Nasihat Kepada Ahli Politik Islamis Menegnai Isu Palestine/Israel

Advice to Islamist Politicians on Palestine/Israel

It is perfectly understandable that Islamists recently elected to rule in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt or those that aspire to rule in other Arab and Muslim countries should focus on domestic problems and the immediate needs of their people. The Palestinian issue and the relations with Israel need not become obstacles to the efforts aimed at rebuilding state institutions that for many years rotted in corruption and despotism. Yet, if asked about Palestine or Israel, Islamists should not contradict what everyone knows to be their fundamental position on the issue. Anwar Ibrahim, a leading Malaysian Islamist, has recently been quoted by the Wall Street Journal as committing to support efforts aimed at securing Israel. This is utterly unworthy of an Islamic leader. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203363504577184631682335306.html

Having seen some of my other fellow Islamist leaders also fall into similar blackmail traps on the issue of Palestine/Israel, I would recommend to them all that when asked about the issue they should adhere to the following themes:

1. Palestine is an Arab Islamic territory that was invaded by the Western powers who established therein a Zionist state with the aim of serving their colonial ends and resolving Europe's chronic Jewish problem. The Zionist project in Palestine is an aggression that is abhorred by all justice-loving people. 
2. The problem in Palestine is not caused by a religious conflict between Muslims and Jews. For centuries the two religious communities lived in peace and harmony side by side. The conflict is with the Zionists who occupied Palestine, dispossessed its people and established a state that is hostile to the peoples of the region. 
3. The Zionist regime is a racist (Apartheid) entity that poses a threat to the entire humanity. We aspire to see a Middle East in which the inhabitants of the region (Muslims, Christians, Jews and followers of other faiths) coexist peacefully and securely under a system of good governance that is based on sanctifying justice and human dignity. 
4. As a matter of principle we are open to cooperation and communication with all nations including those of the Americas and Europe. However, we do not tolerate being blackmailed by certain parties here and there so as to bestow legitimacy on what is illegitimate in exchange for friendly relations.  
5. As for the peace treaties concluded by some Arab regimes, such as Egypt and Jordan, with the Zionist state in Palestine, we believe that these treaties are unfair and illegitimate. These treaties were concluded by corrupt and undemocratic regimes against the will of their people. Therefore, we deem it appropriate that these treaties should be put to the referendum in order for the people in each one of these countries to decide what to do with them (amending or revoking them).  
6. We do not accept the illegal siege imposed on the people of Palestine, both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. We shall spare no effort to bring such a siege to an end. 

Dipetik dari;

http://azzamtamimi.blogspot.com/2012/01/advice-to-islamist-politicians-on.html

Terjemahan dalam BM:

1. Palestin adalah sebuah kawasan milik orang Islam Arab yang telah dicerobohi oleh kuasa-kuasa Barat yang kemudiannya telah mewujudkan sebuah negara Zionis di kawasan tersebut. Tujuan pencerobohan itu ialah untuk menjajah serta untuk menyelesaikan masaalah yang berlarutan di Eropah akibat wujudnya komuniti Yahudi dikalangan mereka. Projek Zionis ini adalah ditentang oleh semua orang yang cintakan keamanan.

2. Masaalah di Palestin adalah bukan akibat dari konflik agama antara orang Islam dan orang Yahudi. Ini kerana kedua-dua komuniti tersebut telah hidup bersama dalam suasana aman dan harmoni selama berkurun-kurun sebelum ini. Konflik ini hanya melibatkan puak Zionis yang telah menakluki Palestin, menghalau penduduk asal negara tersebut dan mendirikan sebuah negara yang bencikan komuniti disekeliling mereka di rantau itu.

 3. Rejim Zionis adalah sebuah entiti yang bersikap perkauman (Apartheid) dan merupakan ancaman kepada seluruh umat manusia. Adalah menjadi cita-cita kami untuk melihat Timur Tengah menjadi sebuah rantau di mana penduduknya (orang Islam, Kristian, Yahudi, dan pengikut ugama lain) hidup dalam keadaan aman dan harmoni dan selamat di bawah pemerintahan yang baik yang menghormati prinsip keadilan dan kehormatan manusia (human dignity). 

 4. Adalah menjadi prinsip kami untuk sedia berkerjasama dan berkomunikasi dengan mana-mana negara, termasuk dibenua Amerika dan Eropah. Namun kami tidak mahu menjadi mangsa peras ugut oleh pihak-pihak tertentu supaya kami memberi pengiktirafan kepada apa yang tidak sah dan tidak layak menerima pengiktirafan, semata-mata untuk menjalin hubungan baik dengan pihak-pihak tersebut.

 5. Berkenaan perjanjian-perjanjian damai sebelum ini, yang telah dimeterai oleh beberapa rejim Arab seperti Mesir dan Jordan, dengan negara Zionis Israel yang menakluki Palestin, kami berpendapat bahawa perjanjian-perjanjian tersebut adalah tidak adil dan tidak sah. Perjanjian tersebut adalah melibatkan rejim-rejim yang korup dan tidak demokratik. Perjanjian tersebut adalah bertentangan dengan kehendak rakyat mereka. Oleh itu, kami merasakan bahawa perjanjian tersebut perlu diserahkan kepada rakyat untuk diputuskan melalui pungutan suara ramai (referendum) supaya rakyat di negara-negara tersebut boleh menentukan sama ada akan meneruskan perjanjian tersebut atau memansuhkannya.

6. Kami tidak meredhai sekatan haram yang sedang dilakukan terhadap rakyat Palestin, sama ada di Tebing Barat atau di Semenanjung Gaza. Kami tidak akan berhenti dari berusaha untuk menghapuskan sekatan tersebut.

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Terjemahan oleh:

Prof. Mohd Nazari Ismail, PhD.,

Faculty of Business and Accounting

University of Malaya

50607 Kuala Lumpur