PALESTINIANS: DETERMINED PEOPLE ROBBED OF THEIR LAND

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Despite the fact that this author, has been following the events in Palestine for a long time, I got more clear details of the problems when I travelled to England for studies. This author was in England when the Uprising (Intifadah) started in the Occupied Territories and by the Grace of Allah, I was among the Muslim Brothers and Sisters that participated in the solidarity rally (in support of the Palestinian Muslims and the Intifadah) in some parts of London which ends at Hyde Park in December 1987. Throughout my stay in England I have the opportunity to attend Islamic gatherings especially Lectures and Video shows that has to do with the Palestinian Muslims cause. In many of such occasions I met and discussed with many Muslim Brothers from Palestine. Among them are those who were living in the Occupied Territories before they traveled to England and others whom their parents were forced out of their land in Palestine, and are now living in the neighbouring Arab countries of Jordan, Syria and Lebanon or in the Gulf States of Kuwait and Qatar.

Perhaps there is need to narrate this emotional story of a Palestinian Muslim, Ahmad Yasir. Brother Ahmad is a Palestinian but whose parents were forced to relocate to Qatar by the Enemy’s forces. To enable him travel to Britain for studies, he was given traveling documents by Egypt under an arrangement between the Egyptian Government and the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). Ahmad wanted to open an account with Lloyds Bank and to do that, he has to show his Passport which he did not have. Therefore, the only option for him is to show his traveling documents. But while going through the form that Ahmad filled, the British lady on the counter asked him: You said you are living in Qatar and your traveling documents were issued in Egypt, from where are you? I am from Palestine, Ahmad replied. But there is no country called Palestine, she exclaimed! My dear reader can you imagine, there are Palestinians but there is no Palestine? It is hard to believe. So this is just part of the embrassement and humiliation that the Palestinians are facing due to the occupation of their land by the Zionists’ Usurpers.

Therefore, having heard from various Lecturers including the Palestinians themselves, read from various situation reports and watched various video clips showing the daily harassments of Palestinians by the Enemies, this author decided to write this book, so as to highlight the Palestinian cause and bring it to the notice of those who are not aware. Not only that, the book intended to unite the Muslim Ummah into one Islamic force in order to confront the enemies- the Jews and their collaborators.

Not satisfied with the savagery of expelling Palestinians out of their home, the occupying army followed the Palestinians up to Sabra and Shatila and massacred them and destroyed their camps. My dear reader, this is the extent, the Jews have gone in the perpetration of their nefarious act and brutality against the Palestinians.