere by bachelors. I do not intend to offend the expatriate bachelor laborers, but I think there are logical reasons behind the international attitude of separating bachelor areas from private residential districts. This separation hardly exists in Kuwait. A number of house owners seek to gain extra revenues of renting their houses located in private residential areas. Instead of renting the houses for families, they make partitions and create very small rooms to rent them to bachelor laborers. This way, their profits become double the amount of renting the houses to families.
“This dangerous phenomenon has forced many Kuwaiti families to leave their houses where they spent most of their life in order to end their suffering. Furthermore, there are some real estate companies that charge high prices for buying the houses and then turn them into rooms to be rented to bachelor laborers.
“Dealing with the issue through simple approaches like cutting the electricity from time to time or calling the security forces will not do. Punishing the laborers and ignoring the owners of those houses is not the right solution. Modern labor cities supplied with the comfortable utilities and located near the workplaces of the laborers must be established.
“Some local newspapers reveal that some laborers establish workshops in private residential areas without the fear of being caught or monitored, relying on the influence “wasta” of the house owners who include MPs and former ministers.”
“The no-confidence motion submitted by a number of MPs was not only against the former Minister of Public Works Dr Jinan Boushahri but also against values, sincerity, efficiency and responsibility and above all, patriotism and loyalty to the nation,” Iqbal Ahmad wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
“That session witnessed exceptional performance by two women – Boushahri who confidently managed to disprove the grilling, and MP Safa’a Al-Hashem who directed strong words at those who she knows are responsible for what happened.
“Strangely, a large number of MPs signed the noconfidence motion despite the objective and reasonable responses of Boushahri.
“Unlike how some prefer to describe women as lowminded and less religious, I saw in that parliamentary session many men with low conscience. It was the first time that I watched a full grilling until the end. I was keen about getting information from the actual source and as a result make my own objective opinion that is not based on what I heard but on what I saw.
“What happened to Boushahri was the murder of principles, dedication and loyalty. When she said the grilling was not based on the desire of the MPs but in favor of companies and contractors due to which reform has become impossible, she then realized that red carpets are spread for corruption to continue while the gallows are prepared to receive people who are honest and patriotic.
“I would like to emphasize that the real victim of that grilling was values and sincerity.”
“’You are clear, so fight corruption’ is a strong statement from a big man and surely it has massive and correct implications,” Dr Hassan Abdullah Jowhar wrote for Al-Jarida daily.
“This is the phrase with which His Highness the Amir started addressing the new Prime Minister immediately after the swearing-in ceremony. It could be an opportunity to tell HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled about the mindset of majority of Kuwait’s citizens who have not had an iota of chance to eliminate the catastrophe of corruption, its forms and products. They did not meet the dreams of development, as well as the restoration of Kuwait’s lost glory and brilliant history in all ramifications.
“There are no services befitting the current life needs, no promising programs for the country, no assurance about the future, no real job opportunities for the young university graduates who are in the queue for employments, no feelings of justice and equality, and no faith in the reality of rights and duties. The situation has prompted many people to turn to the lawmakers for rescue to get their significant needs. The lawmakers achieve this by compromising many principles which are major factors for national stability, prestige and orderly movement.”
“Whenever the government resigns, there should be a plan to avoid mistakes, chaos and delays in dealing with hot files, which the new government would attempt to positively handle without huddles, and it shouldn’t be a matter of changing faces as per the quota system defying the democratic principle, columnist Ahmad Abdul-Hadi Al-Sadhan wrote for Al-Rai daily.
“Therefore, in my opinion, the presence of quotas in Kuwait’s politics was and still contributes to political instability; in fact, it reinforces conflict on the acquisition of chairs and positions, not only in the post of minister but extending to the positions of undersecretaries and their assistance, especially in vital places.
“In this regard, the situation has become a fertile ground for political haggling, appeasement and adjuration for temporary gains. Sadly, the principle of focusing on competencies has declined, and those who lose in this case are the nation and its development, as lots of money are wasted in empowering the people in various aspects of the nation . Therefore, the new government should come with a new approach, or else the routine of just changing faces whenever a government resigns will continue and the status quo will unfortunately be the same regardless.”
“Important and pressing questions should be raised. Does the National Assembly follow up the implementation of laws and administrative decisions concerning citizens? What about the distribution of petrol coupons approved for citizens when prices of petrol increased?” Mishref Eqab wrote for Al-Shahed daily.
“We have not heard any parliamentary statement in this regard. Citizens are still suffering from the flying pebbles breaking windscreens of their vehicles on Kuwait roads every day, up to the extent that most citizens have not changed their windscreens. Is exempting citizens from undergoing vehicle tests the right solution, as well as assistance from the government to citizens?
“What is the National Assembly doing to ensure that the government compensates citizens for their windscreens which were broken on the roads? In contrast, the government issues statements about tax every now and then. Successive governments have been talking about tax and its implementation, saying that citizens should contribute, yet services remain deplorable.”