Iraqi Writer Ghaith Al-Tamimi: There Are A Million Causes In The World, Why Are There Only Rallies For The Palestinian Cause? Why Is Our National Security Dependent On Gaza? This Is Not Our Cause And We Should Not Die For It

Iraqi writer and researcher Ghaith Al-Tamimi said in a June 5, 2026 interview with Mohanned Majeed on YouTube that Iraq's national security should not depend on whether Israel and Gaza are at war or at peace. He argued that Iraq's national security has nothing to do with Gaza or Tehran and questioned why Palestine is considered the foremost cause of Arabs and Muslims. Asking whether Palestine is more important than Baghdad, he said that Iraqis are often looked down upon while being expected to s...

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