Blind support by US encouraging Israel to violate rights of Palestinians – The Companion
The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and the professions, has said the state of Israel is being emboldened to violate the rights of Palestinians because of the support it enjoys from the United States of America.
This was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday by the National Amir (President) of the association, Engr Kamil Olalekan, in reaction to the ongoing conflict the area.
Engr Olalekan said in the statement titled GAZA CONFLICT & THE REST OF US that “The blind support by the US to Israel has been a major factor which embolden Israel to violate International Laws on Gaza and the Westbank at will including seizure of Palestinian land, wanton destruction of Palestinian homes, unlawful restriction, arrest and detention of Palestinian men, women and even children.
” The US must accept that as long as she plays a one-sided role in the Middle East (as she currently does), the region will not witness any peace. The time has therefore come for the US to rethink her role and policy thrust on the Middle East.
“The region holds significant religious sites and it is home to substantial spiritual rites for both Islam and Christianity and must therefore be peaceful and accessible at all times for the adherents of the two world religions.”
Read the full statement below:
BEING PRESS STATEMENT BY ENGR. KAMIL OLALEKAN, FNSE, THE NATIONAL AMIR OF THE COMPANION ON THE ON-GOING GAZA CONFLICT
GAZA CONFLICT & THE REST OF US
So much has been said about the on-going Gaza conflict. It is an unfortunate but avoidable development. Thousands of lives including children and women have been lost and a lot more have been injured and homeless. We condemn the attack on Israel by Hamas, eventhough we recognize that it was borne out of frustration and the need to liberate Palestine from the oppressive and apartheid policy of Israel. The retaliatory air and land bombardment by the Israeli Government including their collaborators (such as the US and UK) reprehensible, barbaric, inhuman and retrogressive. The action of Israel and her collaborators is tantamount to killing a fly with a sledge harmer. It is appalling, horrendous and inexcusable crime against humanity. It must be stopped at all cost.
It is very clear that NO MATTER what Israel and her collaborators do, in terms of aggression, oppression, genocide, blockade, apartheid and other allied policy measures, they CAN NEVER wipe HAMAS and Palestinians out of existence. In the same vein, neither HAMAS nor Palestine could wish away the existence of Israel. The earlier both of them accept this reality and accept to live together in peace the better. The United Nations, the US and her NATO / European Union Collaborators, the Arab League and the African Union including other multilateral organisations should assist the two nations to accept this reality and work with them to achieve lasting peace.
The blind support by the US to Israel has been a major factor which embolden Israel to violate International Laws on Gaza and the Westbank at will including seizure of Palestinian land, wanton destruction of Palestinian homes, unlawful restriction, arrest and detention of Palestinian men, women and even children. The US must accept that as long as she plays a one-sided role in the Middle East (as she currently does), the region will not witness any peace. The time has therefore come for the US to rethink her role and policy thrust on the Middle East. The region holds significant religious sites and it is home to substantial spiritual rites for both Islam and Christianity and must therefore be peaceful and accessible at all times for the adherents of the two world religions.
The Arab Nations including the Arab League must also close ranks and unite to put pressure on Israel, the US and her collaborators as well as the Palestinians to accept and work towards a Two – Nation solution that has been on the table for quite some time. Israel must be made to vacate the seized land in Gaza, the Westbank and other Palestinian territories and allow Palestinians to breathe. In the same way HAMAS must be made to drop aggression and invasion of Israeli territories. The use of force by the two sides will NEVER bring about accord and peaceful co-existence.
The United Nations must admit that the 1947 partition of Palestine has been violated recklessly by Israel. The global body now has a duty to rise up to the occasion, using all her diplomatic arsenal to bring all sides to the table to negotiate a lasting solution for peace in the dispute between Israel and Palestine.
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