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04/05/2007

Saudi King Abdullah...The Arab League

Last week, March 28-29, the Arab League met in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. I offer the following without comment, though a few of
the statements received quite a bit of publicity for various
reasons.

---

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, address to the 19th Summit of
the League of Arab States

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate, Prayers
and Salutations on Prophet Mohammad.

Your Majesties, Excellencies, Highnesses, the leaders of the
Arab nations: Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.

It gives me pleasure, in my name and the name of the Saudi
people, to welcome you and wish you success in your
deliberations. I thank H.E. President Omer Al-Bashir, the
president of the brotherly Republic of Sudan for the effort he
exerted while presiding over last year’s Summit.

The Arab League was established over sixty years ago to become
a nucleus for a genuine Arab unity, united Arab armies,
integrated economies, united political objectives, and before all,
the unity of hearts and minds.

Undoubtedly, the question that raises itself is: what was achieved
out of all these objectives? The answer to this is in our current
reality, which stands to prove that we are far away from the unity
compared to the day in which the Arab League was created.

Dear Brothers:

In injured Palestine, the people are still resolute while suffering
occupation and repression, and are deprived of their rights to
independence and a sovereign state.

As you all know, our Palestinian brethren met in Makkah in the
vicinity of the Holy Mosque. By the grace of God Almighty,
they succeeded in ending their differences and agreed to form a
national unity government as declared. In light of this positive
development, it became a necessity to put an end to the unjust
siege imposed on the Palestinian people as soon as possible so as
to enable the peace process to proceed in an atmosphere free
from compulsion and repression and in a manner that enables
success in realizing the desired goal of an independent
Palestinian state.

In the beloved Iraq, blood is spilled between brothers under an
illegitimate foreign occupation and despicable sectarianism that
threatens civil war.

Lebanon, which was a good example for co-existence and
prosperity, is now crippled and unable to move ahead. Its streets
had turned into hotels and sedition is about to show its teeth.

In Sudan, Arab laxity led to foreign intervention in its affairs. In
Somalia, a civil war ends to pave the way for another. All that is
taking place while we are unable to extend help to our brothers.

The question is: what have we done throughout these years to
resolve all that? I do not want to blame the Arab League because
it is an entity that reflects our conditions in details, so the real
blame should fall on us: we the leaders of the Arab nations. Our
permanent differences, our refusal to take the path of unity – all
of that led the nations to lose their confidence in our credibility
and to lose hope in our present and future.

Honorable brothers:

Disunity is not our fate, nor are we condemned to backwardness
as an inescapable fate. The Almighty God has bestowed dignity
upon us and given us brains to differentiate between truth and
falsehood and a conscience that differentiates between good and
evil.

All that we need is to liberate our minds from fears and to
exchange bonds of love and goodness.

Despite the causes of despair, I do feel hopeful; and in spite of
the causes of pessimism, I do feel optimistic; and regardless of
the difficulty, I look forward for ease.

The first step on the path of salvation is the restoration of
confidence in ourselves and in each other. Once confidence is
restored, it will be accompanied by credibility. And if credibility
is restored, then the winds of hope will blow. And when that
happens, we will never allow any forces from outside the region
to design the future of the region. Then no banner other than that
of Arabism will hover over Arab land.

God Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an:

“Never will Allah change the condition of a people until they
change it themselves”

I call upon you, starting with myself, to have a new beginning
aimed at uniting our hearts and closing our ranks. I call upon all
of you to embark on a continuous march until our nations’ goals
of unity, dignity, and prosperity are achieved. Such goals are not
difficult to attain by the will of God Almighty and the
determination of faithful men.

---

[At the conclusion of the Summit, the leaders of Arab states
issued a joint declaration.]

We resolve to:

Act diligently to protect the Arab identity, support its
components and bases, and strengthen belonging to it in the
hearts and minds of children, adolescents and young men and
women, since Arabism is not a racist or ethnic concept, rather it
is a unified cultural identity, with the Arabic language as its
means of expression and of preserving its heritage, and it is a
common cultural framework based on spiritual, moral and
humanistic values, enriched by diversity and plurality, by
openness to other human cultures, and by keeping up with
scientific and technological advances, without dissolution,
crumble or loss of character.

