Saturday, January 3, 2009

Hamas VS Israel: Who is the terrorist?

Well, I'm sure if you ask different people you'll get a variety of answers to that question. But I feel, that question is totally inadequate in explaining what's happening. Is the real situation "Palestinians VS Israel; who is the guilty one?", or perhaps "400 innocent people have died: how long more will the world watch?", or maybe even "Gaza: the only place in the world where mass murders can take place?".

I just want to highlight some stuff. Firstly, as intelligent people, do realize that things does not always seem as they are: the power of the media is relevant to this issue. So, please do no take as given, fro example, when the media from our side of the world says that a group is, maybe, a terrorist organization. Go read up from different sources, go watch RTM 1 news, go do whatever it takes to learn more, do not just believe what you hear instantly.

Israel's PM said that they will help the Palestinian civilians in any way possible and they will provide humanitarian aid as far as possible. HA-HA.

CNN reported the other day, that Israel's "Coast Guard" rammed a vessel carrying 3000 tonnes of medical aid to Gaza tp prevent it from reaching. The vessel almost capsized according to one of its passengers (all the passengers were Western volunteers by the way). Israel says it was accidental. The said passenger told CNN that the Israeli "Coast Guard" surrounded the vessel for half an hour before ramming it, so how could it be accidental. Who's telling the truth? Is it the volunteer who has no selfish motivations, who isn't even Muslim, or is it the state that has been responsible for many many brutal killings? I don't know, you guys decide.

From Dr Asri's blog: "DRMAZA menyeru umat Islam zahirkan bantahan terhadap Israel dalam apa bentuk sekalipun." Dr Asri was in London, and he joined the protests outside the Israeli embassy there. I know that it's not practical to do so in Singapore (or is it?),so let's just do whatever we can for the people who are constantly living in fear, who are waiting for their turns to die, who are being hated/killed/brutalized just because of their skin colour or religious beliefs. Let's pray for them, at the very least. Better still, show our disgust (legally might I add) towards what is happening; either via writing in to the newspapers, facebook, blogs, whatever it is: just to make our feelings known, and hopefully, insya Allah, over time, we're heard.

Rasul s.a.w said in his hadith: "Whoever does not bother about his brother (in Islam), then he is NOT ONE OF US." (aukama qal) I think those are very very strong words from the Prophet. NOT ONE OF US.

So ladies and gentlemen, it's time to start bothering.