Ali Akbar Assadi, in an interview with the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, said: “Although the Arab League Summit has been held for decades, its member states encompass a wide spectrum. Despite linguistic, cultural, ethnic, and identity similarities, they pursue their own specific goals and interests.”

He added: “Due to differences and conflicting interests and perspectives, the League has failed to become a cohesive and influential organization. Furthermore, there is no clear horizon or operational approach to steer this organization toward effectiveness gradually. The Arab League remains primarily a forum for dialogue and assessing the general conditions and macro challenges of the Arab world, ultimately limited to issuing positions. Over various periods, it has remained at this level, with no mechanism or structure established to implement the conclusions reached in these summits.”

The faculty member emphasized: “It seems that even the main and influential Arab countries lack the interest or motivation to take effective action. For example, in the recent Gaza war, despite the unprecedented scale of the Zionist regime’s expansionism and war crimes, amounting to ethnic and racial cleansing of Palestinians, Arab countries have confined themselves to issuing statements and taking positions in various summits. This approach cannot lead to practical outcomes.”

Assadi noted that countries like Iraq and Algeria have adopted firmer stances against the Zionist regime’s crimes, saying: “However, other Arab countries apparently lack the capacity, motivation, or have their own considerations preventing them from taking stronger positions.”

He continued: “Even Persian Gulf countries that take stronger positions ultimately face a set of considerations that limit their foreign policies and actions regarding key Arab world challenges, such as the Palestinian issue. They cannot go beyond issuing statements and certain positions.”

When asked how the Arab League could become a more effective actor, Assadi stated: “Currently, there is no clear prospect for the Arab League’s operational cohesion and effectiveness. Some member states lack the capacity, capability, or will to take effective action.”

He added: “Other Arab League members do not seek tension with the Zionist regime and are more focused on ending the Gaza war, rebuilding Gaza, possibly disarming it, and ultimately establishing a Palestinian state under the two-state solution. Although the two-state solution appears to be the converging point for Arab countries, and despite their consensus on forming a Palestinian state in this framework, the realities on the ground and the Zionist regime’s opposition make its realization unlikely.”

According to Assadi, expecting these countries to bear costs or escalate tensions with the Zionist regime or the U.S. over this issue is nearly unimaginable.