We therefore decide:

To give utmost priority to the development of education and its
curricula in the Arab world, so as to deepen the common Arab
identity, respond to the needs of modernization and
comprehensive development, deepen the values of dialogue and
creativity, and strengthen human rights principles and women
effective and positive participation;

To develop the joint Arab action in the educational, cultural and
scientific fields, through activation of existent institutions and
offering them the required significance and the needed human
and financial resources, particularly concerning the advancement
of scientific research; the joint publishing of books, programs
and materials for children and teenagers. The launching of a
broad translation movement from and to the Arabic language;
and the promotion of Arabic language presence in all fields
including communications, mass media, internet, and science and
technology;

To spread the culture of moderation, tolerance, dialogue, and
openness; to reject all forms of terrorism and extremism, as well
as all exclusionary racist trends, hatred campaigns and
endeavors. To question our humanistic values or defame our
religious beliefs and holy places; and to warn against employing
sectarian plurality for political purposes that aim at dividing our
nation and its countries and peoples, and at igniting destructive
seditions and civil strife;

Consolidate effective Arab solidarity which contains crises and
settles disputes between member states peacefully, within the
framework of activating the Arab security and peace council
approved by previous Arab summits; development of dialogue
with regional neighboring countries in accordance with unified
and specified Arab positions; revival of collective Arab security
protection institutions and confirming its terms of reference
stipulated in Arab covenants; and attempting to meet Arab
defense and security needs;

Affirm the option of just and comprehensive peace as a strategic
option for the Arab nation; in accordance with the Arab Peace
Initiative that draws the right path for reaching a peaceful
settlement for the Arab Israeli conflict based on the principles
and resolutions of international legitimacy, and the land for
peace initiative;

Stress the importance of freeing the region of all weapons of
mass destruction, without double standards and eclecticism;
warning against starting a dangerous and destructive race of
nuclear armament in the region; and emphasizing the right of all
countries to possess peaceful nuclear energy according to
international terms of reference, and their emanating inspection
and control regime.

The dangerous conditions witnessed in our region, where Arab
land is unlawfully violated; Arab resources are wasted; and Arab
identity and culture is threatened, necessitate that we honestly
and deeply reexamine our state of affairs. We are all, leaders,
officials and citizens; parents and children; partners in drawing
our own destiny and preserving our identity, culture, values and
interests. Dangerous challenges can only increase the resolve
and faith of great nations. The Arab nation is capable, with
God’s help, to achieve the security, dignity, and prosperity the
Nation deserves when it unifies its ranks and strengthens its joint
actions.

[Source: saudiembassy.net]

---

I am traveling overseas the week of 4/9. Hott Spotts will return
on 4/19.

Brian Trumbore


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04/05/2007

Saudi King Abdullah...The Arab League

Last week, March 28-29, the Arab League met in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. I offer the following without comment, though a few of
the statements received quite a bit of publicity for various
reasons.

---

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, address to the 19th Summit of
the League of Arab States

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate, Prayers
and Salutations on Prophet Mohammad.

Your Majesties, Excellencies, Highnesses, the leaders of the
Arab nations: Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.

It gives me pleasure, in my name and the name of the Saudi
people, to welcome you and wish you success in your
deliberations. I thank H.E. President Omer Al-Bashir, the
president of the brotherly Republic of Sudan for the effort he
exerted while presiding over last year’s Summit.

The Arab League was established over sixty years ago to become
a nucleus for a genuine Arab unity, united Arab armies,
integrated economies, united political objectives, and before all,
the unity of hearts and minds.

Undoubtedly, the question that raises itself is: what was achieved
out of all these objectives? The answer to this is in our current
reality, which stands to prove that we are far away from the unity
compared to the day in which the Arab League was created.

Dear Brothers:

In injured Palestine, the people are still resolute while suffering
occupation and repression, and are deprived of their rights to
independence and a sovereign state.

As you all know, our Palestinian brethren met in Makkah in the
vicinity of the Holy Mosque. By the grace of God Almighty,
they succeeded in ending their differences and agreed to form a
national unity government as declared. In light of this positive
development, it became a necessity to put an end to the unjust
siege imposed on the Palestinian people as soon as possible so as
to enable the peace process to proceed in an atmosphere free
from compulsion and repression and in a manner that enables
success in realizing the desired goal of an independent
Palestinian state.

In the beloved Iraq, blood is spilled between brothers under an
illegitimate foreign occupation and despicable sectarianism that
threatens civil war.

Lebanon, which was a good example for co-existence and
prosperity, is now crippled and unable to move ahead. Its streets
had turned into hotels and sedition is about to show its teeth.

In Sudan, Arab laxity led to foreign intervention in its affairs. In
Somalia, a civil war ends to pave the way for another. All that is
taking place while we are unable to extend help to our brothers.

The question is: what have we done throughout these years to
resolve all that? I do not want to blame the Arab League because
it is an entity that reflects our conditions in details, so the real
blame should fall on us: we the leaders of the Arab nations. Our
permanent differences, our refusal to take the path of unity – all
of that led the nations to lose their confidence in our credibility
and to lose hope in our present and future.

