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PALESTINE
Introduction
What is going on in Palestine lays a burden on every responsible person. Above all, themain responsibility is to be well-informed and well-focused. One must have a true pictureof the situation in order to find out what to do about it. Then he must analyze his positionwell and decide what kind of responsibilities he carries and what he is able to do in thatposition. After that, he must take a step without delay.We will give short information about the issue of Palestine and question ourselves aboutour responsibilities through this brochure. It is incumbent on each person to determinehis position and what to do accordingly.
Where is Palestine?
Palestine refers to the region which has been called so for at least 5000 years accordingto the known history. It constitutes the southwestern part of the area which is known as “Bilad-ı Şam” (“The province of Sham”) in the historical sources.Today, it is the area which is bordered with the Jordan River and the Lake of Lut in theeast, Mediterranean and the desert of Sinai in the west, Lebanon in the north and RedSea in the south. East Bank that lays in the east of the Jordan River was regarded as partof Palestine in the history. In other words, the entire region of Jordan that is composed of the eastern and western banks of the Jordan River was part of Palestine.Because the occupying state of Israel that was established through the private plans of the international imperialism was granted territory by the 1947 UN decisions, animportant part of Palestinian land is shown as Israel in the official political partition. Theregion which is shown as Israel constitutes a territory of Palestine that is more than 20thousand km
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. This territory is known as “1948 region” among Palestinian people.Palestinian territory that is outside of the land called “Israel” in the UN decisions is Gaza,West Bank and East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem was annexed to the land called “Israel” after 1967 through the one-sided decisions taken by the occupying powers. However thisdecision of annexation has not been approved in the international decisions. An importantpart of the region called West Bank, since it is placed in the west of the Jordan River, hasbeen seized by the Jewish settlers who were brought from other countries. On the otherhand, the Jewish settlements in Gaza on the Mediterranean coast in the west of Palestinewere evacuated in the 2005 withdrawal.
Palestine throughout History
Palestine has a long past and a long-established history. It has also a central place in theIslamic combat. We note that Palestine had a special status in the lives of most of themessengers mentioned in the Qur’an who spent most of their lifetime, if not all, there.Muhammad (pbuh), the last prophet, encouraged the believers to take an interest in theland of Masjid Aqsa, visit there and pray in that temple. This encouragement influencedthe battles of the later Islamic state in widening its borders of sovereignty. All the rightly-guided caliphs paid special attention to this region. Yet, the conquest of Jerusalem and itssurroundings took place during the time of the second caliph Omar. After then, it hasbeen under invasion for 1400 years; by the crusaders between the years 1099-1187, bythe British between 1917-1948 and by the Zionists after 1948.The aim of the British occupation in 1917 was to help the Zionist organizations to bringthe world’s Jews together in order to realize their goal of establishing a Jewish state. The1916 Sykes-Pikos Agreement and the 1917 Belfur Declaration prove this aim evidently.
 
How did Israel Come into Scene?
Since the aim of the British occupation was to support the Zionist organizations in theirplans to have a state, the initiatives oriented toward this aim started soon after theoccupation. Jews’ migration to the Palestinian land was facilitated through every means.The British occupiers, by putting heavy taxes, confiscated the land of Palestinians andsold it to the Jewish immigrants at symbolic prices. But in spite of all theseencouragements, the intended Jewish population was not ensured. Ironically, with theNazi storm in Europe in 1933, the Jews fled to the land of Palestine because the Nazisused to kill some Jews, put their bodies in trucks and go to the Jewish provinces saying “if you don’t leave these territories, the same will happen to you too!” As a result of themigrations after these threats, the number of the Jews in Palestine rose to 800.000 bythe end of the Second World War while it had been less than 200.000 in 1933 before theNazi attacks.On the other hand, the Zionist groups formed various terrorist organizations inPalestinian lands, the most important of which are Haganah and Irgun. Theseorganizations forced the Palestinians to leave their land by organizing several terroristattacks. As a result, the British decided to withdraw in 1947 after ensuring that theJewish terrorist organizations began to be institutionalized as a state and the sufficientnumber of Jewish population was assured for this. The Jewish terrorist organizationscame to consensus and declared the establishment of a state called “Israel”. Shortly afterthat, it was recognized formally by the UN and a significant part of the Palestinianterritories was given by the UN Assembly Resolution 181 to the so-called state shaped bythe terrorist organizations.
Is There A Difference Between The Zionist Occupation and The CrusaderInvasion?
