Gaza graffiti on French cultural center: "God damn you, worshipers of the cross" (updated)

AFP in English reported:

Protest graffiti was sprayed outside the French cultural centre in Gaza before dawn Saturday following the publication of a new cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed by satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

“You will go to hell, French journalists,” read one of the slogans daubed on the walls of the cultural centre compound, which has been closed since it was damaged in a fire last October.

“Anything but the prophet,” read another.

But the Arabic AFP article includes one more graffitum that did not make it into the English version.

It said "God damn you, O worshipers of the cross."

Now, why would AFP choose to self-censor the most incendiary statement from its English articles? Instead of the graffiti being merely against the Charlie Hebdo magazine, it was really against Christianity altogether!

UPDATE: Bob Knot found the original AFP video footage. I think this is the relevant graffitum:

Palestinian Preacher at Key Holy Site Calls on Allah to ‘Annihilate America’

A Palestinian Muslim preacher ranted against the United States and Israel at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, where he called on Allah to “annihilate America” and “cut off their heads.”

“Oh Allah, annihilate America and its coalition,” preacher Ali Abu Ahmad said. “Oh Allah, enable us to cut off their heads. Oh Allah, help our brothers, the mujahideen in the land of Iraq and Syria.”

According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which found video of the impromptu sermon and translated it, Abu Ahmad spoke Friday at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism and third holiest site to Muslims after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Shouting so he could get the attention of other worshippers and waving his hands to emphasize his points, Abu Ahmad called for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and appeared to warn against the danger of U.S. military strikes on Islamic State group strongholds.

“Do you want America to bring you a caliphate tailored to its interests? Such a caliphate would sanction the killing of Muslims, would shed their blood, and would violate the honor of their women, in the name of Islam,” the Palestinian said according to MEMRI.

“Absolutely not, oh servants of Allah. We want a caliphate in the path of the Prophet, which will protect lives, will defend women’s honor, and will liberate Jerusalem from the Jews, the most vile of creatures,” he added.

Abu Ahmad appealed to Muslims to “seek refuge in Allah the Almighty, the Avenger” and warned the current time was “merely a prelude” to the “elimination” of the Jews both in Israel and overseas.

Read more: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/11/26/palestinian-preacher-at-key-holy-site-calls-on-allah-to-annihilate-america/

PAS donates USD 50,000 to Hamas

Only three Gaza protesters outside KL McDonald's

 

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Only three activists were seen protesting at two McDonald's outlets in Kuala Lumpur today amidst calls for a national boycott over the Israeli-Gaza conflict.

At the outlet in Bangsar, two activists there claimed "hundreds" of Gaza sympathisers were planning to stage a protest, but did not show up because of police presence.

“At least two hundred protesters did not want to come too near to the restaurant because of the five police who are guarding the scene,” said one of the protesters Amrayy Ahman, who is a member of Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM).

The duo put up five Israeli flags printed with "sila pijak bendera ini" (please step on this flag) and "pijak - [selfie] kaki - share di FB" on the floor as a form of protest. 

Also present was JMM director Faizan Mohd Nor, who claimed to have organised the NGO's first protest in Terengganu before staging this second one.

"We feel very angry, because they (McDonald's) have contributed to Israel, so I urge all the residents in KL not to eat McD food, if possible.

"Many of our brothers in Palestine have been slaughtered, they (the Israelis) are one evil race.  This (boycott) is the start of economic sanctions on them," Faizan said.

Asked if the boycott is going to affect the employees who are mostly Muslim Malaysians, Faizan opined that McDonald's is a giant company and therefore their workers will remain untouched.

Parking problems blamed

Explaining the low turnout of protester, he said it could be due to the traffic and lack of parking spaces around Bangsar's Jalan Telawi.

He also warned that there will be more protests to come in the near future.

In another McDonald's outlet near Masjid Jamek, Malaysiakini spotted a lone activist protesting this afternoon after Friday prayers.

The activist, who only wished to be known as Saiful, said he is not affiliated to any party and has been going around protesting for the past week.

"I have been doing this protest alone for the past week, going to various outlets," he added.

Earlier today, Saiful had stormed into the McDonald's outlet in Masjid Jamek brandishing a Palestinian flag.

He told Malaysiakini that he intends to continue at other outlets like those in Kota Raya and Bukit Bintang.

Meant to 'educate'

Palestine sympathisers angry with recent bombings in Gaza have put the popular burger chain on the grill for allegedly chanelling funds to Israel.

