Saudi Arabia threatens war against Israel if peace is rejected!

Guys, to be quite honest with you, I NEVER saw this coming....

STATEMENT BY THE ROYAL COURT



JEDDAH, JULY 25, SPA --


FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY BY THE ROYAL COURT:

" THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS UNDERSTAKEN THE ROLE REQUIRED OF IT BY ITS RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL DUTY WITH REGARD TO THE SITUATION IN THE REGION AND REPERCUSSIONS OF EVENTS IN LEBANON AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IN THIS REGARD, IT HAS CAUTIONED, WARNED AND EXTENDED ADVICE. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS STRIVEN FROM THE FIRST MOMENT TO STOP THE AGRRESSION, MOVING ON MORE THAN ONE FRONT AND BY MORE THAN ONE MEANS, TO PERSUADE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FORCE ISRAEL TO AGREE TO A CEASEFIRE.

MEANWHILE, THE KINGDOM HAS DISPATCHED HRH THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND HRH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TO MEET H.E. THE U.S. PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON AND INFORM HIM OF ITS VIEWS ON THE GRAVE AND UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNREMITTING ISRAELI AGGRESSION IF MATTERS WENT BEYOND CONTROL. THE KINGDOM HAS ALSO ASKED PERSONAL ENVOYS TO VISIT THE CAPITALS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S PERMANENT MEMBER STATES TO CONVEY THE SAME MESSAGE.

THE ARABS HAVE PROCLAIMED PEACE AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR THE ARAB NATION. THEY PRESENTED A JUST AND DISTINCT PLAN FOR REGAINING THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE. THEY REFUSED TO RESPOND TO PROVOCATIONS AND IGNORED ANTI-PEACE EXTREMIST CALLS. IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT PATIENCE COULD NOT LAST FOREVER. IF THE ISRAELI MILITARY BRUTALITY PERSISTED WITH KILLINGS AND DESTRUCTION NO ONE COULD PREDICT THE CONSEQUENCES AND THAN REGRETS WILL BE IN VAIN.

THEREFORE, THE KINGDOM ADDRESSES AN APPEAL AND A WARNING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS REPRESENTED BY THE U.N. AND IN PARTICULAR THE U.S.

THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA CALLS ON ALL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONEST, CONSCIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL MORAL AND HUMANITARIAN LAWS. IT ALSO WARNS ALL THAT IF THE PEACE OPTION IS REJECTED DUE TO THE ISRAELI ARROGANCE THEN ONLY THE WAR OPTION REMAINS AND NO ONE KNOWS THE REPERCUSSIONS BEFALLING THE REGION, INCLUDING WARS AND CONFLICT THAT WILL SPARE NO ONE INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE MILITARY POWER IS NOW TEMPTING THEM TO PLAY WITH FIRE.


"IN TANDEM WITH ITS POLITICAL MOVES,THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS CONSCIOUS THAT THE HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN LEBANON AND PALESTINE REQUIRES GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM ALL ARABS, MUSLIMS AND HONORABLE PEOPLE.

BASED ON THE ABOVE, THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES HAS ADDRESSED A CALL FOR A POPULAR FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN STARTING TOMORROW URGING ALL SAUDI CITIZENS TO SHOW THE USUAL GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE ARAB AND MUSLIM NATION.

WITH REGARD TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON AND PALESTINE IN THE WAKE OF THE HUGE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS PLEASED TO BE THE FIRST TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THESE EFFORTS: WITHIN THIS CONTEXT, THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES HAS ISSUED HIS DIRECTIVES TO EARMARK AN $500 MILLION GRANT FOR THE LEBANESE PEOPLE TO FORM THE NUCLEUS OF AN ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON. HE HAS ALSO DIRECTED THAT AN AMOUNT OF $1 BILLION TO BE DEPOSITED WITH THE LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK IN SUPPORT OF THE LEBANESE ECONOMY. MOREOVER, THE KING ORDERED THE ALLOCATION OF A $250 MILLION GRANT FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AS A NUCLEUS FOR AN ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PALESTINE.

THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA URGE ALL ARABS AND ISLAMIC NATIONS AS WELL AS WORLD COUNTRIES TO LIVE UP TO THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBLITIES TOWARDS CURRENT EVENTS WITH A VIEW TO ENABLING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO EXTEND EFFECTIVE AND TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON AND PALESTINE RATHER THAN STATEMENTS OF CONDEMNATION AND DENUNCIATION.

MAY ALLAH HELP US TO HOLD FAST OUR FAIR STANCES AND GRANT US PATIENCE AT TIMES OF HARDSHIPS."

--SPA
1654 Local Time 1354 GMT


Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Press Agency

Thats not happening in our life time trust me. Just rhteoric that comes out of arab dictatorship regimes and royal rulers.

maglomanic said:

Thats not happening in our life time trust me. Just rhteoric that comes out of arab dictatorship regimes and royal rulers.

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It is the first time I heard them say something like that though. Anyway, the fact they are giving money while many other oil rich nations aren't bothering to is also a pleasant surprise (sure, it's a small amount for the damage caused, but much more than what the rest of the world has given so far).

For all the claims that Hezbollah has been wrong-footed it appears that
the two Abdullah's D ) and the Hosni seriously miscalculated when they
condemned Hezbollah, Iran and Syria.

I'm assuming the condemnation was based upon the belief that the death
squads operating in iraq would by now have created sufficient hatred
between the two groups that most sunni's would have been happy to
see the shia's taking a pounding from Israel.

After re-publishing a 6 year old encyclical bull from a saudi government
cleric which attacked Hezbollah...the 2 abdullah's and the hosni have
just discovered that although the sunni's may not like the shia's in iraq
very much...the majority of the muslims in the region don't like seeing
people no matter who they are being killed by phosphorus bombs.

hence this rather cynical statement which dosn't say anything and is
issued in the hope that there will soon be a ceasefire...whether hezbollah
is going to be prepared to silence their rockets once the israeli's have
decided they have broken all the toys and want to go home is another
matter...

I think you guys are missing something rather important.

I read this as an admission that Arab govts are seriously worried about their credibility with their publics.

All Conventional Arab forces have never lasted 5 minutes against the US and Isreal, the only people to score real hits are the militant groups and the public are acutely aware of this.

SampanViking said:

All Conventional Arab forces have never lasted 5 minutes against the US and Isreal, the only people to score real hits are the militant groups and the public are acutely aware of this.

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The difference is, militants are supported by the public and get their volunteers from them. Thats why they are more motivated and focused on their goal.

The goal of Royal armies, first and ofrmost has always been to protect the regime at all cost. So the Kings can rule to an eternity.Even if that means being impotent and humiliated by Israel.