Honorable brothers:

Disunity is not our fate, nor are we condemned to backwardness
as an inescapable fate. The Almighty God has bestowed dignity
upon us and given us brains to differentiate between truth and
falsehood and a conscience that differentiates between good and
evil.

All that we need is to liberate our minds from fears and to
exchange bonds of love and goodness.

Despite the causes of despair, I do feel hopeful; and in spite of
the causes of pessimism, I do feel optimistic; and regardless of
the difficulty, I look forward for ease.

The first step on the path of salvation is the restoration of
confidence in ourselves and in each other. Once confidence is
restored, it will be accompanied by credibility. And if credibility
is restored, then the winds of hope will blow. And when that
happens, we will never allow any forces from outside the region
to design the future of the region. Then no banner other than that
of Arabism will hover over Arab land.

God Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an:

“Never will Allah change the condition of a people until they
change it themselves”

I call upon you, starting with myself, to have a new beginning
aimed at uniting our hearts and closing our ranks. I call upon all
of you to embark on a continuous march until our nations’ goals
of unity, dignity, and prosperity are achieved. Such goals are not
difficult to attain by the will of God Almighty and the
determination of faithful men.

---

[At the conclusion of the Summit, the leaders of Arab states
issued a joint declaration.]

We resolve to:

Act diligently to protect the Arab identity, support its
components and bases, and strengthen belonging to it in the
hearts and minds of children, adolescents and young men and
women, since Arabism is not a racist or ethnic concept, rather it
is a unified cultural identity, with the Arabic language as its
means of expression and of preserving its heritage, and it is a
common cultural framework based on spiritual, moral and
humanistic values, enriched by diversity and plurality, by
openness to other human cultures, and by keeping up with
scientific and technological advances, without dissolution,
crumble or loss of character.

We therefore decide:

To give utmost priority to the development of education and its
curricula in the Arab world, so as to deepen the common Arab
identity, respond to the needs of modernization and
comprehensive development, deepen the values of dialogue and
creativity, and strengthen human rights principles and women
effective and positive participation;

To develop the joint Arab action in the educational, cultural and
scientific fields, through activation of existent institutions and
offering them the required significance and the needed human
and financial resources, particularly concerning the advancement
of scientific research; the joint publishing of books, programs
and materials for children and teenagers. The launching of a
broad translation movement from and to the Arabic language;
and the promotion of Arabic language presence in all fields
including communications, mass media, internet, and science and
technology;

To spread the culture of moderation, tolerance, dialogue, and
openness; to reject all forms of terrorism and extremism, as well
as all exclusionary racist trends, hatred campaigns and
endeavors. To question our humanistic values or defame our
religious beliefs and holy places; and to warn against employing
sectarian plurality for political purposes that aim at dividing our
nation and its countries and peoples, and at igniting destructive
seditions and civil strife;

Consolidate effective Arab solidarity which contains crises and
settles disputes between member states peacefully, within the
framework of activating the Arab security and peace council
approved by previous Arab summits; development of dialogue
with regional neighboring countries in accordance with unified
and specified Arab positions; revival of collective Arab security
protection institutions and confirming its terms of reference
stipulated in Arab covenants; and attempting to meet Arab
defense and security needs;

Affirm the option of just and comprehensive peace as a strategic
option for the Arab nation; in accordance with the Arab Peace
Initiative that draws the right path for reaching a peaceful
settlement for the Arab Israeli conflict based on the principles
and resolutions of international legitimacy, and the land for
peace initiative;

Stress the importance of freeing the region of all weapons of
mass destruction, without double standards and eclecticism;
warning against starting a dangerous and destructive race of
nuclear armament in the region; and emphasizing the right of all
countries to possess peaceful nuclear energy according to
international terms of reference, and their emanating inspection
and control regime.

The dangerous conditions witnessed in our region, where Arab
land is unlawfully violated; Arab resources are wasted; and Arab
identity and culture is threatened, necessitate that we honestly
and deeply reexamine our state of affairs. We are all, leaders,
officials and citizens; parents and children; partners in drawing
our own destiny and preserving our identity, culture, values and
interests. Dangerous challenges can only increase the resolve
and faith of great nations. The Arab nation is capable, with
God’s help, to achieve the security, dignity, and prosperity the
Nation deserves when it unifies its ranks and strengthens its joint
actions.

[Source: saudiembassy.net]

---

I am traveling overseas the week of 4/9. Hott Spotts will return
on 4/19.

Brian Trumbore