The Israeli attacks that started on July 8 have left 1,886 Palestinians dead and countless others injured in a trail of destruction.

Saiful said he learned about the nationwide boycott online and wanted to enlighten fellow Malaysians on the current situation at Gaza by protesting.

“It is everybody’s right if they want to eat (McDonald's products) or not. But they should be able to reason and decide not to support McDonald's which indirectly supports Israel.”

He also said he had no intention of harassing the outlets' staff or their operations but merely to make a stand and gather more support.

“I am doing this protest to educate Malaysians on the catastrophe at hand, at the same time invite them to join my noble cause,” added Saiful, who wore a bandana to cover his face.

Saiful also went around distributing leaflets to passers by calling to boycott other Israeli products and companies supporting Israel.

Among the brands spotted on the flyer were Coca Cola, IBM, Intel, Motorola and Nestle.

McD's staff the victims

Meanwhile, McDonald’s Malaysia in a statement today reiterated that the funding allegations were untrue and said they were sympathetic to Gaza's plight.

“We wish to state very clearly that McDonald’s Malaysia does not support nor condone the current conflict in the Middle East.

"Like all Malaysians, our utmost sympathies go out to the innocent victims in Gaza.”

The fast food chain also made clear that they were not funding any of the forces in Israel and have fallen prey to misinformation.

“We wish to reiterate our stand that McDonald’s Malaysia does not channel any sales, profits or franchise fees from our restaurants to support any political causes or conflicts in any part of the world.”

“We have been consistent and transparent in communicating our position, but unfortunately the information that we share have been misinterpreted by certain parties.”

The conglomerate also lamented on the mistreatment of their employees and franchisees by fellow Malaysians due to the current conflict.

“Our employees who are practically all Malaysians have had to endure harassment, threats, and verbal abuse.

"Some of our restaurants have also been subjected to acts of vandalism. Our employees and franchisees have done nothing wrong, and it is grossly unfair that they should be targeted in such a way."

Putrajaya denies report that Hamas fighters trained in Malaysia

Putrajaya today refuted a report claiming that Hamas fighters were trained in Malaysia, saying that the country has never offered any such education to Hamas or other groups fighting in troubled countries, Astro Awani quoted the deputy home minister as saying.

Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) said that the Malaysian government had neither prepared training nor allowed such a training ground to exist in the country.

"It is impossible that such a training took place in this country. The fighter's comment is not true and this does not exist at all here.

"It doesn't matter what kind of fight it is, including one categorised as good in fighting Israel, we have never allowed nor given any approval for such a training," he was quoted as saying by Astro Awani.

Wan Junaidi also said that any fighter who wanted to undergo such training could do so in countries where such a thing was offered, but not in Malaysia.

"I want to stress again that we do not have war training for such fighters. Those who want and are interested can train in other countries, " he said.

The deputy minister was asked to comment on a report by Jerusalem Post in which a Hamas cell commander told Israeli interrogators that members of a cell had trained to carry out cross-border attacks using powered parachutes in Malaysia.

The training was part of Hamas's preparation to fight Israel in the Gaza Strip, he told investigators.

The commander, who was part of Hamas's regional battalion, was arrested by the Israeli Defence Forces on July 21 in Khan Yunis.

The Jerusalem Post report said he had travelled to Malaysia in 2012 with nine others and learned how to fly powered parachutes.

It also said that the commander joined Hamas seven years ago and became part of its military wing.

Hamas TV: Dead Gaza civilians privileged to have died this way

Hamas TV: Dead Gaza civilians privileged to have died this way

"These people [Gaza civilians killed in war]

- their time had come, and they were martyred.

They have gained [Paradise]... 

Don't be disturbed by these images...
He who is Martyred doesn't feel...

His soul has ascended to Allah."

[Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 20, 2014]

by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

Hamas is trying to both justify and console Gaza's population over the many civilian deaths it has caused in the Gaza war. While broadcasting gruesome pictures of dead civilians, including children, a TV host explained that since in Islam a person's time of death is predetermined by Allah, the people who have been killed in the recent fighting have actually "gained": They would have died now anyway, but now they will receive the rewards of Martyrdom - Shahada - in Paradise.  

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Warning: Graphic Images

  

Palestinian Media Watch has documented Hamas' use of civilians as human shields, which has led to a high civilian death toll. Hamas has instructed Gaza civilians to disregard Israel's warnings to evacuate areas before they were bombed, and has decried those who have criticized the high civilian death toll.

