Kuwait government preempts Islamist exploitation of Palestinian issue

Kuwait government preempts Islamist exploitation of Palestinian issue

KUWAIT CITY – Authorities in Kuwait announced on Sunday a ban on unlicensed rallies that could be staged in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces.

By doing so, the Kuwaiti government seems to be preempting an Islamist exploitation of Palestinian issue. This comes as a number of political forces have already begun making use of the developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for political gains, with some groups using the issue to garner the public’s political support  by playing on national and religious feelings.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior said on Sunday that “freedom of expression is permissible within the relevant State of Kuwait laws.”