Summary
The Palestinian issue has long been called the central issue in the Arab world, but the relative lack of popular anger amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip should serve as a wake-up call.
Thanks to technological developments, people today are interconnected as never before – but the same technology can divert people’s attention toward trivial things; the Arab world’s satellite television stations and social media reflect a huge level of interest in everything except Palestine at a time of crisis.
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2014/Jul-23/264791-arab-world-ostriches.ashx
Categories: Arab World, Asia
Actually this baffles me also. Why is there more reaction outside the Arab world than inside? In Jordan I can testify that among the population the pain is HUGE of what is happening in Gaza. OK, Syria and Iraq and Libya are busy with themselves (as intended by those who help in creating disorder there). But still … could it be a sort of feeling of helplessness. (No use, we have protested before?). (Comments welcome).
I can only guess, but I think there is some protest fatigue, and perhaps a growing sense that they (Arab protests) make no substantial difference to either the actions of their own governments or to the equation for Palestinians in general. The reaction outside is important in the sense of influence from populations on their governments, especially those nations in the Western democratic sphere. These will in turn and in time influence the population of the US who in turn matter most to Israel. That ‘outside’ protest is still a long way though from being decisively effective.