The glorification of Martyrdom both justifies the Hamas activities that led to these deaths and also may console the population. In addition, this message may persuade civilians to continue endangering their lives by protecting Hamas terrorists and their terror infrastructure with their bodies.

Recenly, PMW reported on a sermon by the former Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, who likewise glorified Martyrdom death as something to which Palestinians should aspire.

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The following are the words of the Hamas TV host, referring to the civilians who died in the Gaza war as "having gained," followed by the words of the former Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs, who explains the ideology of Martyrdom in Islam.    

  

Hamas TV: Dead Gaza civilians gained Paradise: "The enemy has killed us and we are Martyrs"

Hamas TV host: "Every soul has its time. These people - their time had come, and they were Martyred (i.e., Gaza civilians killed in war). They have gained [Paradise]. They have nothing in this world, especially in the Gaza Strip. There's no life in the Gaza Strip. What life can we have in the Gaza Strip? Being with Allah is better. Being with Allah is better. What we see is very hard but we won't surrender, Allah willing. The first to say it are the Martyrs' family. The first to say it are the Martyrs' mothers and fathers... Don't be disturbed by these images. He who was killed this way doesn't feel. By Allah, he does not feel. These are not my words, but the words of our beloved Prophet [Muhammad]: He who is Martyred doesn't feel. Only we suffer by these images. By Allah, [the Martyr] doesn't feel. His soul has ascended to Allah. His soul is with the Lord. His soul is inside a green bird. He is with Allah now. He is in Paradise. Only we suffer by these images... In other cities, in other countries, thousands die in earthquakes, floods, plane crashes, in ferry or shipwrecks, in natural or unnatural disasters. Thousands die. Thousands die but we don't know what their fate is with Allah. But we [in Gaza] are Martyrs. The enemy has killed us and we are Martyrs."

[Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 20, 2014]

PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash: 

 "After prophecy and righteousness there is no status Allah has exalted more than Shahada (Martyrdom)... ''And think not of those who have been killed in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their Lord.' 

Allah forbade us to consider them [the Shahids (Martyrs)] as dead or to speak of them as being dead... They went smiling to their deaths... The Shahid has merit with Allah, a merit that no one else has... No one - not even the righteous - yearns to return to this world after death. Only Shahids. Why? Because they see the great honor Allah has prepared for them. One of them aspired to return to this world in order to be killed again, in order to die as a Shahid yet again... Allah spoke with one of them (a Shahid), Jabir ibn Abdullah... After all he saw in Paradise, he wanted to return and be killed [again] in order to taste the pain of death a second time. Abdullah said to Him:

'Lord, then tell those who follow us about what we have found.'

Allah Himself is conveying to us the message from the Shahids. The prophets convey Allah's message and Allah conveys the message of the Shahids. What kindness!

'The Shahid - his sins are forgiven with the first gush of his blood from his wound...

The Shahid advocates on behalf of 70 members of his family, and saves them all from hell. The Shahid lives together with the prophets and the righteous ones.'

When they threatened Yasser Arafat, [he said] 'You threaten me with death?

I yearn to die! I come only to it; I seek only it.'

We will never reach the level of the prophets. We won't. So let us reach the level of the Shahids. I say to you, brothers, as the Prophet [Muhammad] said: 'He who honestly seeks Shahada, Allah will give him the status of the Shahids, even if he dies in his bed.'" 

[Official PA TV, Nov. 8, 2013]  

PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "We know for certain that as long as we [adhere] to the truth, we will face challenges and be made a target - as individuals and as groups - we know this for certain. Nonetheless, we are also confident in the words of Allah: 'Say, 'Do you await for us except one of the two best things' (Quran, Sura 9:52, translation Sahih International). What do you expect, enemies, cowards (indistinct word), what do they expect will happen to us? 'One of the two best things.' 

Brothers, Allah willing, only one of the two best things will happen to us - victory or Martyrdom (Shahada) - and what a good fate this is, what a good level is this - victory or Martyrdom...

'Say, 'Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting' (Quran, Sura 9:52, translation Sahih International).

Await, wait a short while, I swear the signs heralding victory are seen on the horizon. I swear in a God, beside whom there is no other God, that the end of the tyranny and the tyrants is near. This occupation and its growths and creations that wish to spread corruption in our land... We tell them all, the occupation and the occupation's instruments and any who serve the occupation: 'Await for us except one of the two best things' - we, Allah willing, [will be] either Martyrs or victors on our land. [...]

