About Palestine
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He emphasized that the land was a religious endowment and the rightful property of the Muslim community, obtained through their sacrifices. He also made a declaration that if one day the rule of the caliphate were to end, they could take the land for free. However, as long as he was alive, he would defend it, even if it required him to plunge a sword into his own body rather than surrender the land. This was Sultan's resolute response, and the Jewish community never returned with a similar offer.
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In 1914, World War I broke out, and this favored the Jewish community. The war involved the Allied Powers, consisting of England and France, while the Central Powers included Germany. At this time, the Ottoman administration had Sultan as a symbolic head of state, and the actual governance was carried out by a party that had secretly allied with Germany. Indirectly, the Ottomans became involved in the war and sided with Germany.
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Eventually, the Allied Powers won World War I in 1916, and the defeated party had to bear all the war debts and expenses. The Ottomans were compelled to partition their territories through the Sykes-Picot Agreement.
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As a result of this agreement, the English and French divided the regions between themselves, and Palestine became a shared territory. However, in reality, it was the British who possessed the land of Palestine.
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Rothschild began writing letters to the British, particularly author James Balfour, leading to the Balfour Declaration on November 2, 1917.
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The Balfour Declaration was a letter issued by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917. It expressed the British government's support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then under Ottoman rule.
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The declaration played a significant role in laying the foundation for the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
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Thus, in the years 1920 to 1939, tens of thousands of Jews began migrating and entering the land promised to them. In the Mandate of Palestine in 1922, the League of Nations endorsed or recognized the Jewish migration to the promised land. World War II favored the United States, which then transformed the League of Nations into the United Nations (UN).
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The UN eventually acted as a mediator that would resolve the conflict, taking the easier path of arbitrarily dividing the region into two parts: Israel, occupying 55%, and 45% for the Arabs, through the UN Partition on November 29, 1947. This is what is referred to as the large-scale colonization or usurpation by the Israeli people.
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On May 14, 1948, the illegitimate Jewish state was established, and David Ben Gurion became its first Prime Minister. This rendered the Palestinians stateless, devoid of human rights on the face of this earth. Everything they do is considered wrong because, according to world law, they are not recognized as human beings.
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Therefore, it is no wonder that they are labeled as 'animals' because they know that, under the legal systems created by themselves, the Palestinians have never been recognized. No international law can protect them. As a result, these Zionist parties dare to commit all sorts of crimes with impunity
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The atrocities they commit and all their evil schemes can be likened to 'their father is Britain, their mother is America, their midwife is the UN, and their child is Israel/Zionism.' So if we expect the UN to resolve this ongoing issue, we may be daydreaming. It is highly unlikely that they will do anything that harms their 'family'.
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What about the reactions of Muslim leaders and the global ummah (Muslim community)? They can only watch and remain silent. Yes, some can voice their stance, but taking drastic and firm steps is certainly complicated. This is because Palestine has never been recognized as a country in international law, and if they were to wage war, it would be considered illegal as it defies world law. That's why Muslim countries can only remain passive and observe.
So, what steps should we take now?