Call to solve financial crisis, ‘unemployment’
THE Arab Spring, which started on Dec 18, 2010 in Tunisia and led to street demonstrations to overthrow the regime, has spread to many other Arab countries like Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Algeria, Syria, Jordan, Oman, Lebanon and Mauritania.
For over a century, the Arab world has been known for importing everything in every sector like defense, health, security, transportation, education and finance, among several others, while it exports the least of its local products. However, the Middle Eastern countries have started exporting an important ‘product’ — the Arab Spring, which served as a model for many nations in Europe, such as Greece, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Surprisingly, a neighboring country (Israel), which was not expected to be involved in such activities, has also jumped on the bandwagon. Around 300,000 people have participated in demonstrations in Tel Aviv and many cities in Israel, following the Tharir Square example, considering the demands of the protesters. They have called on the government to effectively play its role in solving the financial crisis, as well as the unemployment and housing problems. They have also demanded for better medical and social services.
The impact of the global financial meltdown on Israel is somehow different from that of the Arab world or Europe, because this country totally depends on the support of global powers affected by the crisis.
A certain indicator has emerged to split the benefits coming from those areas as was evident in the division of Sudan into two and sharing projects with new major players in different forms like oil, gas, strategic alliance, uranium, military contracts and other raw materials.
Attempts to divide and reshape the Arab world, failure to grant financial support to many areas in the world, and inability to allocate enough funds for the costly military support might have a negative impact on the position of several countries in the Middle East including Israel!
Email: Labeed.abdal@gmail.com
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By: Labeed Abdal
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