February 13, 2012
written by: Sheila Quinn
Source: An New Era
Within the last few days Meshaal, as the leader of Hamas, signed an agreement which is both illegal and unethical. I have read a number of articles about him and this agreement. My initial response was one of anger. I wanted to speak out against him, but decided against it because I thought of it as an internal Hamas issue and a Palestinian issue.
But the more I read about it and the more I learn about it, the more angry I became. I have come to the conclusion that I was wrong. This agreement is not just an internal Hamas issue, nor an internal Palestinian issue-but an issue of The Islamic Nation. It is an issue that ALL Muslims have a right to speak on!
Why do I say this? Because, Palestine is a territory of The Islamic Nation. It's borders are between the ocean and The Jordan River. The Israeli State is an illegal state that has absolutely no legitimacy whatsoever. The U.N. partition of Palestine was conditioned upon the The Palestinians accepting it. They rejected such a partition. Only with their acceptance of the partition will The Israeli State become "legally" legitimate. The second reason is because Al- Aqsa Masjid (Al Aqsa Mosque)is in Palestine. Al-Aqsa has been-and is continuing to be- threatened with destruction.
For the last few weeks I have been reading different articles about Meshaal. Meshaal is from The West Bank. Meshaal is calling for a change in strategy. He is calling for adopting non-violent protests as a replacement for armed resistance. (Non-violent protests have proven to be ineffective with The Zionists. Fatah has used such strategy in The West Bank and the results are the loss of land and lives. Armed resistance is the only way to stop the aggression of The Zionists. Any other way has been proven to be impractical.) Hamas officials in Gaza have both the right-and the responsibility- to reject the agreement. They have every right in the world to refuse cooperation in its implementation. Since the agreement involves Gaza, the cooperation of the officials of Gaza are vital to it's implementation.
Hamas should continue to work for the liberation of all of Palestine through armed resistance. Any other way has been proven to be totally ineffective.
As for Abbas, he has proven himself to be a puppet of those who want to destroy Al-Aqsa Masjid (Al-Aqsa Mosque). He has proven himself to be a puppet of the global oligarchy- which includes the leadership of both The U.S. and The European Union. It is clear that the global oligarchy wants Al-Aqsa Masjid to be destroyed. It is clear that Abbas is their puppet. Others in the "interim government" may be technocrats, but Abbas is not! The Zionists are in the process of: stealing all of the West Bank; evicting all Muslims from Jerusalem, and destroying Al-Aqsa Masjid. Abbas and the leaders of Arab countries want peace with The Zionists??? All of them-including King Abdullah of Jordan- are puppets of the global oligarchy!
Until now Gaza has been a stronghold of Palestinian resistance-unlike The West Bank. Does Meshaal want to open up Gaza to The Zionists -like The West bank?
Here are some quotes from articles that I have read:
"Meshaal might be able to put down the unprecedented rebellion against him, but would need the good will and cooperation of Hamas leaders in Gaza to make the agreement work." ("Public rift as Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal")
"On Sunday, the head of the bloc of Hamas legislators in Gaza, Ismail al-Ashkar, alleged that Fatah has not carried out promised confidence building measures, such as releasing Hamas loyalists held in the West Bank." ("Public rift as Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal")
"MPs of the Hamas majority in the Palestinian parliament called on Thursday for the scrapping of a reconciliation accord with Fatah on constitutional grounds.
"After examining the question of Mahmud Abbas taking on the premiership as well as the presidency" and consultation with judicial experts, such a scenario was found to be contrary to the Basic Law, 31 MPs said in a statement." ("Hamas MP's call for scrapping of Fatah Deal")
"Meshaal has been based in Damascus since 2001, fearing for his safety and hoping to avoid the restrictions on his movement in Gaza. He has been the chief leader of Hamas' political wing since 2004."("Hamas political chief to step down")
Some References:
"Public rift as Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal" written by: Mohammed Daraghmeh, published by "The Daily Star" on February 13, 2012. Link: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Feb-13/163004-public-rift-as-hamas-strongman-in-gaza-rejects-unity-deal.ashx#axzz1mH2Vz2A4
"Hamas MPs call for scrapping of Fatah deal" written by: Mahmud Hams, Published on:AFP – Wed, Feb 8, 2012 Source: Yahoo News Maktoob
"Hamas political chief to step down" Published on: Jan 21, 2012 By: AlJazeera Source: Yahoo News Maktoob
"The Association of Palestinian Scholars issues plea to Muslims to protect al-Aqsa" Published on: 13 February 2012 By: Middle East Monitor Link: http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3420-the-association-of-palestinian-scholars-issues-plea-to-muslims-to-protect-al-aqsaFebruary 13, 2012
Written by: Sheila Quinn
Source: A New Era
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Middle East Peace Talks and Settlements
written by: Sheila Quinn
The leaders of The U.S. and Europe are obviously pro-Israeli. The mind games that they are playing with the Arabs and the public in general is scandalous. They give lip service to The Arab Peace Initiative while giving the green light to The Israeli State to proceed as it wishes.
