In the face of this reality, the Arabs must be cautious, as perhaps in a few years Iran will be Israel’s top ally. After this, we may kick ourselves for the strange positions expressed by some.

Such positions include the statements made by the Bahraini Foreign Minister, who announced that he stood by the Israeli air strike in Syria. This is a strange position. How can an Arab minister stand with a colonial state? A few hours later, Israeli statements were made praising this position and considering it the biggest statement in support of Israel.

This is not the first time that the minister has been the odd one out and has sung to a different tune than the rest of the Arabs. We hope, however, that his positions were not strategic in favour of the Israeli occupation.

There have also been odd positions by Bahrain that include the participation of a team from the country taking place in an international cycling race in occupied Jerusalem and under the walls that were liberated by Salahuddin Al-Ayoubi. Why? What will Bahrain benefit from these positions other than the astonishment and the condemnation of the Arab people?

The Israeli occupation state will not stop the Iranian aggression against Bahrain. On the contrary, it is the one that encouraged the Shah’s positions towards this neighbouring country. Israel may even help Iran in the future when the government changes.

The Bahraini Foreign Minister’s comment was not the right thing to say, although he did provoke the feelings of a few Arab risk-takers who do not realise the dangers of Iranian expansionism, especially the economic effects it will have in the region. It comes as no surprise that some are trying to justify this as a “slip of the tongue”, considering that many Syrians who are opposed to the regime supported these positions after the death of their relatives. However, this is looking through just one eye, as there are many who were killed by the opposition and terrorists in the name of Islam in a state that has become an arena for international confrontations. The losers in all of this are the Arabs as a whole. They are lost between Israel and Iran.

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