Palestin Bukan Lagi Kuda Tunggangan Pak Arab Kecuali Bagi Dr Mahathir Dan Yang Sewaktu Dengannya

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Abdulateef Mulhim argues “since 1948, if an Arab politician wanted to be a hero, he had an easy way of doing it. He just needed to shout as loud as he could about his intention to destroy Israel, without mobilizing a single soldier”Ahmadinejad threatened Israel, though not even a firecracker was fired from Iran toward Israel'
Have you read any of those 'what if scenarios' about history?
What if Hitler had won World War 2?What if Kennedy had not been assassinated?

Here is another one of these "what if" scenarios.
This 'what if' is written by a retired Saudi Arabian Navy Commodore, Abdulateef Al Mulhim.  That is this guy here. 



He has explored the idea what if the Arab states had recognised Israel in 1948? 
I have some thoughts about why the Arabs COULD NOT recognise Israel in 1948.  (The situation has changed 180 degrees now - most Arab states desperately need Israel for their survival now.)
First here is a gist of what Saudi Arabian Commodore Abdulateef al Mulhim has written :

Saudi military official: What if Arab states recognized Israel in 1948?

Saudi commodore surmises numerous political events not have occurredthroughout Middle East after 1948
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   DECEMBER 22, 2019   

prominent commodore (ret.) of Saudi Navy,  Abdulateef Al-Mulhim
on what if Arab states recognized Israel in 1948numerous reverberating political events would not have occurred in Middle East 
his op-ed was published in Arab News, newspaper based in Saudi Arabia
Acknowledging (present) lack of interest in Israeli-Palestinian conflictbecause of crises facing Arab states 

Mulhim argues “since 1948, if an Arab politician wanted to be a hero, he had an easy way of doing it. He just needed to shout as loud as he could about his intention to destroy Israel, without mobilizing a single soldier.”
Important regional political events would not have occurred like :
overthrow of King Farouk of Egypt in 1952 by Nassarsubsequent Suez War in 1956Six Day War in 1967 (incidentally, expanding Israeli territory)UN resolution 242 1970 War of Attrition Israel’s growing ties with US may have not occurred 
Palestinian question responsible for collapse of “stable” Arab monarchiestopple stable monarchy in Iraqmilitary led by Abdul Karim Qassim, killed King Faisal II and family replace with bloody dictatorship of Saddam Hussein
“Palestinian misery"  was used to (justify) :

military coup in Syria (1963)coup in Libya (1968) coup in North Yemen (1962)North Yemen Civil War (proxy conflict between Egypt and Saudi Arabia)coup in Sudan (1969)

he claims all coup d'état “used Palestinian misery as excuse” in context of Pan-Arabism
Mulhim says Iran also “used Palestine to divert its people from internal unrest” Khomeini declared he would liberate Jerusalem via BaghdadAhmadinejad threatened Israelthough not even a firecracker was fired from Iran toward Israel
Al-Mulhim concludes “Palestinians are now on their own"each Arab country busy with own crisis – Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Somalia, Algeria, Lebanon and Gulf statesAl-Mulhim says “for now, Arabs have put Palestinian-Israeli conflict on hold.”

My comments :  None of these Arabs then or today were and are bothered about the Palestinians.

Until today, from Morocco to the Philippines - the Palestinians were just an easy, fell from the sky, some one else's problem which could be manipulated by village preachers, "don't know anything else"  politicians,  illegitimate dictators, illegitimate kings and other clever beggars to distract their local supporters and deflect attention away from their local failures.

No money no religion. So get an old Milo tin,  write Tabung Jihad Palestin on the side of the Milo tin,  cut a slot on top and pass it around the masjid, pass it out during political rallies and religious speeches and even the poorest of the poor will believe that every cent they put into the Milo Tin will not only "liberate" Palestine but more importantly it will earn them pahala or blessings which will then help to neutralise their own sins - and hence earn them a slot in heaven. 