Pay attention, it is Allah who says: 'They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance' (Quran, Sura 3:111, translation Sahih International) - it is possible that they will harm you. I say to you, it is possible that they will kill us, it is possible that Allah will sentence us to Martyrdom. It is possible that we will be wounded, it is possible that terrorism will be laid on us - 'They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance' - but in the end, 'and if they fight you, they will show you their backs' and the conclusion - 'then they will not be aided' (Quran, Sura, 3:111, translation, Sahih International). We ask for victory more than we ask for life. We ask for the strengthening of our people in this good and blessed land."

Palestinian boy clings to paramedic

By Esther Han

Deaths in the Israel-Palestine conflict

More than four in five of the 8600 deaths since September 2000 have been Palestinians. In the past five years, 95 per cent of deaths have been Palestinians.

A boy with cuts all over his body is using every ounce of his strength to cling on to a rubber-gloved medic trying to lay him on a hospital bed.

What the haunting photograph does not capture are the Palestinian boy’s screams at the paramedic: “I want my father, bring me my father!”

It also fails to show the gaping wound on the left side of his head, the large piece of shrapnel in his neck, and smaller pieces lodged in his chest and abdomen, sustained after being caught in artillery fire from Israel.

The story behind the photograph taken at Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital last Thursday – and disseminated across the world – was revealed by a junior doctor Belal Dabour in a piece for the pro-Palestinian masthead The Electronic Intifada.

“At around 3am, about eight or nine casualties arrived at the emergency room all at once. The last to come in were four siblings - two of them little children, both about three years old, with relatively superficial wounds,” he wrote.

“Then came the older of the four siblings, a boy in his early teens. His head and face were covered in blood and he was pressing a rag to his head to staunch the flow. But his focus was on something else: ‘Save my little brother!’ he kept screaming.”

The unnamed boy pictured in the photograph was thrashing about and screaming for his father as the paramedic carried him straight from the emergency unit to intensive care.

“Upon carefully examining the wounds, it appeared that the explosion from the artillery round sent flying small pieces of stone from the walls of his house, and that some of his wounds were caused by these high-velocity projectiles,” Dr Dabour wrote.

The shrapnel in the boy’s neck just missed a major artery, the piece in his chest nearly punctured a lung, and the one in his stomach nearly hit his bowel. But the child was a “lucky” one, Dr Dabour said, because he had seen too many killed.

Just a day earlier, four boys aged between nine and 11 were playing on the beach in Gaza City when Israeli military strikes slaughtered them. They were cousins.

As the Islamic militant group Hamas and Israeli troops prepare to enter day 14 of their latest conflict, the death toll sits at 417 Palestinians and 18 Israelis.

A third of Palestine's dead were children, the United Nations children’s agency declared on Saturday. About 50 boys and 20 girls between three months and 18 years of age had been slain.

“From July 8, until 4am on July 19, at least 73 Palestinian children have been reported killed as a result of air strikes and shelling by Israel aerial, naval and ground forces,” UNICEF's Catherine Weibel said.

Israel accused Hamas of using the Gaza population as a human shield, firing rockets from civilian areas and infrastructure.

Dr Dabour ended his account by saying he did not find out the youngster's name as too many people - "some arrived torn to pieces, some beheaded, some disfigured beyond recognition" - arrived to be saved.

"I do not know whether he was reunited with his father, or even what became of the rest of his family," he wrote. "But there’s one thing that I know for sure, which is that hundreds of children just like him suffered similar or worse injuries, and up to the moment of this writing, nearly 80 children just like him have been killed as Israel’s merciless attack goes on."

http://www.smh.com.au/world/palestinian-boy-clings-to-paramedic--story-behind-the-viral-photo-20140721-zv5n1.html#ixzz388kMiKmu

Why are they called “Palestinians”? Does it come from the Bible or Islam?

Why are Palestinians called Palestinians? Where did the name Palestine come from? Is it from the Bible, or is it an Islamic or Arab word? The roots of the word Palestine reveals much about the regions polytheistic past.

According to both secular and biblical scholars, the land that is now today called Israel was once called Canaan. Prior to the appearance of the Jewish religion and the bible, Canaan was populated by many different pagan tribes who had lived on the land for generations. It was these pagan tribes who invented the language and writing system today known as Hebrew. At some point in time, these pagan tribes were replaced by biblical Judaism through a series of civilizational conflicts between the new monotheist religion and the original polytheists. Both secular and religious scholars agree that the transformation of the region from Canaan to Israel was not peaceful, though they may disagree on how exactly the transformation took place. What we do know is that the monotheists eventually won and established a theocracy which drove out, killed or enslaved all of the original inhabitants.

