By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Saudi Arabia hosted an Anti-Terror Alliance in Riyadh. While all the members of the Alliance were not in attendance, 41 members of Muslim and Arab states did attend.
The Alliance was created and chaired by the Saudi Crown Prince who doubles as defense minister.
This was, in essence, a gathering of defense ministers and other intelligence and military leaders from the entire region.
The Saudi Crown Prince made it clear that terror has become a scourge on Islam, that terror is destroying the beauty of Islam. The Crown Prince said that: "The biggest danger of this terrorism and extremism is the tarnishing of the reputation of our beloved religion ... We will not allow this to happen ... Today we start the pursuit of terrorism and we see its defeat in many facets around, the world especially in Muslim countries .. We will continue to fight it until we see its defeat."
He said: "This is indeed a painful event and it is a recurrent and strong reminder [of] the dangers of this terrorism."
It is very important for us all to recognize that Muslim and Arab leadership has begun organizing in order to confront terror both inside the Muslim world and outside.
This Alliance is a significant step forward. Now we need to see if any real concrete coordination and activity emerges.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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