Yes, the protests did claim lives of four Palestinians, but how about gauging the implications of this decision through the barometers of possible and witnessed roles of the Arab League in this regard? The 22-member League of Arab States, in an emergency meeting of foreign ministers followed by Trump’s announcement, declared the move as a “flagrant attack” on path of settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, therefore, “dangerous and unacceptable”. Her existence and her independence among the nations can, therefore, no more be questioned de jure than the independence of any of the other Arab States. The suspension of Syria’s membership following the Arab Spring’s emergence is a vindication of its rank and influence in the League. In the given scenario, what could then be expected of the Arab League?

Source: Pakistan Today December 14, 2017 03:22 UTC