One of these original pagan tribes that were invaded and eventually expelled by the monotheists were called the “Philistines”. According to the bible, the Philistines inhabited the cities of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, and Gath; some of these names you may recognize from the modern Israel/Palestine conflict. Secular archaeology reveals that the Philistine cities were carefully planned and included industrial zones. Yet all of this was lost to the monotheists after they took the land by force and instituted the laws of the bible which drove out or enslaved the Philistine people.

Because of their bible based aggression and expansionism, the monotheists acquired many enemies in the region, including Egypt, Babylon and Rome. The nation of Israel was attacked and destroyed by pagan Babylon in 605 BC. However, the monotheists were eventually returned to the land they had had taken from the Canaanites after Persia defeated Babylon some 70 years later. The region today know as Israel became part of the Roman Empire 63 BC, when it was annex after the Third Mithridatic War. When the pagan Romans annexed Israel they called it by it’s monotheist name of “Judea”. But after several conflicts with the monotheists, the Romans completely destroyed their holy city of Jerusalem in 70 AD and sent many of the monotheists out into the diaspora. After winning against the biblical monotheists, the Roman renamed the province its pagan name, “Palestine”. Palestine is the Roman word for “Philistine”, one of the original pagan tribes which inhabited the region.

Contrary to popular belief, the word “Palestinian” has nothing to do with Islam or Arabianism. Islam did not even enter the region until almost 600 years after Rome had defeated the monotheists and renamed the region Palestine. Eventually pagan Rome was replaced by the Christian Byzantine Empire. When Muslims invaded the land today known as Israel, it was owned not by Jews but by Christians who had left it’s name as Palestine. The district of Palestine eventually fell to the British. In the 1917, the British signed the Balfour Declaration which gave this region back to the monotheists who had conquered the land first, today known as Jews. The Jews who had not owned the land for more than 2,000 years were given a deed to Palestine because it was believed to be their biblical birthright. However, the land of Palestine which originally belonged to the pagan Philistines was now populated primarily by Muslim Arabs and the British called these people the “Palestinians”. And so now you know why they are called “Palestinians”

Watch: Hamas Places Civilians in the Line of Fire

IDF releases another video showing how Hamas deliberately puts civilian lives in danger.

The IDF has released another video which shows how Hamas deliberately puts civilian lives in danger.

The video shows that Hamas hides weapons and missile launchers in densely populated areas and sends men, women and children directly into the line of fire to be used as human shields for terrorists.

Hamas has openly boasted about the "success" of its strategy of using civilians as human shields during Operation Protective Edge, and the IDF has published extensive evidence of the practice.

By contrast, the IDF has dropped leaflets, sent phone messages, and issued general warnings to all civilians within range of upcoming airstrikes to prevent further harm.

The IDF has also called off attacks upon realizing that there are innocent civilians in the area or, as shown in the video below, when seeing the terrorist target enter an ambulance.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Seeking Human Shields, Hamas Tells Gazans to Ignore IDF Warnings

Hamas has instructed Gaza residents to ignore text messages and phone calls urging them to evacuate buildings, in an apparent effort to grow its supply of "human shields." The calls and messages are sent by Israeli military officials in order to give civilians time to evacuate the area, and are communicated before the IDF targets a house terrorists were using as cover for firing missiles at Israel or for other military purposes.

The Hamas-run Palestinian Authority Interior Ministry said in a message to Gaza residents that the messages "are designed to weaken our resolve and to sow panic and fear among us, in light of the failures of our enemies. We call on Gaza residents not to pay attention to these messages and not to leave their homes."

The message did not say whether Hamas would dispatch personnel to ensure that individuals inside targeted buildings remain inside.

The move, Israeli officials said, was apparently designed to prevent the ongoing demolishing of homes and buildings belonging to top Hamas terrorists. Since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge three days ago, the IDF said Thursday, it has hit over 800 terror targets in Gaza – more than in the entire six days of 2012's Operation Defensive Shield.

In the 24 hours until 6 a.m. Thursday, the army said, 322 terror targets were destroyed, including 217 rocket-launching sites, as well as the homes of 46 Hamas commanders. By now, the army said, nearly all of Hamas' top commanders and their families were homeless.

