Feb 28: Palestinian Islamists doubt meeting on Jerusalem

The following news (Islamistas palestinos duvidam de reunião sobre Jerusalém) was translated from Portuguese:


Palestinian Islamists doubt meeting on Jerusalem

Gaza, February 28 (Prensa Latina) A political leader of the Islamist movement Hamas today thanked the international diplomatic efforts in favor of the Palestinians, but estimated that a recent meeting in Qatar on Jerusalem was only important for the media propaganda.

Speaking to an Iranian news agency, Fars News broadcast in Gaza, the political adviser of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in fact noted that the meeting held in Doha lacked practical results to stop the Israeli Judaization of the holy city.

Youssef Rizka, adviser to the leader of Hamas to political issues, acknowledged that the meeting brought together some 350 representatives from 70 countries, the authorities of the Arab League and UN, but did not modify the inattention to the demands of Israel and resolutions.

The meeting in Doha, which sessionou on 26 and 27 February, it was important for the media, "especially because of the presence in it of some important political figures and leaders," said Rizka.

He insisted that Tel Aviv continues to erase the Arab and Islamic identity of El-Quds (the Arabic name of Jerusalem) and the expansion of settlements, issues unrelated to the forums of complaint and conviction.

"Conferences such as these have no effect on plots (Zionists), since only are good for media consumption," repressed.

Similarly, other figures have warned that such meetings "only give Israel the opportunity to buy time to finance your stage of Judaizing" the city that houses the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holy place of Islam.

In respect, the analyst also said Lebanese Ibrahim Bayram Fars News that Tel Aviv does not give any value to these forums concluded under the slogan of defending the Islamic holy places, so that does not have any respect for the Arab League.

According to Bayram, the Israelis only give importance to strength and this is the only route by which it may abort Zionist conspiracies aimed at ending the Palestinian issue and its holy sites.

On the other hand, Professor Paul Larudee opined that the United States and its Western allies have supported Israel and complicit in the crime "does not resolve the dispute over the the city, which is considered holy to four billion Christians, Muslims and Jews.

"The world has an opportunity to hold a project of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem that has been underway since at least 1967 (the date of the Zionist occupation of Arab territories), and-in a broader context, for over a century," said activist of Iranian origin.

Deplored the racism against the Palestinians is protected by Israeli law and warned that "Judaization" is a term with the same stigma of "apartheid", "ethnic cleansing", "segregation" and others that describe the elimination of a people in favor of other.

Maldives- Rallying for Islam

It's not everyday that you even hear of the Maldives. Does anyone even know where that is? In case you don't, it is 700 km south-west of Sri Lanka and 400km south-west of India. Earlier today thousands of people in this island rallied for Islam. But alas, there was also another protest that rallied for a "moderate" Islam. What exactly does that even mean? Does the term "moderate" apply to Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoist or any other religion? Why is it restricted only to Islam? That, however, is for another day's discussion.


Both rallies began at 4PM local time. Many demonstrators held slogans including “We stand united for Islam and the nation”, “No idols in this holy land”, “No to the Zionist Murderers”, “We stand for peace” and “Islamic Shariah is equal to peace” among others. 


Demonstrators, which numbered 3000, also want the country's authorities to stop the sale of alcohol in the islands, as well as to shut down brothels operating in the guise of massage parlors.. both which are forbidden in Islam. 

Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed stated “We can’t achieve development by going backwards to the Stone Age or being ignorant,” 

Demonstrators who rallied for a "moderate" version of Islam stated that they will "continue to practice a tolerant form of Islam" In other words, any form other than "moderate" Islam, will not be tolerant. Which is incorrect. If one were to study Islam from the authentic sources- the Qur'an and the books of Hadeeth, one can easily come to the conclusion that Islam is a religion of justice, peace and mercy.


With all that is happening in the Arab world, more countries need to rally for an Islamic revival; people need to rally for the Islamic Caliphate... they need to work for it, raise awareness, and invoke God for success to implement Shariah wherever they are.


Muslims make up more than 1 billion of the world's population, and that number is expected to climb in the coming years. If even half of this population were to rally for Islam, to fight against the defamers of this religion and call for the implementation of Shariah, no doubt would great success follow.

A Maldivian woman holds a placard that reads "Maldivians support leaders who follow Islam" during a protest calling on the government to enforce strict Islamic law in Male, Maldives, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.