As summarized above, the emergence of a state called Israel was possible only throughoccupation which is not different from the Crusader invasion. Therefore it is unlawful likethe Crusader invasion and is based on injustices. It was carried out by inhumaneterrorism, brutality and forced immigration like the Crusader invasion. Today, to protectand carry on its existence, this state still uses the same means it used in itsestablishment. As a result, Israel is not only a state that was established by terroristorganizations but “is a terrorist state”. The Crusades, while being carried out during aperiod of 88 years, did not achieve legitimacy and came to an end. In spite of all theefforts by the international forces to make it legal, the occupying state of Israel is notgoing to be legalized either.
Palestine: Stranger in Its Motherland
The establishment of the occupying state of Israel, which was achieved with the help andsupport of the international imperialism, led millions of Palestinians to become refugeesin their homeland. All the properties of the Palestinians, owned in legal ways, were seizedby violence. The Zionist terrorist groups applied the same methods used by the Nazisagainst Jews in Europe. They killed some Palestinians, took the dead bodies to thePalestinian cities by trucks and threatened others. The lands and houses of thePalestinians who had been forced to immigrate by these methods, were registered as “having no owner” and sold to Jewish immigrants at symbolic prices or for free.
People Who Long for Their Homeland
 
Millions of Palestinians, who were forced to migrate by occupation and deforcement, aredispersed in different countries today. Most of them live in refugee camps formed inPalestine or other neighbouring Arab countries. Because Gaza, West Bank and EastJerusalem were not occupied then, some of the immigrants settled in these cities. Forexample two third of the Gaza’s population today consists of Palestinians who becamerefugees after 1948 and their offsprings. A lot of refugees still live in the refugee campsin Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Most of them were born in those camps. Especially in thecamps in Lebanon and Jordan, people live under extremely poor and unhealthyconditions. They live longing for home each and every day. In sum, one of the mostimportant aspects of the question of Palestine is the problem of refugees.
The Priority of the Palestinian Cause
Palestine has a special priority not only for the Palestinian people but also for the entireIslamic world. If its meaning is grasped, the priority of the Palestinian cause will beunderstood. However the international powers, in order to hold back the Muslim peoplefrom upholding this cause, attempt to introduce the question of Palestine to the world asan Arab-Israeli conflict or a Middle Eastern issue for years. Now it is time to notice thisdelusion and defend the Palestinian cause with an awareness of the brotherhood in faith.The Palestinian issue is prior, first of all, because of its position in the Tawhid struggle andhence being mentioned as “fertile land” in the Qur’an. Secondly, Masjid al-Aqsa, the firstqibla in Islam, is located in Palestine. These two reasons also served it in being the placeof the Night Journey of the Prophet (pbuh). Its role as the venue of the Night Journeygives it a special status and importance from our perspective. Another reason for itspriority for us is that it is entrusted by its conquerors to the Muslim generations followingthem till the last day. Fifthly, it has a strategic significance. It has been influentialthroughout history and therefore virtually the mirror of the entire ummah. It can be saidthat the interests of the international imperialist powers meet jointly in Palestine todayand therefore the Palestinian cause should be given precedence in order to prevent theplans against Muslim societies. Another reason that gives priority to the Palestinian causeis its being the vessel for the tawhid inheritance of the messengers. Palestine, thehomeland of dozens of prophets including Prophet Abraham and Prophet Moses, belongsto the believers in Tawhid.
Did the Palestinians Sell Their Land?
Before the establishment of Israel, the Jews had a land of 2 million acres of thePalestinian territories that made up 28 million acres. In other words they owned only 7%of all Palestinian land. They bought 650.000 acres of these territories during the OttomanEmpire times; 1.200.000 acres were donated by the British occupiers; and 800.000 acreswere sold by the British at unimportant prices. The remaining territories that were notable to be sold by this method were taxed heavily. In addition, 2.400.000 acres of theland were bought from the Arabs from Lebanon and Syria who owned property inPalestine. In the territories acquired by the Jews till 1948 that compose 7/8 of allterritories, Palestinians had no involvement. The Jews bought 250.000 acres whichcorrespond to 0.9% of all Palestinian territory from the Palestinians themselves.Moreover, those who sold their land faced severe reactions from the people and had toleave the country. Now let us compare the percentage of the sold territories to the wholecountry and the number of the Palestinians who sold their properties to the wholePalestinian population: While making a judgement about a community, would you preferdeciding based on the behavior of the 0, 9 % of the population or that of the %99, 1?Furthermore, because the Palestinians who sold their territory to the Jews were excludedfrom the community, they do not have any affiliation with those who struggle for theIslamic identity of Palestine today.
Palestine’s “War of Independence”
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