For those who say that the Palestinian-Israeli issue is separate from Islam, the history of efforts to obliterate Israel from the day of its founding speaks for itself. The pogroms against Jews and opposition to Jewish immigration prior to Israel’s founding also reveal the assumption that the land belonged to Islam and Muslims only.
On a side agenda of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Arab countries in Doha is the Palestinian-Israeli issue. “Separately, the foreign ministers also decided to form a joint committee to confront Israeli measures against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, with Jordan at the helm.”
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation unequivocally stood up for its Palestinian Muslim “brothers” as Hamas rained rockets on Israel, prompting the Israeli defensive Operation Guardian of the Walls.
“Arab states call for UNSC intervention over Ethiopian dam dispute,” Al Jazeera, June 15, 2021:
The foreign ministers of Arab countries have backed calls for the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a long-running regional dispute over a giant dam built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, one of the Nile River’s main tributaries.
The decision announced by Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit came after a meeting on Tuesday in Qatar called by downstream Nile countries Egypt and Sudan.
Ethiopia is pinning its hopes of economic development and power generation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. But Egypt, which relies on the Nile for as much as 90 percent of its freshwater, sees the project as a potentially existential threat, while Sudan is concerned about the operation of its own Nile dams and water stations.
In a news conference after the meeting of 17 Arab foreign ministers, Aboul Gheit described the water security of Egypt and Sudan as an integral part of Arab national security.
“There is a united Arab position,” Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the same media briefing in Doha, saying the officials had agreed on “steps to be taken gradually” to support Egypt and Sudan in the dispute…….
Support for Palestine
Separately, the foreign ministers also decided to form a joint committee to confront Israeli measures against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, with Jordan at the helm.
“The most important issue [discussed], particularly, is the Palestinian issue and the attacks by the Israeli occupiers on Jerusalem, as well as the war on Gaza,” Sheikh Mohammed said, referring to Israel’s 11-day military assault on the besieged Gaza Strip last month.
Egypt and Qatar have played a significant role in mediating a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the enclave.
Sheikh Mohammed expressed particular concern regarding Tuesday’s so-called “March of the Flags”, which marks the anniversary of Israel’s 1967 occupation of Jerusalem’s eastern part.
The controversial march, which saw far-right nationalists pass through the Damascus Gate of East Jerusalem’s Old City, chanting slogans such as “Death to Arabs”, took place as tensions remain high over Israel’s planned forced displacement of Palestinian families from the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
For his part, Aboul Gheit reiterated the Arab League’s support for any Egyptian, Arab or international effort to rebuild the ravaged Gaza Strip….
Infidel says
I wish that I could unequivocally support Ethiopia on this dam issue, but they still have a Marxist government, except that instead of being a Soviet satellite, they’re now a satellite of Beijing, and gave us Dr Tedros. I’d therefore have to give a hard pass on supporting them. Under normal circumstances, I’d support them building dams on the Blue Nile
Egypt and Sudan need to focus more on building modern economies – maybe follow Saudi Arabia’s recent example, rather than think that the Nile will forever sustain their economy
jimjfox says
maybe follow Saudi Arabia’s recent example, rather than think that the Nile will forever sustain their economy…
Tiny problem with that, Saudi Arabia’s success is based entirely on oil…
Infidel says
True, but the recent reforms they are doing – trying to set up a modern education system, a modern economy and a whole lot of other things – is a step in the right direction. How successful they will be, only time will tell. I fully understand those who are skeptical about their efforts, but I do think it’s noteworthy that they’re trying it at all!
william says
Wait a minute are not these same Arab countries improving ties with Israel. So how do they reconcile that with support for the people who wish Israel to disappear.
What is going on?
Infidel says
Qatar no, and Egypt has been playing a double game ever since President Mubarak came to power, let alone Morsi or Sisi. Only 4 Arab countries, out of 22, have signed Abraham Accord type agreements – Emirates, Bahrein, Sudan and Morocco. There were others that were thought to be on their way, like Oman, while Saudi Arabia looks like it won’t be there until MbS actually assumes the throne. But of the other countries, Qatar and Kuwait are still hostile to Israel, Libya doesn’t yet have a government to decide one way or the other, although Haftar is thought to have open channels w/ Israel, while Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia have left leaning governments hostile to the idea. Oh, and Yemen and Somalia are Turkish satellites, while Syria has 2 views on Israel: on one hand, they’re happy to see Hamas battered, but on the other, not too thrilled about Israel wiping out Iranian bases in their country.
gravenimage says
Arab League foreign ministers to form ‘joint committee’ to aid the Palestinian jihad against Israel
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More threats of Jihad terror.
Don Ameche says
So much for the detente Trump tried to accomplish.
OLD GUY says
WOW that a real surprise the Arabs would be anti Israel.