Palestinians: Unite then fight [Archives:2006/954/Opinion]
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
The Palestinian issue remains unsolved despite the recent growth of other tragic affairs. The issue is influenced by the feeble state of Arab emotions and thoughts on the topic, since taking into consideration the plight of the Palestinians inside their small homeland without any thought of their sufferings is futile. We fear that any bullets held in reserve may be used to kill friends instead of enemies and occupiers whose modus operandi is to kill and capture natives, demolish homes, and spread terror across Palestine, which adversaries would like to transform into a cemetery for Palestinian natives. Maliciously, enemies exploit the lack of discretion among Palestinians currently, which previously was the foremost quality that typified strugglers throughout years of confrontations and bloody clashes with the occupiers that have not ceased since the occupation began.
Many Arab, Islamic and global issues are provoking discord presently making observers feel endlessly perplexed. This perplexity only worsens with the Palestinian situation as internal and external factors continue to exacerbate the conflict. The Palestinian issue and its effects has been, and still is, the primary reason for what happens politically in Arab and Islamic nations, as well as to what happens to local Palestinians who are primarily concerned with the issue. Relationships between locals has raised concern, particularly as the Israeli whip of terrorism has inflicted casualties)both civilian and combatant)on the Palestinian side, while its rockets make no distinction between Fateh and Hamas.
Differing viewpoints on issues like this are bound to occur and these issues necessitate increasing political and intellectual awareness among people and the establishment of a new era of proper democracy from which positive stands and sound viewpoints stem. Proper democracy is a must so that better solutions can be sought without reaching deadlocks or facing hurdles. With its various factions, the Palestinian Liberation Movement is merely the ideal exemplar of such a need for Proper Democracy. How is it possible for a melange of viewpoints, backed by armed factions, to provide a road towards the attainment of liberation, while the destruction of the occupation regime remains a thorny task? Is the Palestinian Authority's frustration behind such a multitude of viewpoints? What kind of authority is the PA in any case as the occupation regime controls it? What would happen if the Authority was liberated and the Palestinians supplanted the occupation regime and its panoptic monitoring apparatus?
Resolving the differences and disputes between government officials and those in the streets is the responsibility of the Palestinians themselves. Secondly, it is the duty of every Arab nationalist to alleviate the torment that ordinary citizens in the occupied land endure. Quick solutions to these differences and disputes will not only alleviate the daily miseries that Palestinians face, but will also help to provide a environment conducive to the escalation of the brave resistance against its adversaries and to confirm the permanence of the Palestinian strategy of confrontation with the occupation regime.
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh is a prominent Yemeni poet and intellectual. He is the director of the Yemeni Center for Studies.
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