If I placed these words in front of you, they would seem clear, easy to understand, and greatly beneficial: We want to stop the killing in Gaza, preserve the blood and lives of the people, establish a viable Palestinian state, prevent the Israeli war on Gaza and all of Palestine, and recognize the two-state solution.
Now, compare the previous sentence with the following one: We want a holy war, liberation of Palestine from river to sea, eternal resistance, throwing Israel into the sea, drinking from the cup of dignity and pride, breaking Zionism and the great American devil, and the agents of Zionists among the Arabs. This "poetic" language can be appended to a weak class of Arabic prose, not among the great orators of old... but in the end of the day, it will not feed the hungry nor provide security for the afraid.
The Arabs in their dealings with the tragedy of Gaza and all of Palestine are like a caring father and mother concerned for the safety of their child, even if temporarily embraced by a strange mother! Whereas the Iranian regime, along with its affiliates in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen, deals "recklessly" and violently with the offspring, without the slightest sensitivity to their safety! This analogy attempts to reach the essence of the differences between the people of the "issue" and those who exploit it.
Riyadh and Cairo are working hard and diligently to achieve security for the people of Gaza and Palestine, to push for the establishment of a Palestinian state, and to provide an international umbrella for this. A few days ago, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated that "the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state is one of our priorities," indicating that "there is no security in the absence of a Palestinian state." This is not only the opinion of Saudi Arabia and most Arab countries, but as clarified by the Saudi Foreign Minister, it is also the direction of the international community that agrees that the solution for the stability of the region is: a Palestinian state.
The Egyptian presidency stated that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi emphasized during his meeting with U.S. Intelligence Chief William Burns the necessity of stopping the war in Gaza and devising "serious and influential steps" to prevent the extension of the Gaza conflict to the broader region.
As for the alternate approach, we leave it to writer Hamid Qaraman in the London-based newspaper "Al-Arab" to share some insights, comparing these two approaches and paths. He said, "Iran wants to maintain a path of chaos through its militias and tools in the Middle East, which contradicts what Saudi diplomacy proposes in finding a comprehensive solution that imposes peace and stability in the region." Qaraman informs us that the Saudi vision for resolving the conflict "has received acceptance and popularity on both Arab and international levels."
There is a vast difference between those from east and west, between those who strive, with sincerity and strength, to protect the Palestinian cause and place it on the right path, and those who squeeze its essence to fuel their political infernos... a vast difference.
