Genocide in Gaza should be Stopped and Justice be Established
Sri Lanka Jama’athe Islami vehemently denounces Israel’s merciless bombing in Gaza killing civilians including the ill, children, women and elders without any regard whatsoever and condemns the unconditional support provided by western countries to this massacre.
Subsequent to the WWI, British imperialist regime that controlled Palestine at the time, conspired with the Zionist movement and settled the Jews in Palestine who were scattered all over the world. In 1947, the UN adopted a resolution to create a state for Jews within Palestine and the Palestinians lived there were chased out. During the conflict in1967, Israel occupied the remaining parts of Palestine such as East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank and areas belonging to bordering Egypt and Syria. Then it established new settlements in the occupied territories and started to build long walls around what is left of Palestine virtually making it an open prison with the aim of controlling movements of people of Palestine. During all these atrocities, USA and western countries continued to support Israel.
People of Palestine continue to live as refugees and prisoners in their own land for the last 75 years. They suffer from deprivation of not only basic needs but also of fundamental human rights.
Israel that never existed in the world map prior to WWII, now has spread like an invasive cancer on the land that originally belonged to the Palestinians. When Palestinians unable to stand this atrocity any longer and resort to violence, they are called terrorists.
In the meantime, UN General Assembly continued to pass titular resolutions against the unlawful annexations and war crimes of Israel but none was implemented due to the unconditional support of the USA to Israel.
Western media too play along with this unspeakable injustice shamelessly and continues its duplicity. However, it is reassuring to observe that demonstrations are held all over the world demanding justice for Palestine without any hemispherical differences and despite the deceit and false propaganda of the US and the West led media.
It is a shame over humanity if this injustice against Palestinians continues endlessly and unsolved. This siege of Israel on Palestinians over 75 years in their own motherland should be ended. They should be given the right to establish their own government in their rightful land and stand as a free nation with dignity as the rest of the world do. Contributing to this cause is a duty and responsibility of everyone.
Sri Lanka Jama’athe Islami
20, October 2023