Ten eyes for an eye...

In this interview with The Business Times, President Emeritus Guido De Marco discusses the current Middle East crisis. When questioned about Malta's role as a small country he stated:

..This is precisely our advantage. Nobody can suspect that we have a hidden agenda. The only thing we can gain is peace. Malta should continue acting in the role of serving as a bridge between north and south as augured by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Malta in 2001.

When I was President of the Union Nations General Assembly, the Palestinians were foolishly siding with Saddam Hussien who had just invaded Kuwait. On that occasion, I warned the Palestinians that after winning their independence they will be a small state like Kuwait and that they are obliged to side with Kuwait and those defending its sovereignty. I was not patronising them as I also hailed from a small state. The typical Palestinian response was to highlight the fact that while the oil-rich Kuwaitis immediately found international support, the Palestinians were completely ignored. Is this because we do not have any oil running in our veins, the Palestinians used to ask...