"Royal Dates
Khalid Saghiyah
Dates have a special place in the month of Ramadan, and Paletine has a special place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia every month of the year. That's why its embassy in Beirut announced "that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will deliver 12 tons of dates as a gift to the Palestinian refugee camps, on the occasion of the month of Holy Ramadan", at 1 o'clock in the afternoon today at the Saudi Embassy in Quraytem.
Therefore, the Palestinians of Lebanon are requested to go to the Saudi Embassy to receive the generosity of the servant of the two holy sanctuaries. This adds to the previous favors he's done for the Palestinians, especially his launching of the famous Arab initiative. That initiative which gave up Palestine and the right of return and which Lebanon boasts of promoting beginning from Beirut. And there's no need to remind of the other Saudi roles in fighting the "chaos" of resistance movements in the Arab world. Who needs the struggle for Palestine anyways, as long as dates - praise be to God - are abundantly available.
Lebanon's refugees can therefore overlook their horrible living conditions, give up the dream of returning to their land, give up their right to that return, and in return they'll get compensation: a piece of date. A piece for every refugee.
The king's generous gesture isn't limited to the refugees, he's interested in the people of all of Palestine. The share that refugees in Lebanon are getting is merely just a small portion of a massive aid campaign to feed the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
And because man does not live by bread alone, the first convoy of Saudi aid to enter Gaza contains 25000 Qur'ans, as stated in the report which was distributed.
The question that comes to mind is why the delay in sending the dates and Qur'ans? If the king had just hurried a little and sent this help during the war on Gaza, he would have prevented a lot of suffering. But no matter, the sons of Gaza can forget what afflicted them, and this time the families of the martyrs will get a Qur'an and two pieces of date, in appreciation of their sacrifice and to ease their sorrows.
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For those concerned:
Cheap dates produced by illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank are inundating Palestinian markets. The Agriculture Ministry is continuing to support more expensive Palestinian dates in order to increase local demand during the month of Ramadan."
