The only organization more powerful than the Arab League is the Model Arab League — because model means “prototype” or “exemplar.”
I don’t know about you all, but I’m really excited for the “emergency” Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo today. The Financial Times reported they are seeking a “common position on the attacks.”
They have such a rich history of of decisive position-taking, stunning posturing, and emphatic statement-making. I am sure this meeting will be a virtual exhibition of powerful words and even more explosive sentences. Exclamation points will not even be able to capture the passion or their declared empathy for the people of Gaza. And the outrage they will express against Israeli excesses and bloodletting will move oceans, maybe even shatter the moon.
Hesham Youssef, a senior official at the Arab League, said the meeting would discuss proposals put forward by Egypt, Palestinian officials and Jordan.Egypt, which faces Arab criticism for its decision to keep its border with Gaza closed, has submitted a four-point plan, which includes a ceasefire, a return to the truce between Hamas and Israel that expired this month, renewed efforts to reconcile divided Palestinian factions and a reopening of its border with Gaza.
To the Palestinians in Gaza, if you can just hunker down until after this meeting, you will be fine. The Egyptian four-point plan will bolster your will to survive. Each point in their plan will be like a column holding up the bunker that protects you from the raining bombs and missiles. The paper the plan was printed on will be a virtual shield blocking you from the bullets. Even the Jordanian plan has the force of one million Qassam rockets.
In all seriousness: Gazans should unite to invade Iraq to rid the country of weapons of mass destruction. Only then will the Arab states send weaponry, troops, and finances to help!
[Tarboush tip: USPCN list]
Filed Under arab league, Free Gaza, Gaza, israel, KABOBsnark, palestine, satire, Will
Did you hear? Egypt is canceling their New Years Eve concerts in solidarity with the Gazan Palestinians.
Of course, they’ll still shoot anyone who tries to escape into Egypt. But hey! ‘Solidarity’ and ‘actually doing shit to help’ are two very different things, as any limousine leftist on a college campus will tell you, if you’re honest.
(This is one more reason why, as a liberal, I can’t stand most leftists… the language of ‘solidarity’ is nearly always empty and hollow and used to mask inaction.)
Posted by Joe | December 31, 2008, 2:01 pmtx joe for kicking off the lets piss on egypt fest, well i have a couple of points to make:
1 hasn’t egypt sacrificed enough!
2 machal’s babysitter does not have a peace treaty with israel why can’t he go in?
3 egypt offer to open the crossing for aid and the injured, much to the chargrin of the hamas cowards who are looking for a way out of gaza so they can connect with their muslim brotherhood girlfriends in cairo.
4 aljazeera and the rest of the thobe wearing gulfies cherry pick the truth to suit their needs.
real brave joe pick on the nation that’s sacrificed the most children for the arab cause….but you’re not alone
Posted by masri | January 1, 2009, 3:43 amSince when does new year eve is important in arab countries???
that solidarity is only to impress european and american media.
new year’s eve is not celebrated in arab countries… stop being ridiculous!
Posted by Anonymous | January 1, 2009, 5:38 amMasri,
You make some valid points. But you are failing to distinguish the people — who actually made sacrifices — and the government. Joe was knocking the government. We all know Egyptians are heavily repressed and still in solidarity with Palestinians, and the government does not actually express it.
Will
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