By: Shah Muhammad Awan
More or less more than seventy five years have passed since the issue of Palestine and Kashmir arisen. There is a lot of similarity in terms of foreign occupation and settlement of them in these two areas. The only difference is that Kashmir is inhabited by Muslims and the proportion of Muslim population is being reduced by settling Hindus here, while the Muslims living in Palestine were massacred and Jews were settled and the Palestinians were displaced from their own areas. Regarding these two issues, the policy of Western non-Muslim countries is clearer than that of Muslim countries. The United States, Great Britain, France, etc., not only stand with Israel and India openly, but also actively participate in all kinds of aid to them. Not only in Palestine and Kashmir, but in any corner of the world, Western countries are on the same page against Muslims.
On the other hand, Islamic countries, especially Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Morocco, had high hopes after recognizing Israel. Among the Central Asian states, Azerbaijan ranks first in Israel’s flattery. Egypt’s blockade of Gaza is questionable in many respects. At one point during the recent tensions and tussles, Egypt closed Gaza’s only Rafah crossing, which was later reopened.
At a time when the United States was trying to promote diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, more than 1,000 Hamas patriots from Gaza entered Israel by paragliding, on motorcycles and on foot. They entered the Israel whose technology, agriculture, software and secret organizations are outclassed. Muslim countries are eager to recognize Israel. On such a large scale, the Hamas Mujahedeen broke through the security fence along the Israeli border and entered Israel and attacked a desert festival. They then killed thousands of Israeli Jews in the streets and military bases in the cities of Israel (which actually belong to the Palestinians). They took more than a hundred Mujahedeen as hostages and some of them were martyred and the rest of the Ghazis are fighting.
There is no doubt that Israel, backed by the West, is more powerful than Hamas in terms of fighting power. But here the matter is about power and faith, regarding which the recent action will be remembered in history. The embarrassment and humiliation that Hamas caused Israel around the world was sure to have a big reaction. Israel launched a major operation on Gaza. By the time these lines were written, more than 25 hundred women, children and civilians had been martyred in Palestine. This number is probably lower than the actual number because many buildings in Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli shelling. I don’t know how many bodies will be in this wreckage. It is a time of great trial for Gaza with the shutdown of electricity, water and food as well as the Internet. Due to lack of fuel in hospitals, the lack of medical facilities is certain due to generators not running. Turkey is trying to send relief goods to Palestine through Egypt’s Rafah crossing. In addition, Iran has openly declared its support for Hamas. Hezbollah from Lebanon has also come out in support of Hamas. Saudi Arabia has definitely cut ties with Israel to the extent of negotiations, but the strong voice that should have been raised from the Islamic world is not yet visible.
Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar and Tunisia have condemned the Israeli brutality. In Islamic countries, there has been widespread public outrage. Large-scale protests have been seen on Friday. However, the reaction that should have come from the rulers of five dozen Islamic countries could not come. It can be estimated from this how independent the foreign policy of Islamic countries is. Najmuddin Erbakan was said:
“There are one and a half billion Muslims waiting for Swallowed to come and save our lives from 8 million Israelis. By God, if Swallowed comes today, they should not kill fellow Jews, but the Muslims!”
In fact, the foreign policy of Islamic countries is slavish to the West. Islamic countries surrounded by economic problems are enslaved by the West in every respect. Economically, India has certainly succeeded to some extent in asserting its importance due to its importance and the flattery of the West. This is the reason why the opinion of the Islamic countries is divided on the Kashmir issue. Pakistan is perhaps the only country in the world which has been competing with India for the past seventy-five years regarding the issue of Kashmir, Junagadh and Manavadar. From the last words of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah till today, Pakistan has stood with Palestine and God willing will continue to stand. Unfortunately, due to the political and economic crisis and the return of Afghan refugees, Pakistan has become entangled in internal issues to such an extent that our foreign policy has also been affected. Pakistan’s position regarding the Palestine issue is very clear and Pakistan will continue to play its full role. Pakistan’s stand on the issue of Kashmir and Palestine due to the coming and going of political governments is what Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said while dying. According to Ms. Fatima Jinnah, the last time Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had the words of refugees, Kashmir and Palestine on his lips, after which he recited the Kalma and died. Every honorable citizen of Pakistan has a clear position regarding Palestine.
Russia and China are stepping up to maintain their effectiveness vis-à-vis the Western block. Islamic countries are leaning towards China under the guise of One Belt One Road. But China’s priorities are its own economic policies and secure access to global markets. At this time, it is obvious that peace at the global level is possible only by solving the issue of Palestine or Kashmir. Masjid Al-Aqsa is very important for all Muslims. All Islamic countries will have to come on the same page to protect the First Qibla. The OIC platform should isolate Israel and its facilitators in the world. If Islamic countries do not revise their slavish foreign policy, it is not far-fetched that one country after another will become Palestine.
The writer is M.A. L.L.b and working as an Editor of Daily Soon Times Newspaper from Pakistan
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