We can reasonably assume that this columnist is not an Islam 101’er, he’s too rational thinking.
Kuwaiti Columnist: The Gulf States’ Real Enemy Is Iran; Israel Is A Friendly Country
In an article titled “A Prudent Enemy Is Better than An Imprudent One” in the Kuwaiti government daily Al-Watan, columnist ‘Abdallah Al-Hadlaq wrote that the real enemy of the Gulf states is not Israel, whom he called “a friendly country,” but rather Iran.
He argued that Iran’s Rule of the Jurisprudent regime is fascist, and that if it attains nuclear weapons it will not hesitate to use it against the Gulf states, whereas Israel, which has possessed such weapons for years, has never used them in its wars against the Arabs.
Al-Hadlaq even called upon the Gulf states to sever their ties with Iran and form an alliance with Israel by strengthening their ties with it on the political, commercial and even military levels.
This is not the first time Al-Hadlaq has expressed concern regarding Iran and, conversely, support for Israel. In fact, his position led him to be included on a blacklist of Arab writers who espouse such views, published in 2009 by papers and websites that support the resistance axis.[1]
The following are excerpts from Al-Hadlaq’s recent article:[2]