What is being accomplished is that they are allowing facts to be changed on the ground for all of Palestine to be stolen by The Israeli State while allowing the Israelis to insist that Jordan doesn't exist at all. Jordan is not Jordan but Palestine.
Settlements are being built;forty percent of the West Bank has been stolen through the building of the settlements. Action is being taken by The Israeli State to evict all Palestinians who live in The Jordan Valley. What does this accomplish? It not only is stealing land from The Palestinians, but it is causing a direct threat to the security of Jordan. The land that many settlements are on is on the border with Jordan. If The Israeli State wanted to invade Jordan at any time in the future such an effort would be very easy.
What is the government of Jordan doing about it? Well, it is insisting on The Two State Solution on one hand and preparing for war on the other hand. It is insisting on the unity of Jordan while intimidating Jordanians who are critical of the government.
When King Abdullah the second of Jordan first became king I was very excited. I sensed that positive significant changes would occur for Jordan under his leadership. But I am starting to become disillusioned with him. He has put trust in those that he shouldn't trust. He has put trust in the leadership of the U.S. and Europe. In putting trust in them he is allowing the Jordanian government to commit acts of tyranny against Jordanian citizens.
The issue of the settlements is clear, they are illegal. Yet, they are allowed to continue in-spite of their illegality. Both The U.S. and Europe has -by all practicality- refused to pressure The Israeli State into stopping them. Yet, Jordan continues to act as a loyal ally to both The U.S. and Europe. What sense does this make? What does this say about Jordan and its effectiveness as an advocate?
Where will the peace talks go from here? Will the Arab leaders cave in and compromise more than they have already? Or will a war break out between the Israeli State and its Arab neighbors? How long will we have to wait for the answer to these questions?
Some references:
"EU ministers resigned to Israeli settlement building" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/358003,resigned-israeli-settlement-building.html.
"Israel welcomes US decision to focus on core issues" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/357997,decision-focus-core-issues.html.
"The Charade of Israeli-Palestinian Talks" from Truthout Link:http://www.truth-out.org/the-charade-israeli-palestinian-talks65701.
The leaders of The U.S. and Europe are obviously pro-Israeli. The mind games that they are playing with the Arabs and the public in general is scandalous. They give lip service to The Arab Peace Initiative while giving the green light to The Israeli State to proceed as it wishes.
What is being accomplished is that they are allowing facts to be changed on the ground for all of Palestine to be stolen by The Israeli State while allowing the Israelis to insist that Jordan doesn't exist at all. Jordan is not Jordan but Palestine.
Settlements are being built;forty percent of the West Bank has been stolen through the building of the settlements. Action is being taken by The Israeli State to evict all Palestinians who live in The Jordan Valley. What does this accomplish? It not only is stealing land from The Palestinians, but it is causing a direct threat to the security of Jordan. The land that many settlements are on is on the border with Jordan. If The Israeli State wanted to invade Jordan at any time in the future such an effort would be very easy.
What is the government of Jordan doing about it? Well, it is insisting on The Two State Solution on one hand and preparing for war on the other hand. It is insisting on the unity of Jordan while intimidating Jordanians who are critical of the government.
When King Abdullah the second of Jordan first became king I was very excited. I sensed that positive significant changes would occur for Jordan under his leadership. But I am starting to become disillusioned with him. He has put trust in those that he shouldn't trust. He has put trust in the leadership of the U.S. and Europe. In putting trust in them he is allowing the Jordanian government to commit acts of tyranny against Jordanian citizens.
The issue of the settlements is clear, they are illegal. Yet, they are allowed to continue in-spite of their illegality. Both The U.S. and Europe has -by all practicality- refused to pressure The Israeli State into stopping them. Yet, Jordan continues to act as a loyal ally to both The U.S. and Europe. What sense does this make? What does this say about Jordan and its effectiveness as an advocate?
