Presumably the “Arab Union” which is being proposed will be set up like the EU, and is being proposed for the purpose of united Arab military action, first against Israel (according to the statement below) and next against western forces, such as the US (not stated, but follows logically).
Since this proposal has been prepared for two years, why does the Arab League feel confident to bring it out openly and agree to to it now? I propose the reason is the EU and Obama Administration’s obvious public hostility towards Israel. They see that they do not need to fear any disapproval or interference from the rest of the world for attacking Israel.
The UN Mandate in reality does not function any longer, except as an artificial mechanism to be used by the Islamic coalition against Israel, with the consent of the original western coalition.
What is the advantage of an Arab Union over the existing Arab League? The advantage from their point of view is a joint army and joint finances, and the ability to compel member states into a unified action (such as an attack on Israel), that individual states might consider not to be to their advantage. Poorer nations, such as Yemen, which made the proposal, and Libya which backed it, will benefit greatly in sharing the wealth of nations such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait.
March 27, 2010 (Unmodified translation with Google) See original Arabic article from El Khabar
Arab summit to accept the proposal of President Abdullah Saleh Arab Union instead of the Arab League
The Yemeni initiative also includes recycling of the post of Secretary-General and Assistant Secretaries-General of Member States
Colonel Qadhafi announced, President of the Arab summit, Libyan Sirte yesterday, the consent of the summit of the 22 on the proposal put forward by the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s initiative and the proposal to establish a unified Arab Union to meet the Israeli intransigence and keep up with international developments.
The Yemeni president made it clear during his speech at the opening session of the summit yesterday, the Israelis are ”historic” enemies of the Arab nation, and that whatever came from projects for them, they will not accept and will continue to settlement activity and barrier construction, and defy the resolutions of international legitimacy.
The Abdullah Saleh to establish an Arab union will enable a strong Arab nation from the face of Israeli violations to the Holy Land, and that without the creation of this union will not be achieved ”a victory”, calling at the same context to create a budget without equal national income. The proposal Abdullah for the establishment of a new project, which is an Arab union facing Israel, such as the establishment of European Union and other African descent.
Yemeni president asked “Why not create a united Arab world, and we have in common is the language, land and wealth in order to face this Zionist aggression?”
Without the Arab Union could not achieve any success with the Zionists.
Stressing in this context by saying that ”the European Union could not be more successful than ”the Arab Union, we are one civilization and language and one religion and one Fmaho inhibitor ?!”.
He said ”We can not say that the Arab action is not successful, but must be developed to meet all the challenges that we face”.
The ”News” have been obtained with a full copy of the Yemeni initiative to develop the joint Arab action, which remained shelved for more than two years ..
The paper Yemen vote on the Constitution of the Arab States, which in turn includes the theoretical framework for the work of the new structure.
Under the Constitution is the development of the Supreme Council of the Union and considered the highest authority and which consists of presidents and kings and princes of Member States, followed by direct Arab Court of Justice and the defense and security.
Article Twenty-fifth is that determines the position of Secretary-General and Assistant Secretaries-General, alternating between Member States, the Secretary shall be appointed by decision of the Supreme Council upon nomination by the Council of Heads of Governments.
On the other hand, Moussa said they do not wish to run the secretariat in the upcoming summit, noting that his tenure in the League of Arab enough, saying that he had tried during the years of taking office to succeed in the service of joint Arab action.
He proposed also create a pool of neighboring Arab countries, including non-Arab states with common denominators, and between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Chad, Iran, Turkey, Israel ruled out of this pool.