The politicians like Dr Mahathir find issues like Palestine even more useful. 

The education system is being destroyed more and more (now by a really stupid cretin), the Muslim economy is going down and down, dengue fever DEATHS are increasing to very dangerously high levels, 18 year old boys and girls in the villages and towns are becoming permanently jobless, but the politicians just do not know what to do to rectify the situation.





So lets deflect attention and distract people's attention AWAY from these real life issues. Instead lets flog the Palestinian horse. Alongside the "Islamic unity" horse.


Both horses have actually died. The Islamic unity horse died about 1,000 years ago. 


The Palestinian horse has also died since sometime ago.  According to this Saudi Arabian writer Commodore (ret) Abdullateef Al Mulhim it never really existed, even in 1948.
So when you are an Islamic leader and when you do not know jack stuff about how to develop a country, develop an economy or build a nation then you look out for easy issues that have absolutely nothing to do with your country (like Palestine) and repackage them as 'attack against Islam and Muslims' platforms in your own country.

You may have to be a little choosy. If you are an Arab, Pakistani, Afghan or a Turkish  Muslim then the Rohingya issue may not be relevant. The Rohingyas are so unkempt and they look like Indians anyway.  Nope Rohingyas don't sell as well. Palestine may sell better.

If you are Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena the opposite works well for her. An anti Rohingya stance can be exploited to whip up her supporters. Sheikh Haseena says that Bangladesh will not allow Rohingyas from Myanmar to enter Bangladesh.  Despite the fact that Rohingyas are Bengalis whose linguistic, cultural and historical capital city is Chittagong, Bangladesh.  

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena says the Rohingyas are a threat to regional security. Don't believe me? Here it is :




At this point in time local Bangladeshi politics does not favour the Rohingyas.  The Banglas are also unkempt and they look like Indians too. 

Coming back to Palestine - well Palestine does not sell as well anymore. The Arabs are in deep shit. After 70 years or so of "self rule" their countries have completely broken down.  In the entire Gulf monarchies (Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Dubai, Kuwait, Sharjah, Fujayrah etc) Indian, Pakistani and Filipino workers often outnumber the local Arab populations. If they work, the local Arab Civil Servants may work from 10:00 am to 2 pm only. Fasting month is the month of 'no need to work' at all.

Non oil dictatorships have all failed and are now permanent war zones.  

Mark my words folks - the two biggest collapses that are yet to happen in the Middle East will be Egypt and Saudi Arabia.  Their collapse is inevitable.

The other ticking bomb is Iran. But Iran has great potential. I believe Iran will be the second Islamic country to line up the mullahs against a wall and "paint" them. (The first was Kamal Ataturk's Turkey - although the narratives differ.)

The Islamic countries are just failing.  In Syria (and Cairo)  there was/is not enough drinking water. 

So amidst all this disaster - issues like Palestine do not fill up the Milo Tins at their masjids anymore.

In Iran the crowds are screaming "Who cares about Palestine, we need jobs".

So the usefulness of Palestine to Arab politics has long been busted.

Except in Malaysia. In Malaysia you can entertain  the Malay people with stories about Rohingyas,  Palestine, Kashmir etc maybe for the next 100 years.

Ask them to point on a map the location of Rakhine state and they may go like 'Apa benda tu?'  (Err . .. sorry .. . .Rakhine = Arakan = Rohingyas).

Now who knows this? Who understands this very, very well? 
Answer : Dr Mahathir, the pas-pis-pus, Amanah, the Muslim Brotherhood guys etc.

This is exactly their plate of nasi lemak.

So if you are a Palestinian, a Kashmiri, a Rohingya, an Indian terror goat (thank you to the commenter) then Selamat Datang ke Malaysia. 

As long as the Malaysian economy keeps falling, as long as Dr Mahathir does not know what to do - then you are still welcome.  Posted by Syed Akbar Ali 

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