ISTANBUL, (PIC)
Ismail Haneyya, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, called on Arab elites to work on several paths, the first of which is genuine participation in the ongoing existential battle. He called for the establishment of an Arab front to support the resistance and the formation of the Freedom and Justice Alliance for Palestine within the framework of expanding international solidarity with Palestine, as well as the path of healing the wounds of the Palestinian people.
In a conference titled “Freedom for Palestine” held in Istanbul on Sunday, the leader of Hamas said, “The criminal Zionist destruction, siege, wall, massacres, oppression, incursions into Al-Aqsa, and grave violations against the land, humanity, and holy sites throughout Palestine, require a significant and effective mobilization of brothers of religion, Arab identity, humanity, and values in several paths, the first of which is genuine participation in this existential battle through comprehensive and direct resistance against this usurping entity.”
He called for “raising the ceilings in the discourse of our parties, institutions, leagues, unions, and bodies” to deter this ferocious and bloodthirsty occupation, stating, “Now is the time to engage together in the decisive battle of liberation.”
Haneyya added, “If participation in this path becomes impossible, we move on to participating in other paths, including the path of scientific, cultural, literary, legal, academic, political, media, religious, social, economic, feminist, and youth elites rallying around the resistance of the Palestinian people and forming a broad front to support and defend it.” He called for the establishment of the “World Front for Supporting Palestinian Resistance” and active involvement in this Front.
The Hamas leader pointed out that the third path is the criminalization of the Zionist movement in all international forums and courts. This includes efforts to reintroduce a resolution criminalizing Zionism in the United Nations and working to issue this resolution. It also involves expanding the scope of boycotting Israel and pursuing its political and military leaders responsible for crimes in Palestine before courts and forums, imposing isolation on its leaders and its spokespersons, and preventing them from speaking at universities, conferences, and various forums.
He said that the next path is expanding international solidarity with the Palestinian people. He called for the formation of an international alliance titled “The Alliance for Freedom and Justice for Palestine” to pursue various popular and official efforts to expose the Israeli crimes and support the Palestinian people on their path to freedom.
Haneyya emphasized that the final path is “healing the wounds of our people in the Gaza Strip, the heroes and free people who have sacrificed their most precious possessions for the sake of Palestine and the resistance.” He added that this path requires continuous efforts to break the siege on the Gaza Strip and “provide the necessary means for a dignified life for our people in Gaza through a humanitarian alliance to aid our people in Gaza.”
