"Rejuvenating the Arab League into becoming a countervailing axis & balancing out the 'Royal Club'"
Some believe that Nabil Al-`Arabi was picked as SG of the Arab League as a chastsement, to remove him from the decision making circle of the new Egypt. They see in the Saudi press's criticism of al Arabi (and of course by association, the Saudi regime) as a clear indication that al Arabi needed to go. However, an Arab-watcher with impeccable contacts in the Egyptian nomenklatura (Civilians & others) offered this take:
"... no sooner that the GCC 'took in' both the Hashemite & Alawi monarchies as life members of the 'Sunni Club of Royals and royalists', the ruling class of Neo-Egypt hastened , in a sudden & swift display of its own, pulled the rug from beneath the 'Arab counter-revolutionaries' feet & named the chief diplomat of Neo-Egypt at the SG of the Arab league.... The Neo-Egyptians felt outmaneuvered & outflanked by the 'guild of royals', who were unusually aggressive in asserting themselves & cementing their foothold in the Levant , and trying an 'over-reach' in North Africa, ... and 'hegemonizing' Yemen... Al Arabi, known as the the 'dynamo of Egypt's foreign relations' and through him the military junta , are pegged to rejuvenate the league into becoming a countervailing axis, balancing out the royal club. In my opinion, this is going to be significant & instrumental in the furthering an 'Egypt + Algeria's + Tunisia' common stance, and chips away at the invigorated and reckless Saudi (and co.) strategy of co opting Arab revolutions. Some might say : "Egypt lost an influential player or suggest that he may have been eased out." I say this is nonsense. We are only 4 months before a new democratic game kicks in, with all that this entails! I believe, the League & Egypt both gained an astute player that can blunt the whims of the royals for the benefits of all Arabs, with Egypt in the lead ..."
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Let's look more historically at the Arab League though. It has been useless.. always. Its only accomplishment was to give blessings for the no-fly zone of Libya that translated into air raids on Tripoli. Shame...
I hope you're right. But we will know if this is true if and when the Gaza crossing is actually opened.
If it isn't opened soon, then I'm going to have to guess that the military junta has been pressured by the Saudis or some one like them.
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