Victim of home-grown struggles
Conspiracies abound against Palestinians
“THE significant surge in protests and demonstrations which currently span the occupied Palestinian territories have seemingly resulted in agitating the spirit of an overwhelming popular intifada (uprising) there,” columnist, veteran parliamentarian and politician, the historical leader of the Kuwaiti Opposition and one of the Arab Nationalists Movement’s founders Dr Ahmad Al-Khateeb wrote for AlJarida daily.
“Not just that, it looks like this overwhelming concern is the result of the complicated regional developments which currently prevail in the Middle East region. This happens, while the Arabs still look for a perfect democratic march.
“However, we the Arabs at the moment are requested to deal with the developments in the occupied Palestinian territories by mobilizing our efforts to support the Palestinian cause and encounter the persistent Zionist violations and following facts will remind the Arabs that.
“The Zionist army which had fought along with the socalled ‘The Allied Troops’ (Britain, France, the United States of America, former Soviet Union etc) against the so-called Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan), this army was actually prepared and trained well to go to Palestine post World War II, given the number of this army personnel exceeded three times the number of the then entire Arab countries.
“The Britons through their imperialism policy in Palestine were keen to disarm the Palestinians from possessing any type of weapons.
“The then commander of the Arab armies which were formed to fight the Zionist army in Palestine, the British Lieutenant-General John Bagot Glubb (nickname Glubb Pasha), had actually prevented these armies from obtaining sophisticated weapons to fight a well trained and equipped Zionist army.
“However, in his memoirs Glubb said his task as leader of the Arab armies revolved around the implementation of an undeclared scheme to divide Palestine between the Palestinians and the Jews (all the relevant facts are not allowed to be published).
“The Israelis had resorted to a brutal policy to force the Palestinians to leave their country and one such was the massacre of the Palestinians in the village of Dir Yaseen in Palestine during which children and pregnant women were killed in an atrocious manner.
“The US military institution put pressures on the then American president Franklin D. Roosevelt not to abide by his agreement with the then Saudi monarch the late King Abdulaziz Al-Saud over the Palestinian cause.
“Do we know that the Arab governments see the establishment of a democratic State in Palestine constitutes a danger to them more than that of the Israelis?
“The Palestinian project that was adopted by all Palestinian groups and movements which is based on the liberation of Palestine by transforming one Arab capital into ‘Hanoi’ and eventually following the example of the Vietnamese experiment was seemingly wrong.
“These Palestinian organizations and movements had actually lost their independence to such an extent they became captives of the governments of countries which they were staying in.
“However, the sole Palestinian leader who had seemingly realized this fact was the late Khaleel Al-Wazeer (Abu Jihad), and he focused his military operations inside the occupied Palestine. Hence, for many people, Abu Jihad was dubbed as the father of the first Palestinian intifada and the Zionists were quick enough to assassinate him in Tunisia.
“In the wake of the so-called September massacres or the so-called ‘Black September’ that occurred in Jordan in 1970, I during that time had suggested that the Palestinian leadership should stay inside Palestine and not in exile in order to familiarize itself accurately with the situations prevailing there. Moreover, this shall enable them to practice their activities independently away from Arab domination, provided the Palestinians in exile support this leadership.
“However, my proposal in this connection was approved by the then
Al-Khateeb Palestinian leader (the SecretaryGeneral of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) Dr George Habbash, but he further said this proposal could be not be declared effective at the moment. But the other Palestinian leader Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad from the Fatah Movement) said that he was convinced of the proposal in question and as such he would try to transform the same into a reality.
“A deadly mistake was committed by some Palestinian factions in Lebanon to such an extent some of these factions had transformed themselves into occupying forces in South Lebanon and involved in levying taxes on the people there, let alone they were erecting checkpoints in that part of Lebanon. Not just that, these facts had directly affected the LebaneseLebanese struggle and this was another fatal mistake which resulted in Israel getting itself involved in the said struggle.”
Also: “It looks like the Russian ‘recipe’ of emphasizing on Moscow’s influence in Syria has been well prepared through mutual understanding with the United States of America,” columnist, former Director of Culture Department at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters Waleed Al-Rujaib wrote for Al-Rai daily.
“In this context, we elucidate that following the ‘summoning’ of the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Moscow, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov has confirmed that the Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a proposal that shall meet the satisfaction of all the concerned parties during the meeting which will be held in Vienna.
“This proposal is actually based on preventing Al-Assad from contesting any presidential or parliamentary elections in his country, but according to this proposal, any of Al-Assad’s relatives and other officials from his regime will be allowed to contest during these elections, provided some of the Syrian opposition parties will also be allowed to take part in these elections.
“Apart from the above, Putin’s proposal in question stipulates that the executive powers of the Syrian president will be undertaken by an elected prime minister. Furthermore, the proposal includes some other items related to releasing the prisoners of opinion through a general amnesty, the establishment of a dialogue among various Syrian parties including the opposition and Free Syrian Army in addition to setting up of a Russian-American ‘force’ to ‘strike’ at the Syrian factions which may turn down the proposed solution for the Syrian crisis and eventually preserve the Russian military existence to maintain law and order and stability in Syria.
