His solution is to quote David Ben Gurion.
Dr. Sobhi Asila writes:
Some have fallen prey to the dilemma of either defending or condemning Iran. This stems from a flawed oversimplification and a superficial approach to a complex situation...Defending Iran against Israel does not justify failing to condemn its aggression against the Gulf states. In fact, its aggression against these states renders defending it futile and illogical. Defending the Gulf states and condemning attacks against them, regardless of the justification, undoubtedly takes precedence over all else. Iran's aggression against the Gulf states is a clear continuation of its hostile approach and its aggression against Arab states for years prior to the war. Supporting the Gulf against Iran or any other entity is an obligation that cannot be absolved by any other consideration.Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, offers a way out. The Jews found themselves in a predicament before World War II because Britain, the country that had taken the most significant step in the creation of Israel (the Balfour Declaration), issued what became known as the White Paper. This document restricted Jewish land purchases and immigration to Palestine, in a British attempt to secure the support of Arab states, which they considered more important than supporting the Jews in the war. This created a rift between the Jews and Britain. With the outbreak of war, the Jews had no choice but to stand with Britain against Nazi Germany. Ben-Gurion declared, ""We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if there were no war." Hitler was the primary enemy of the Jews, and their disagreement with Britain did not lead them to side with him, nor could they forget their conflict with Britain.Therefore, the minimum position on Iran is to defend it against Israel as if it had not done what it did to the Arab states, and to condemn Iran’s policy and aggression against the Gulf as if there had been no war.
So should Gulf states support Israel helping destroy the drones and missiles aimed at them, or not because they are also aimed at Israel? Should Arabs join the war against Iran to protect their own people? Should the Saudis protect their own oil exports?
And of course, Iran attacking Israeli civilians is assumed to be perfectly moral in this supposedly sophisticated approach.
Hate for Israel is so ingrained in Arab thinking that the idea that Israel and the Gulf Arab states might be on the same side is utterly unintelligible to them.
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