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On 7th
of October, Ismail Haniyeh, who is the Palestinian Politician and leader of political
movement of Hamas, delivered a speech in the wake of attack on Israel. During
his speech, Haniyeh called for Arabs and Muslim Nations’ unity in the war
against Israel.
“Al-Aqsa
typhoon started from Gaza and it will stretch to reach West Bank, 1948
Territories and our people across our territories, this is the battle of not
only the Palestinians or the Gazans, it is the battle of all Arabs and Muslim
Nations, simply for the reason that it is the battle for Palestine, it is the
battle for Jerusalem, it is the battle for Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Haniyeh,
justified the recent attack as a response of Israeli occupation of their
territories and ongoing violence of Israeli forces in Palestine.
In his speech,
he openly challenged Israel while claiming that it is not a new issue while it
traced back to the instalment of Israeli state in their territories back in 1948.
He stressed
that this is not only the war of Palestine but Arabs and Muslims Nations are
also part of this.
At the end, he clarified
that this reason behind this attack is to retain Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
It remains to
be seen whether Haniyeh's speech will lead to a change in the status quo.
However, his speech is a reminder that the Palestinian cause is still very much
alive and that there is still a strong desire for unity among many Arabs and
Muslims.
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