AMMAN (JT) – HRH Prince Hassan has warned against the dangers that continued unrest might bring to the region, noting that while constructive interaction has started in some corners of the Arab world such as Morocco and Bahrain, the situation is going drastically wrong elsewhere with “band-wagoning either by the army or by political parties with an agenda”.

“The fact that the young people still go back to Tahrir Square is a very dangerous situation because if it is met by force and confronted, it will just push the movement underground and when that happens, that is the real danger. The traditional parties, the ideologies will take over from those who aspire to free thought and free expression,” he said during an interview on Al Jazeera’s “Frost over the World” programme. Underscoring the need for an Arab council that responds to and delivers what the masses want, Prince Hassan added that regional slogans are not sufficient and stressed that substantial commitment is required to real issues, according to a statement issued by his office.

“I have been waiting, as chairman of the Arab Thought Forum for the past two months, to go and visit Cairo under the umbrella of the Arab League but they have been too busy fighting fires at the moment. This is why I am saying we need an economic and social council which supports the league and discusses what people really want. The slogans are not enough,” the statement quoted the Prince as saying.

He emphasised that people in the region, “the Twitter crowd, the blog crowd” don’t understand why it is that nobody in authority, can give them answers.

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