OPINIONS
Sun 15 Oct 2023 10:38 am - Jerusalem Time
Israeli Genocidal war requires national unity
The war of genocide against our people in the steadfast Gaza Strip has shown once again the extent of the complicity of the colonial West, including the United States of America, which claims that all of these countries have democracy and human rights, but it is far from that. Indeed, its past and present history confirms its support for non-democratic countries that It rules its people with iron and fire.
The most prominent example of this is the support of these countries, led by America, for the war of extermination carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip under the guise of eliminating Hamas and the resistance factions, while those who are targeting, and even destroying and burning, are our people there, and this is exposed by the pictures coming out of the Gaza Strip, which confirm that... The most prominent targets in the Gaza Strip are children, women, and the elderly, in addition to young men. Indeed, entire families and households have been martyred as a result of the offensive occupation bombing, which comes with the clear complicity of these countries.
In addition to military, political and diplomatic support, the United States and its Western colonial allies threaten and intimidate anyone who tries to stand by our people or intervene against the occupying state in an attempt to mitigate the massacres carried out by this state in the Gaza Strip.
What is unfortunate is that the Palestinian Authority and other factions within the framework of the PLO are content with issuing statements of denunciation and demanding that the world stop this destructive war, while knowing that most of these countries cannot do anything as long as America and the colonial West dominate the world and are subjected to double standards. Rather, by several measures, they support the Israeli colonial regime openly, and this aggressive war has shown these countries their true colors to those who were and are still betting on them to find solutions, while these countries were and are still seeking and supporting the policy of the occupying state in liquidating the Palestinian issue.
Instead of the Palestinian leadership playing its role in providing protection for civilians as it is responsible for the occupied Palestinian territories, whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, by working to restore national unity, coming up with a unified political discourse, and agreeing on an action program to confront Israeli crime, we see it standing still and not progressing. What steps can be taken to end the division and unify the national ranks so that the confrontation of the occupation is comprehensive and integrated?
Despite what Gaza has been facing for days, there is still time for the leadership and the factions supporting it to take steps to prove to the world, especially the colonial alliance supporting the occupying state, that our people are one and that the time of division has ended and is irreversible, and that everyone is in one row in defense of our people, and not to submit to American and Western dictates.
This matter is dictated by national, religious, and moral duty. One practical step is better than a dozen positions that do not satisfy or relieve hunger.
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