Syria's Arabism is not negotiable and we wish to respect the Kurdish identity too!

Abdel Bari Atwan
Do not hesitate at all to recognize that the Kurdish minorities in the Arab countries , Iraq and Syria in particular, suffered from operations of oppression and marginalization , and even campaigns of ethnic cleansing and this is unacceptable and condemnable , but at the same time can not forget or forget to separatism , political and military played an important role in providing the reasons for these repressive practices .
We do not want Nnbash files of the past painful for both sides, and the brothers the Kurds in particular, but we find ourselves compelled to oppose the great pressure exerted currently on the National Coalition Syrian actor most prominent of the Syrian opposition , and change the flag, and the division of Syria into entities and sectarian similar to what happened in Iraq.
Representatives of the National Council of Kurds who took part in the Istanbul meeting two days ago, have exercised the same role practiced by their fellow Iraqi Kurds on the Iraqi opposition before the occupation of Iraq at the height of the preparation of this occupation and provide cover legitimate to him, when he demanded recognition of their national identity and the establishment of Iraq confederation and change the name and flag , and it was to them what They wanted the help of the Americans, and panting opposition leaders really care about conferences .
Brothers the Kurds, or most of them, accuse Arab racism and discrimination towards them , and some of these accusations are exaggerated , though some aspects involves some health , but they forget is also a set of basic facts , namely, that there are Kurdish elements , too, and Nasser Saladin hero who liberated Jerusalem , and occupies a prominent place in the heart of every Arab and Muslim lived Ayyubid state in Egypt and not in Kurdistan , led an Arab army to fight the Crusaders .
Some may argue rightly that Saladin was a Muslim at the head of Muslim army in the state raise the banner of Islam , and this is true , why not unite the banner of Islam all in Iraq and Syria, and live together on the basis of justice and equality, away from all conflicts separatist obnoxious ?
We welcomed the Arabs to be the first Iraqi president to Iraq after the U.S. occupation Kurd, no , Mr. Jalal Talabani , to be the first Foreign Minister of Kurdish as well, which Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, however, was the first decision of Mr. Massoud Barzani President of Kurdistan region of Iraq is to stop teaching the Arabic language as an official language in elementary and middle schools , and Pat most Kurdistan sons do not speak at all , while very European languages ​​, English and French much better treatment from the Arabic language of the Quran .
Kurds have the right to demand the recognition of their national identity , and to enjoy all the rights arising from it, but have no right to that ينزعوا the national identity of Syria , demanding change its name , flag , they are the minority .
The problem does not lie in the National Council of Kurdish , but the National Coalition Syrian who provides concession after another , including the Arab identity of Syria in order to gain the Kurds or some of them to his side , just as he did Ahmed Chalabi and Adnan Pachachi and the Sea of ​​Science and Sharif Hussein bin Ali ( Where is the way? ) and al - Maliki and al - Jaafari and the list goes on .
What we do know that the revolutions came from in order to achieve coexistence and democracy and human rights , and the establishment of the rule of law and equality , but it seems that we were at the top of ignorance , having started these revolutions ending chaos and fragmentation of the Arab identity , but also and Islamic .
Kurdish brothers are now demanding autonomy and the number equal to the number of Kurds in Syria , tomorrow demanding religious minorities the same thing , and what ultimately lead to the collapse of the Syrian state, and their replacement with a set of " Syrian " small sectarian meager .
Syria 's Arabism is a red line , and here we are talking about the humanitarian Arabism that is open to the other and recognizing their rights , Arabism University and not divisive Oroba , loving Arabism and coexistence , not Arabism racism that some are trying glued .
We have a saying , " When the cow falls abound knives " It is painful that this is what is true and we as Arabs applies these days, unfortunately .