Arab countries have been going through a downward spiral on a number of levels over the past few years. Take the recent U.N. report on the numbers and conditions of refugees around the world released on June 20, World Refugee Day. According to the report, the number of refugees stands at its highest level since the end of the Second World War. There are a total of 51.2 million registered refugees; the majority of them come from Middle Eastern countries thanks to the raging conflicts and wars there.
At the end of the Second World War, Arabs faced a single major refugee problem: that of the Palestinians who either fled from the brutality of Israeli gangs or were displaced from their villages and cities by the Israel Defense Forces. Today we can see how the refugee problem in the Arab world has worsened as a result of the actions of the Arabs themselves. “It’s a conspiracy!” some shout. “What conspiracy? These are delusions,” others would answer.
Categories: Arab World, Middle East, Opinion
“the actions of the United States supported by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and other Arab countries has started a war that will last a thousand years”
Mirza Tahir Ahmad in The Gulf Crisis and the New World Order