“This new development means ascertaining the Syrian regime exists and is more important than the existence of Al-Assad himself. In other words, the change process is aimed only at changing some ‘faces’ but to keep the ruling regime in the power, because this regime constitutes a guarantee to preserve the interests of the capitalists in Syria particularly since we know Syria at the moment boasts of tremendous reserves of oil and gas and the Russian gas pipelines pass across Syria into Western Europe.
“As a matter of fact, it looks like the Russian proposal in question shall meet the satisfaction of all the parties concerned on the basis that the said proposal shall prevent the destruction of Syria and massacre of the Syrians. This proposal shall also stop the wave of stampede which currently prevails in that country.
“Not just that, this settlement is likely to meet the satisfaction of the countries which had made it clear that no settlement will be reached as long as Al-Assad remained at the helm of power in Syria. Besides, this settlement shall help curb the role of some regional powers in Syria.
“Anyway, in the wake the Russian proposal meeting the satisfaction of the warring parties and achieving the targeted settlement, the capitalist harvest shall begin with the reconstruction of what has been destroyed.
“This development shall give an opportunity for the Russian-American firms to loot the wealth and natural resources of the Syrians in the name of rehabilitation, rebuilding of its infrastructure and public services including the roads, electricity and water in addition to selling arms and ammunition for the new army which will be formed in the wake of the settlement in question.
“Such being the case, we infer that the Russian-American capitalism harbors no good intentions nor noble objectives, rather these countries are striving only to augment their own profits and gains, ignoring the fact that this policy will not help capitalism last long, it rather will deepen its contradictions and people will cry for humanitarian values and justice.”
“Respect for the Constitution and decisions taken by any country, Arab or foreign, is a red line that cannot be trespassed, especially foreigners (visitors and residents) in that country,” columnist Mas’oud Meshal Al-Anzi wrote for Al-Anba daily.
“Foreigners are supposed to respect the Constitution more than the citizens, because citizens normally enjoy certain privileges to which visitors and expatriates are not entitled. It is unacceptable for a citizen to become a stranger in his own homeland, and if it happens it is a disaster.
“Kuwait has an appreciated number of expatriates whose roles in all facets of life cannot be underestimated. We have learnt from them while they have always been contributing to development of the country for a long time and they enjoy all rights.
“However, a recent incident whereby some expatriates attacked a Kuwaiti citizen is absolutely unacceptable. If such incidents continue to happen, it is then a clear indication that the Constitution is no longer respected.
“It is a glaring fact that the perpetrators of the act did not represent all expatriates, so it is an individual action. We hope the Ministry of Interior will take an appropriate step of deporting the concerned people to serve as a deterrent to others.”
“The Arab uprising happened in almost every Arab country and its severity was seen in Syria, but did the outcome satisfy the Arabs in terms of their expectation? The Syrian conflict is in its fifth year and there is no silver lining on the horizon to announce its end soon,” columnist Dr Hassan Abdullah Abbas wrote for Al-Rai daily
“Syria has ‘sacrificed’ so far more than 300,000 victims, in addition to the injured, the displaced and the refugees. The total number of victims in general exceeds 5 million, in addition to the destruction of cities, towns and villages bringing the country on its knees. This is exactly what has happened in Syria, and yet, the road to destination is still gloomy, in spite of efforts being exerted in this regard by various countries.
“Nonetheless, the conflict began with demands for the removal of Assad and his regime, something the coalition countries led by the United States of America vowed to support but continues to adamantly refuse any compromise and that is one of the main reasons the conflict has dragged into the fifth year.
“But now, we have started hearing the word ‘compromise’ since the coalition is said to have settled for ouster of Assad alone and not his regime.
“In short, the coalition is ready to settle for the removal of Bashar AlAssad, which means, the regime can stay in power. Iraq was another victim of such politics and it took Nouri AlMaliki to fulfill the mission by allowing Iraq to become more divided. For Bashar, it is a victory; the State stays but the resistance changes to be led by new faces.”
“The parliamentary session expected to be held next Tuesday will be one of the most important sessions looked forward to by entire Kuwait, especially after MP Abdullah Al-Mayoof declared the intention to allocate two hours to discuss the sports situation in the country,” columnist Abdurrahman Al-Awwad wrote for Al-Sabah daily.
“Everyone knows that the decisions taken by FIFA and the International Olympic Committee cannot be criticized according to the law experts, since they both have the ultimate power higher than the power of an individual country, regardless of the suspicious and corruption tinted issues these organizations are embroiled in.
“Nevertheless, we are facing a bitter reality which says that all decisions coming from this organization are obligatory, and for that reason, the only option we have is to put in order the internal front before our case is transferred to a higher level.
“We ourselves know very well and we also know where the problem is, so we must take the initiative to fix it, and the next parliamentary session will reveal if we are serious and ready to fix the problem or we still have a long way to go.”
— Compiled by Zaki Taleb