Arabs fiddle and squabble, again, as Palestine bleeds....

[Mosby]

The continuing intra-Arab row over whether and/or where to hold an emergency summit to discuss Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip is an indictment of regional "leadership." Plainly, the circumstances are more than sufficient to justify the convening of such a meeting. But the bitter acrimony over the subject makes it just as clear that the participants would be highly unlikely to accomplish anything of value.

This miserable condition is not new. For decades the Arab League has compiled an ignominious record typified by fratricidal infighting, pointless bluster, and false promises as its member states jockey for position. Virtually all of the governments in question have conspired against their supposed allies, and the Palestinian national movement has been a favorite venue for competition, the settling of scores, and the making of obscure (and in any event obtuse) points. In the near-complete absence of genuine elections and other trappings of representative governance, many Arab regimes have sought to burnish their preposterous claims to popular legitimacy by professing unswerving support for the Palestinian cause, all while doing little if anything to either end the illegal occupation of Palestine or ease the suffering of its dispossessed people.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=98993&categ_id=17

[Vegasaurus]

1. "Ignominous record typified by fratricidal fighting, pointless banter and false promises"

All the while doing little if anything to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people.

A little honesty is a good thing.

[Mosby]

3. Yeah, Their analysis is usually skewed

but the editorialists at the Daily Star do seem to be willing to call bullshit when they see it. Last year they wrote a scathing piece about all the money from Arab countries that was promised to the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon that never showed up.

[ensho]

2. kick

nt