We have a saying in Bahrain which says something like “once the festivities have ended, the old hag arrived” which roughly equates to “missing the boat” or maybe even to some extent not to bother with anything because one has no say in any proceedings and cannot influence any outcome.
I think these sayings should be trademarked and used exclusively to describe the Arab League, as it is very appropriate to their “role” as far as Lebanon and the Arab street are concerned.
So, at last they have awoken to attend an Arab Foreign Ministerial conference in Beirut next Monday to:
It will be a high level congregation that will demonstrate to the world Arab solidarity with Lebanon and outright rejection of the Israeli aggression against it. Moreover it will repudiate the UN security council’s ineptness in effectuating a decisive ceasefire in Lebanon
Oooh, they will REPUDIATE the UN for its ineptness! That brings another idiom to mind: the pot calling the kettle black!
Well, while the venerable Arab states have been sleeping – and they shouldn’t be disturbed from that slumber, and most certainly they should not be repudiated for doing so in the midst of an annihilating war in which more than 1,000 people lost their lives, over one million became homeless and more than 3,000 injured – millions of people across the world have staged demonstrations against the Israeli aggression in Lebanon, and immense pressure has been exerted on “real” countries around the world to put a stop to hostilities…
We are told now that the powers that be have agreed to put a stop to the hostilities, although that resolution is not final and not binding at the moment because some elements within that coalition will intentionally prevaricate in order to give the requested time needed by Israel to eradicate the resistance in Lebanon.
Well, whenever that happens, can the world please observe the “do not disturb” sign still hung on the 22 Arab countries and the Arab league, and for goodness’ sake, make sure that sign continues to be observed until at least Monday next, which by then, they hope, that others would have been paid to take care of this rubbish.
At least the Casinos in Beirut haven’t been hit… they can all adjourn to those regular haunts for their deliberations.
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Mahmoud, no one can put it as well as you can! lol The Arab league remind me sometimes of the people who were not invited to join any club so they said, fine, we’ll start our own! so there! (what is it that we’re supposed to do again?!)
Ingrid
Arab League = AL = Always Late…..
From the glimpses the public has seen from these meetings I think it is fair to say that we should expect NOTHING out of these little gatherings, where everyone is concerned about where he sits and when he speak and fow how long…and ofcourse the final thing or what ever you call it (decsion) is actually prepared and drafted well before the meeting takes place….
i’m surprised it wasn’t back to sharm al sheikh to cool their toes whilst repuditing and deliberating and whatever else it is they “do”… meanwhile from palestine, bahraini layla kaiksow writes :
“Everyone here was completely demoralised by the pathetic efforts of the Arab League to make a statement about the situation, this was a huge disappointment to the community here.”
i hope the foreign ministry read that.
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