Why do we bash the West but not Saudi Arabia?
We are talking about Saudi Arabia.
It is a country that is filthy rich and sends its petro dollars to U.S. banks.
The members of the family live in the utmost luxury.
They enjoy palaces that are much bigger than ours. Saudi Arabia has closed its door. It does not allow even one desperate refugee to pass through the doors of the country.
In addition, because it is Muslim, the country is much closer to the Syrian refugees in terms of culture and lifestyles than France or Germany.
And in fact Saudi Arabia is closer geographically to Syria then France, the United States, Germany and Italy.
Besides, these Saudis are giving tremendous amounts of money to the opposition forces in Syria. By financing the war machine in Syria, they are contributing to the desperation of millions of people in the country.
Despite all of this, no one does anything in Saudi Arabia about the Syrian refugees.
Turkey has taken in one way or another more than 2 million refugees. Nothing moves in Saudi Arabia. The prime ministers of Europe shed tears, even if to make a showcase for the children whose dead body washed up on the coast. But there is not a single tear in the eye of these pious kings.
Germany and Italy decided to open their frontiers, unable to resist further shame. But Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Gulf, Kuwait, Dubai; they don't care at all.
And what is more tragic - the people fleeing Syria head to the doorsteps of not Saudi Arabia but France, Germany and Italy. Because Syrians are also aware of it...
Refugees are looking for the corresponding attitude of mercy that is so often underlined in Islam not in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Qatar but in France, Germany or Italy.
There is even...
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