On Wednesday, The IDF published video and photographic evidence of the use of human shields by Hamas. In a screenshot of a television broadcast from July 8, civilians gather on the roof of the home of a Hamas terrorist who was targeted by the IDF. They did so in order to act as human shields and deter an imminent IDF attack, explained the military.

In one instance near the start of Operation Protective Edge, seven people were killed after locals responded to an Israeli warning flare by flocking to act as human shields at the site of the intended strike just moments before it was hit.

Israeli leaders have often accused Hamas and other Arab terrorist groups of committing a "double war crime" via such methods - firing indiscriminately at Israeli civilians while using Palestinian Arab civilians as human shields.

In an interview earlier Thursday Economic Minister and Jewish Home party head Naftali Bennett said that Hamas was to blame for any civilian casualties in Gaza as a result.

"Hamas has missile-launchers hidden in homes and in schools," he said. "I myself was a commando fighter in Gaza and I saw missile-launchers in the living room of a home. When you do this you are killing your own children. Hamas is clearly responsible for the very unfortunate death of Arab citizens."

Malaysia penyokong terbesar Palestin

Selagi Palestin tidak menjadi negara berdaulat, selagi itu Malaysia akan terus menyokong perjuangan Palestin dan mendoakan agar perjuangan mereka kesampaian

SHAH ALAM: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata Malaysia akan terus memberi sokongan yang tidak berbelah kepada perjuangan rakyat Palestin.

Menurutnya, tengah hari semalam beliau telah berjumpa dengan Duta Palestin yang baharu, Dr. Anwar Hamadto Kassem Al-Agha mengatakan bahawa rakyat Malaysia merupakan antara pemberi sokongan yang paling kuat dalam perjuangan rakyat Palestin sehinggalah ia menjadi negara berdaulat.

“Dia juga ada menceritakan tentang kesengsaraan dan penderitaan yang sedang mereka alami.

“Perdana Menteri Palestin Mahmoud Abbas ada mengutus surat kepada saya dan meminta untuk saya membuat lawatan di Tebing Barat. Saya pernah sampai ke bumi Gaza tetapi belum lagi sampai ke Tebing Barat,” katanya dalam Majlis Berbuka Puasa bersama rakyat Selangor di Masjid Tengku Ampuan Jemaah, Bukit Jelutong.

Tambah beliau, selagi Palestin tidak menjadi negara berdaulat, selagi itu Malaysia akan terus menyokong perjuangan Palestin dan mendoakan agar perjuangan mereka kesampaian.

“Mengapa pada masa ini umat Islam mudah dijajah dan ditindas oleh orang lain? Ini kerana umat Islam sendiri tidak dapat memantapkan perpaduan ummah sesama mereka.

“Kita lihat konflik yang semakin meruncing, ramai umat Islam terkorban di tangan umat Islam yang lain.

“Sebagai contoh di Syria, seramai 150,000 umat Islam telah terkorban dan 10 juta orang sudah menjadi pelarian. Di Iraq pula rakyatnya telah dibunuh, diikat dan diletupkan dengan bom,” tambahnya.

Katanya lagi, dalam konflik Syiah dan Sunni yang masih belum dapat diatasi, beliau menggunakan analogi lebuhraya bagi menggambarkan situasi yang berlaku. “Ibarat kita berada dalam landasan lebuhraya yang sama, destinasi yang sama, cuma kita berada di jalur yang berbeza.

“Jika kita tidak sembarangan menukar jalur untuk menghimpit kenderaan orang lain sehingga berlaku kemalangan, maka kita akan sampai ke destinasi yang dituju dengan selamat.

“Sehubungan dengan itu saya berharap umat Islam dapat menumpukan kekuatan asas seperti mental, fizikal dan rohani agar dapat membina kekuatan dalam semua bidang.

“Malaysia juga akan menjadi contoh kepada negara Islam lain dan bakal dilihat lebih berjaya, progresif dan maju dari segi akidah berdasarkan lima prinsip Maqasid Syariah iaitu agama, nyawa, akal, keturunan dan harta,” ujarnya.

Najib juga menambah, inilah dasar yang kerajaan amalkan selama ini. Dalam majlis itu juga beliau telah memberi sumbang RM5,000 kepada 100 buah sekolah tahfiz di Selangor.

UN recognises Palestine after historic vote

The United Nations has implicitly recognised the state of Palestine after the General Assembly voted for a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic status to ‘non-member observer state’.