Stop repeating mistakes and tampering with the fate of the Palestinian people

One of the greatest disappointments that leaders follow and drag their people with them to an unknown fate is repeating mistakes in the same manner without learning the lessons of the past. Gaza, which is a living example of calamity, destruction, division, siege and war of extermination, has witnessed years of suffering due to hasty decisions and the lack of careful study of the enemy’s methods. However, excessive confidence in countries that claimed to be support and aid in times of hardship and crises, as well as countries that claimed to defend human rights, was one of the most dangerous failures, as these countries proved their inability to confront Israeli brutality, leaving the Palestinians alone to face the ordeal.

As the brutality of the war on Gaza escalated and reached unprecedented levels of Zionist violence, the world stood silent. This silence was a deep psychological shock to the Palestinian people and also to the free people of the world who supported our cause. Today, the voice of the people of Gaza is crying out: Stop the war at any cost. For them, anyone who wants the war to continue is considered a traitor and a beneficiary in the eyes of a people exhausted by the siege and destruction.

Gaza is not just a land full of stones, but it is home to people with dreams, hopes and a life they want to hold on to. While many analysts on some satellite channels and politicians who benefit from foreign agendas speak, we find that they have not lived in a tent or understood the reality of the Gazan street and what it suffers. They express their opinions and points of view without being in direct contact with the reality of death and destruction. Gaza is full of people who refuse death and want life. The real test between life and death is only understood by those who live the tragic experience, not by those who stand outside it and film it in an inflated documentary film entitled What is Hidden is Greater, philosophizing and looking from high towers far from the real suffering.

The role played by the resistance in defending Palestinian rights and existence cannot be denied. However, the responsibility for managing this resistance must impose itself as a priority and with a new and different way of thinking. Hamas has repeatedly called for escalating demonstrations and sit-ins and demanding that the masses take action to reject Israeli violence and stop the war on Gaza, but with the intensification of suffering and the Zionist entity’s refusal to submit to international demands to stop the war and disregard all international laws, what has Hamas done but find itself in a predicament due to the lack of response from its allies, to the point of floundering in not making decisions that do not conform to the aspirations of the people in the Gaza Strip.

It seems that insisting on this approach without planning and awareness makes us fall into the same mistakes over and over again. The current leadership mentality that is leading the stage does not have sufficient awareness of the seriousness of the Palestinian situation. We are facing a real genocide that opens the door to more disasters. Hamas must realize that the Palestinian people need to heal their wounds, not open new ones.

Today, the city of Jenin is witnessing what looks like a repetition of the Gaza scenario, as some Hamas leaders seek to turn it into a new theater for conflict without taking into account the situation of the Palestinian people in the West Bank, wasting resources and taking lives, and returning to square one. This terrifying absurdity prompts us to reflect and ask: Where are we going? How can we continue on this path that brings nothing but destruction and wastes our energies and the blood of our children? Isn’t it enough to see history repeat itself without learning a lesson or moral from it? This bloody amusement makes it necessary to think seriously and rationally about how to change this painful reality.

The continuation of this approach raises serious questions: Who benefits from turning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict into an internal conflict? If Hamas’s experience in Gaza has failed on several levels, why is there insistence on repeating it in the West Bank?

Insisting on using an old way of thinking and the plan’s lack of a strategic vision puts the Palestinian people at risk of genocide. Israel, which has always exploited the ill-considered mistakes of some Hamas leaders, aims to deepen Palestinian suffering and drain energies. Therefore, everyone must realize that each stage has its own requirements and that resistance is not just a weapon, but rather a vision and conscious preparation that goes beyond emotional reactions.

Stop dragging Jenin into ill-considered battles and making decisions that lead to more suffering. It is time for the Hamas leadership to reconsider the way it manages the conflict, respect the great sacrifices made by the Palestinian people, and work to make decisions based on wisdom and deep planning, far from any considerations that may lead to aggravating the tragic humanitarian situation.

We, as Palestinians, whether in the diaspora or at home, must be aware of the reality of the situation and speak from a position of moral and national responsibility towards our people who have experienced indescribable suffering. The life of every Palestinian, young or old, is priceless, and their blood is precious to us all. Preserving the lives of innocents is not a concession of rights or surrender, but rather the essence of the national struggle that seeks to build the future on the foundations of justice and dignity.

However, this does not mean in any way that we should let the Israeli occupation wreak havoc on our land and plunder our resources. Resisting the occupation is a legitimate right of the Palestinian people, but it requires a conscious strategy and a long-term vision that balances between protecting the Palestinian people and continuing the struggle for freedom. True resistance is that which builds and does not destroy, and is keen on the lives of the people who are the pillar and foundation of the cause.

Hasty decisions and ill-considered conflicts only serve the enemies of the Palestinian people, while we are in dire need of unity and solidarity at this critical stage. Our cause is just, our people are licking their wounds, and the occupation will not be able to break our will if we are united and aware of the magnitude of the challenges facing us.

This moment calls on all of us to reflect and re-evaluate the path we are on. The Palestinian people deserve a leadership that works wisely, protects their blood and respects their dignity. Palestine is not just a land, but a homeland that pulsates with the lives of our children, youth, elders, women, dreams and memories, and we must live up to the responsibility of protecting the Palestinian people and ensuring their bright future.