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Saturday, 04 Jul 2009
 
 
Carnage in Gaza

The silence of the Arab regimes in the face of the barbaric Israeli attack on thousands of civilians in Gaza is a disgrace at best and a war crime at worst. Israel does what is good for Israelis, but I am not sure if Arab leaders do what is best for Arabs. But then, what can you expect from a bunch of unelected self-serving leaders? Once again the Palestinian people are paying a high price for the incompetence, indifference and impotence of some Arab and Palestinian leaders.

Hamas, while duly elected by the Palestinian people, is pursing an agenda of its own. Forcefully removing any Fatah presence in Gaza and refusing to attend several meeting to reconcile with Fatah and Abbas's Palestinian Authority, Hamas veered from its promise to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians of Gaza. Feeling politically vulnerable to a Fatah potential win in the 2009 and 2010 election, Hamas persisted in policies that ensured that the Gaza inhumane blockade continued; and thus keeping Hamas relevance and sympathy abound among the Palestinian people. The continued barrage of Hamas's homemade rockets does not and will have not have any effect on the balance of power in the region, especially between Palestinians and Israelis.
 
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's stand on the ongoing slaughter of women and children in Gaza will go down in history as a shameful and cowardly moment in the history of Egypt. Terrified of a potential influence of Hamas on the growing popularity of the "Muslim Brotherhood" movement in Egypt, President Mubarak is letting his phobia get in the way of saving thousands of innocent Arab and Muslim civilians. It is shameful to see, for a third day, the sealing of the Gaza strip from Israel and Egypt sides continues while Israeli airplanes persist in pounding defenseless people. In fact, Israel lets more aid go into to Gaza than Egypt would allow. The Egyptian position is more vexing since the Egyptian leadership is letting Israel settle Mubarak's score with the Hamas leadership at the expense of Palestinian people.
 
I was very disappointed in Hassan Nasrallah speech, which I watched live, the Lebanese Hezbollah's leader used a good portion of his speech to discuss Shiism theology rather than address the situation in Gaza. I am sorry to say:  there are no similarities between the Israeli slaughter of the Palestinians and the battle of Karbala. Also, Mr. Nasrallah used this opportunity to humiliate Egypt as payback for Cairo's position during the 2006 Israeli attack on Lebanon.
 
The Saudis and the rest of the Gulf countries are on side watching this carnage as if these events are happening on the border of Thailand and Burma!! Uneasy about the cozy relationship of Hamas with Iran, some Arab leaders are hoping to see Hamas dismantled.
 
Israel might be able to break up the Hamas movement, but it will not break the will of the Palestinian people and their rights to a secure, viable state with Jerusalem as its capital. While Israel continues its policies of annexing more Arab land and building more settlements, Arab leaders are busy settling personal scores at the expense of Palestinian blood.
 
I had the privilege to pray in the Al- Aqsa and the humble Umar ibn al-Khattab Mosques in Jerusalem. It is an indescribable feeling that puts the current conflict in perspective; this battle is over more than the control of the Gaza strip!

 

 

 

Author: Hassan Masiky is a native of Kenitra, Morocco. He graduated from the University of the District of Columbia with a degree in political science in 1991. Upon graduation, Hassan joined the Washington DC based non government organization the Parliamentary Human Rights Foundation (PHRF) where he worked as a consultant for USAID democracy projects in Mexico, Haiti, Republic of Georgia and the European Parliament. After leaving PHRF, Hassan dedicated his time advising Amnesty International USA on African and Middle Eastern affairs and representing the organization in press conferences. Mr. Masiky was a host on several television shows discussing human rights and democracy. He is currently working for a Federal Agency in the Washington area.   \n \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

 


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Abderrahmane Sakkaki
we are divided
01/18/09
 
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Dear readers:

politics is a chess game, where pawns are sacrificed; whereas,the main players survive..If we spend our lives labelling; categorizing and descriminating, we will always remain "pawns"..Pawns are killing each other to provide a security blanket for others..Violence breeds violence..Today, war of ideologies has become more dangerous and more damaging, leading to wars..If people of all faiths come together and accept each other, the world will be a safer place for all..It's easy to say, but it's a long road for humanity..We don't tolerate each other; we hate each other just because one is different than us.....etc..We, humains, are the worst species that ever lived: we have polluted our planets; we hate and kill each other....What's a tragedy!!!!!!!!!

freedom, equality and fraternity

peace

Abderrahmane Sakkaki
Hmimarmad
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12/31/08
 
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Very true everything you have said but let's be honest with ourselves. The Arabs cannot do a thing and will not do a thing to save the Palestinians. The only power on this earth that can save the Palestinians is the United States of America. This will never happen for as along as the Arabs are guided by dictators.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia called Bush on the first day so he can intervene, what happen next, Israel killed an extra 300 people. that's how much the Arabs are respected in America. Guess what's going to happen in few days and when the killing stop? We will see a letter from our country sent to the superpowers and the Vatican urging them to plea with Israel not to kill women and children.
I am not saying that we should just give up, I am only stating very well known facts.
As for Moubarak, he is doing what's good for Egypt, Remember that Egypt wanted to surprise Israel and they got their ass kicked in 6 days. The shortest humiliating defeat registered in the History books.
Chawki
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12/31/08
 
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The writer makes a good point about Arab leaders' silence over the ongoing Gaza massacre.

While the European Union and the UN both held "emergency" meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza, the long-dormant Arab "leaders" are still trying to figure out where and when to meet.

In my humble opinion, their inaction seems to send a clear signal that they are backing Israel.

May be, it is time for them to step down.

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