On the other hand, the crimes committed by the Zionist criminals during the historic events of Gaza- the genocide of civilians, the destruction of defenseless homes, the murder of infants, the bombing of schools and mosques, the use of phosphorous bombs and other outlawed weapons- all this following an almost two-year blockade on supplies of food, medicine, fuel and other essentials of life for the people, and numerous other crimes- proved that the savage and criminal instincts of the leaders of the fake Zionist state have not changed in the least since the early decades of the disaster in Palestine.
Exactly the same policies and predatory and ruthless motives which created such tragedies as those of Deir Yasin, Sabra and Shatila still rule the dark minds and hearts of the current tyrants. Of course, the magnitude of such atrocities and their disastrous consequences have been amplified by the technological advances that have been made.
By now, those who advocated a "pragmatic" approach under the illusion of the invincibility of the Zionist regime, those who succumbed to surrender and compromise with the usurpers, should have realized their mistake, as well as those who entertained hopes of peaceful coexistence with the Zionists, wrongly believing the second and third generation of Zionist politicians to be free from the criminal impulses of the first.
Firstly, the false image of invincibility was shattered by the wave of Islamic awakening and maturing of the sapling of Islamic resistance. The signs of the usurper regime's weakness and despondency have become fully visible. Secondly, the aggressive nature of the ringleaders of that regime and their unscrupulousness in committing atrocities has remained unchanged since the early decades. They are not averse to committing any atrocity whatsoever whenever they think they can get away with it.
Now this usurper regime- which with its army and weapons backed by the U.S. military and political support flaunted a fearsome and undefeatable facade during the last several decades- has twice been forced to suffer defeat by the forces of resistance fighting with trust in God and the people, rather than reliance on arms and equipment.
Sixty years have passed since the occupation of Palestine. During this period all material means of power have been in the service of the usurpers, including money, weapons and technology, as well as political and diplomatic initiatives and a giant empire of news media and networks. Yet despite these staggering and far-reaching satanic efforts, the usurpers and their supporters have not only failed to solve the problem of the Zionist regime's illegitimacy, but it has grown more complicated with time.
The intolerance shown by the Western and Zionist media and pro-Zionist governments toward even the mere posing of any question concerning the Holocaust- which served as an excuse for the usurpation of Palestine- and research on the topic, is one of the signs of this nervousness and uncertainty.
The image of the Zionist regime in world opinion today is much worse than it has ever been during its black history, and more serious questions are being raised concerning the rationale of its creation.
The spontaneous and unprecedented world-wide protests against this regime and in support of the Islamic resistance in Gaza and Lebanon during the 33-day war, which extended from the Far East to Latin America, and demonstrations in 120 countries including Europe and Britain, the breeding ground of this evil tree, reveal the emergence of a world-wide resistance against Zionism that has never been so serious and extensive in the last 60 years. It may be said that the Islamic resistance in Lebanon and Palestine has succeeded in awakening the world's conscience. This is a big lesson, for both the Muslim Ummah and its enemies.
It is a lesson for the enemies, who tried to creat a fake and counterfeit nation and state by resorting to force and repression, and to convert it in course of time into an undeniable reality, and to make such an unjust imposition something normal for the Islamic world.
It is also a lesson for the Muslim community, especially the proud youth and their alert conscience, so that they may know that any struggle waged for the restoration of usurped rights is never in vain, and that God's promise is indeed true when He, the Most High, declares (in the Qur'an):
"Those who are fought against are permitted [to fight] because they have been wronged, and Allah is indeed able to help them.
-Those who were expelled from their homes unjustly, only because they said, ‘Allah is our Lord.' Had not Allah repulsed the people from one another, ruin would have befallen the monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques in which Allah's Name is mentioned greatly. Allah will surely help those who help Him.
Indeed Allah is all-strong, all-mighty." (22:39-40)
And when He, the Most High, says:
"Indeed Allah does not break His promise." (3:9)
"Allah shall never break His promise." (22:47)
"[This is] a promise of Allah: Allah does not break His promise, but most people do not know." (30:6)
"So do not suppose that Allah will break His promise to His apostles. Indeed Allah is all-mighty, avenger." (14:47)
And what promise can be more categorical than the promise of God,
"Allah has promised those of you who have faith and do righteous deeds that He will surely make them successors in the earth, just as He made those who were before them successors, and He will surely establish for them their religion which He has approved for them, and that He will surely change their state to security after their fear, while they worship Me, not ascribing any partners to Me. And whoever is ungrateful after that, it is they who are the transgressors." (24:55)
A big fallacy which has taken control of the minds of some persons concerning the problem of Palestine is that a country named Israel is a 60-year old reality with which one has to reconcile. I do not know why these people do not learn from other realities that are in front of their eyes. Is it not a fact that the countries of the Balkans, Caucasus, and Southwest Asia reclaimed their identity after 80 years of loss, and after being parts of the former Soviet Union? Why cannot Palestine, which is part of the body of the Islamic world, reclaim its Islamic and Arab identity? Why cannot the Palestinian youths, who are among the most astute and resistant of Arab youth, overcome this unjust reality by their will and resolution?
