The victory of blood over the sword

The world, especially the Islamic world, has been facing a difficult situation for a year in which the space for the cemetery in Gaza is getting less. However, the Israeli barbaric acts are going on unabated.

Some time ago, when the representative of Hamas in Pakistan came to meet me, I put this question in front of him and asked the same question to the Arab journalists as to why Hamas felt the need to Tufan Al-Aqsa operation.

Among the Palestinians, the overwhelming idea is that the way Israel is being recognized in the Arab world, the Palestine issue would only remain in the books. They believed Arab countries would in imitation and other Muslim countries would stand in a row to recognize Israel. An Arab journalist told me that when a woman MP gave a speech in favour of Israel in the Parliament of Pakistan a few years ago, we knew what apocalypse had passed over our hearts.

Therefore, neither the West left any way for us to survive and the Arab countries were proving to be just a wall of sand in front of Israel. Because of this, we exploded immediately and you can see that our words proved to be true.

Also, Doomsday had passed on the hearts of ordinary Pakistanis following the speech made a few years ago in the parliament in favour of Israel because it is a settled matter in Pakistan that Pakistan stands with its Palestinian brothers and sisters and this is not a new or only a specific government policy of any political party.  Rather, the father of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, said that Israel is an illegitimate state. And when, seven years before the independence of Pakistan, in 1940, the Muslim League announced the beginning of the movement for the creation of Pakistan in a meeting held in Lahore, the efforts to establish Israel were condemned in a resolution. Therefore, the state and public policy of Pakistan has always been in favour of Palestine since the establishment of Pakistan.

Keeping this policy in mind, on the first anniversary of the Tufan Al-Aqsa operation, an all-parties conference was held in the President's House of Pakistan under President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. In the All Parties Conference, the ruling and opposition parties participated and sent a clear message that there is no difference of opinion in Pakistan on this subject. The political leadership of Pakistan urged the government to raise its voice in support of the Palestinians at every forum.

The All Parties Conference unanimously demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. At the same time, they were asked to mobilize for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. In this regard, Pakistan has decided to establish a working group that would visit Islamic countries as well as China and Russia and try to convince them to play their role. It is also suggested that the working group should visit America because the absolute majority of people in the United States oppose their government’s pro-Israel policies and want an end to this human tragedy. Some time ago, there was a very effective protest in this regard in American universities. It is very important to discuss this topic with civil societies around the world. Since governments in powerful countries have not been interested in talking about the situation in Gaza over the last year, ignoring their human duty and democratic values, it is very important to focus on civil society.

The need to be more active at this time has also increased because, after Gaza, Israel has started attacking Lebanon. Qassem Soleimani, Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, all these martyrs are a sign that Israel has crossed every limit. At this time, Israel is trying to launch a sectarian war in Lebanon. Due to its policy of fueling sectarian differences, it is necessary to be very vigilant not only in Lebanon but in the entire Islamic world so that Israel does not achieve any success in this regard. One thing has become clear.  Neither any international power has tried to stop Israel nor did any so-called international morality have any effect on it. The Palestinians are building a wall in front of Israel with their blood. Finally, blood will win over the sword.