Where will the peace talks go from here? Will the Arab leaders cave in and compromise more than they have already? Or will a war break out between the Israeli State and its Arab neighbors? How long will we have to wait for the answer to these questions?
Some references:
"EU ministers resigned to Israeli settlement building" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/358003,resigned-israeli-settlement-building.html.
"Israel welcomes US decision to focus on core issues" from EarthTimes Link:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/357997,decision-focus-core-issues.html.
"The Charade of Israeli-Palestinian Talks" from Truthout Link:http://www.truth-out.org/the-charade-israeli-palestinian-talks65701.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Why The State of Israel Shouldn’t Exist
Written by Sheila Quinn
There are several reasons for it to not to exist. One of the reasons is Islamic; another is political/ legal, yet another is moral.
I shall first go into the Islamic reason. The land in which The Israeli State was established is stolen land that belongs to The Islamic Nation. As far as The Islamic Faith is concerned “historical” Palestine is a part of The Islamic Nation. All Muslims are citizens of The Islamic Nation; therefore anything that involves any Muslim country is the concern of all Muslims. Therefore, the issue of Palestine for Muslims does not just involve Al-Aqsa, but all of the territory of “historical” Palestine.
In regards to the political/legal reason, The United Nations is not the world government. The United Nations is an international organization of different national governments; some of them might represent their own people, but many of them don’t. Therefore, any decision that it makes is not binding. The only thing that is binding in International Law is treaties between individual nations. Anything else is not binding. (In order for there to be a world government all nations must give up their sovereignty to it; and become subordinate to it like states, or provinces are subordinate to a national authority. I don’t know of any nation state that is willing to give up its sovereignty to a world government.) Therefore, any perception that The United Nations is a world government -or has the authority of a world government- is completely nonsensical/ illogical. Therefore, The United Nations has no legal authority whatsoever to confiscate land. The act of creating The Israeli State was beyond the legal authority of The United Nations.
As far as the moral reason is concerned, the very act of creating The Israeli State is immoral. It was a criminal act of stealing land. Beyond that, The Israeli State from the beginning behaved as a criminal state that was unconcerned with the rights of others, or with issues which involved ethics/morality. It slaughtered civilians, as well as claimed territory that didn’t belong to it. It was created more than sixty years ago. Throughout this time it has continually: murdered civilians, stolen land, and victimized the Palestinian population in general. One of the major criminal acts of victimizing the Palestinian population is the siege on Gaza. (How the leaders of many nations can sleep at night with this situation going on and not do anything about it is puzzling- the only thing that I can think of is that they must not have a conscience.)
There are several reasons for it to not to exist. One of the reasons is Islamic; another is political/ legal, yet another is moral.
I shall first go into the Islamic reason. The land in which The Israeli State was established is stolen land that belongs to The Islamic Nation. As far as The Islamic Faith is concerned “historical” Palestine is a part of The Islamic Nation. All Muslims are citizens of The Islamic Nation; therefore anything that involves any Muslim country is the concern of all Muslims. Therefore, the issue of Palestine for Muslims does not just involve Al-Aqsa, but all of the territory of “historical” Palestine.
In regards to the political/legal reason, The United Nations is not the world government. The United Nations is an international organization of different national governments; some of them might represent their own people, but many of them don’t. Therefore, any decision that it makes is not binding. The only thing that is binding in International Law is treaties between individual nations. Anything else is not binding. (In order for there to be a world government all nations must give up their sovereignty to it; and become subordinate to it like states, or provinces are subordinate to a national authority. I don’t know of any nation state that is willing to give up its sovereignty to a world government.) Therefore, any perception that The United Nations is a world government -or has the authority of a world government- is completely nonsensical/ illogical. Therefore, The United Nations has no legal authority whatsoever to confiscate land. The act of creating The Israeli State was beyond the legal authority of The United Nations.
As far as the moral reason is concerned, the very act of creating The Israeli State is immoral. It was a criminal act of stealing land. Beyond that, The Israeli State from the beginning behaved as a criminal state that was unconcerned with the rights of others, or with issues which involved ethics/morality. It slaughtered civilians, as well as claimed territory that didn’t belong to it. It was created more than sixty years ago. Throughout this time it has continually: murdered civilians, stolen land, and victimized the Palestinian population in general. One of the major criminal acts of victimizing the Palestinian population is the siege on Gaza. (How the leaders of many nations can sleep at night with this situation going on and not do anything about it is puzzling- the only thing that I can think of is that they must not have a conscience.)
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