| Arabs and Muslims Just Shout and Burn Flags! |
| JAMAL ELABIAD | ||
Immediately after the Bush Administration and its allies waged war on Iraq, millions of Muslims and Arabs across the globe staged protests, shout slogans, and burned American flags in solidarity with the people of Iraq. Similar protests were held the world over because of the Israeli massacres in Gaza city. “I expected nothing from the international community, the Arab world and Muslims. It is not adequate anyhow; they just shout and burn flags… I call on the Arab community to be more effective and to practice its responsibility and power against governments, like the Lebanese did before in Beirut.” “…we’re in need for your deeds not your words.” The quotations above belong to three Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. The common denominator between these quotations is the fact that the daily protests of Arabs and Muslims all over the world were like water off a duck’s back. They really have good reason to come to such a conclusion. Though Egyptians had been protesting since the collective punishment started in Gaza, neither the Rafah crossing was permanently opened nor the Israeli ambassador in Egypt was expelled. Similarly, protesters in both Jordan and Mauretania also failed to put pressure on their governments to close the embassy of Israel despite the great number of protests they organized. It is a well-known fact that the US supports Israel unconditionally. “I will never compromise when it comes to Israel's security,” said Barrack Obama to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in June. He also expressed his support for the Bush administration's policy of rejecting to negotiate with Hamas, which he branded a terrorist group. Regrettably, none of the American ambassadors was fired as if no protests were held all over the Arab and Muslim world ! Like many others, I turned down all the invitations to protest against the holocaust in Gaza, for I know that what the Palestinian factions need for the time being is not our “throats”, but arms!
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