Palestine between ‘resistance’, ‘liberation’ ... mirage and illusion
Opinion
DO the Palestinians want to solve their case and establish a state, or do they want displacement, and political and financial blackmail practiced by their organizations – a practice that has become their hobby and thus led to wasting all the opportunities that have been available to them since 1919 until today?
Are the Arabs serious about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, or are they satisfied with just issuing denouncing statements and remarks and continuing with the talk about international resolutions that have not been implemented – because they did not strive to implement them?
Aren’t the 20 factions, and about 21 others before them who lived on this issue and whose guns shed Arab blood more than Israelis’ blood during the wars that were fought, starting from the Nakba (1948) war to the recent one, were just skirmishes that further complicated the issue and kept it offtrack? Ultimately, this issue was all about the refugees and those who hosting them.
The aforementioned questions and many others, which were asked in the past and continue to occupy many minds, are yet to receive convincing answers. This is due to the fact that none of the relevant authority or rather players worked on changing the status quo in the past decades.
In fact, there was no actual Palestinian voice talking about the possibility of solving this case under the principle of give-and-take that the late Habib Bourguiba spoke about in the year 1966 when he visited the West Bank and realized that the popular mood is separate from the reality of its national crisis.
At that time, Bourguiba was considered as a traitor, and was condemned by several Arab countries.
Few months later, the same people went on to accept the international resolutions that robbed them of their rights due to the defeat in the 1967 war. Instead of taking advantage of the opportunity in hand, they escalated their rhetoric which was met by what Bourguiba had said about the case, something that they did not like at all.
Meanwhile, Israel was settling in the areas it occupied. Today, it is practicing full sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and is slowly swallowing the West Bank under the eyes of the many resistance factions and the illusion of 150,000 missiles that are ready to liberate Palestine.
Worst of all, the Palestinians themselves are divided and waging war with one another in an unprecedented ferocity.
In the year 1968 after the Battle of Karama (honor), the Palestinians had serious opportunity to establish a path for liberating their land, despite the great negative impacts brought by the setbacks that the Arabs experienced due to the wars. However, they decided to target Jordan, which was hosting several Palestinian organizations, in an attempt to establish an alternative homeland. They engaged in conflicts with the Jordanian army instead of targeting their efforts towards liberating their land that was snatched from them by the Israelis.
The end result was that they ended up being expelled from Jordan and sent to Lebanon where they took over a piece of land that they called “Fatah land”. There they rapidly transformed into becoming the fuel that undermined the pillars of Lebanon, after which they transformed into a “liberation movement”, and then ended up becoming the de facto authority in Lebanon, causing Israel to step in to unplug them.
The Palestinians failed to use all these opportunities to their advantage, and unfortunately the Arabs to this day are not frankly speaking with the people who are afflicting pain among themselves under the pretext of national resistant armed factions.
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2: A number of MPs have asked National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim to allocate one hour of the sessions slated for Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the Palestinian issue, especially the deal of the century, in line with Article 146 of the Assembly’s decree.
MPs Muhammad Husain Al-Dallal, Osama Al-Shaheen, Thamer Al-Sewait, Khalid Al-Otaibi, Abdullah Fehad, Hamdan Al-Azmi, Al-Humaidi Al-Subai’e, Naif Al-Merdas, Muhammad Al-Hadba, Majid Al-Mutairi and Adel Al-Damkhi signed the request.
Meanwhile, Rapporteur of the Budgets and Final Accounts Committee MP Riyad Al-Adasani has submitted questions to Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Dr Khalid Al-Fadhel on the violations found in a number of contracts, including the comments of the State Audit Bureau (SAB) regarding these violations.
He asked about the procedures taken by the ministry to address the violations, disclosing that 15 contracts were found to be costly – ranging from KD 3 million to KD 30 million. He said the violations include consultancy services, changing orders, and refraining from imposing fine amounting to 10 percent of the contract value on a contractor who delayed the implementation of a project.
On the other hand, MP Dr Abdulkareem Al-Kandari has submitted a proposal to establish an all-inclusive hospital for children. He said Kuwait Fund for Economic Development must shoulder the cost for the construction of the hospital to ensure the government will not reject the proposal under the pretext of the budget deficit.
He also forwarded questions to Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalid Al-Rawdan about the commitment of the National
Fund for small and Medium Enterprises to the Islamic Sharia as per the decision issued by the Fatwa Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs on June 25, 2019. He wants to know the number of beneficiaries and requested for copies of relevant contracts.
MP Muhammad Husain Al-Dallal has forwarded questions to Minister of Education and Higher Education Soud Al-Harbi on the proposed allocation of special allowance for employees in charge of students’ affairs. He highlighted the importance of these employees who serve as a link between students and the administration, in addition to the support jobs they do such as supervising and monitoring students during exams.
He requested for copies of correspondences regarding the special allowance that the ministry sent to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) from the beginning of 2019 until the date of submitting the questions and responses of the CSC.
Moreover, MP Osama Al-Shaheen has proposed exempting all teachers from administrative tasks as they should focus on teaching the students. He suggested the appointment of Kuwaitis to do administrative jobs in order to avoid assigning other tasks to teachers.
In addition, MP Ali Al-Daqbasi has forwarded questions to Minister of Finance and State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel about the names of board members in the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS), number of meetings from the beginning of 2019 until the date of submitting the questions, decisions taken during these meetings, total number of retirees registered at PIFSS, number of families receiving pension after the death of the father, other privileges given to these families if any, number of cases filed by or against PIFSS, and copies of court verdicts in favor or against PIFSS.