Pakistan, May 19 -- It seems Gaza gives a good reason to Arabs to get together and discuss something. While Donald Trump toured the Middle East and fetched billion-dollar arms deals, the Arab League kept on acting as a bystander. Finally, it broke their silence in Baghdad. Their silence during Trump's visit showed how weak and slow the Arab response has been to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.

The Arab League meeting came just as Israel expanded its deadly military offensive in Gaza. The leaders called for a ceasefire and more humanitarian aid, but their words came late, and their actions were small. Despite strong statements rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians and the so-called "Riviera plan" proposed by Trump, no cl...