Syrian refugee crisis - "The records of Gulf countries is absolutely appalling..."

In recent weeks the letters columns of the Western Daily Press have been dominated by the Syrian refugee crisis.  The letter below was published in that paper on the 16th September 2015. 

Arab states fail to follow EU example.
In his recent letter Robert Readman asks how many refugees fleeing Syria have been offered shelter by wealthy Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia.

Apparently the five richest Gulf nations – Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain – have taken none at all. Furthermore, the Daily Mail quotes Amnesty International’s head of refugee and migrant’s rights as saying: “The records of Gulf countries is absolutely appalling, in terms of actually showing compassion and sharing the responsibility of this crisis... It is a disgrace.”

David Cameron has pledged that this country will take in 20,000 Syrian refugees. Saudi Arabia is 16 times the size of England so could accommodate 320,000 refugees if its rulers followed our Prime Minister’s example – but it seems they do not have the will.

S.W.
English Democrats, Somerset