Gingrich: Palestinians 'Invented' People

The US Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich calls the Palestinians 'invented' people. -AP Photo

Newt Gingrich, the USA Republican presidential candidate calls the Palestinians as 'invented' people. 'Invented' people in this context means that the Palestinians never existed before. If we translated further the meaning brought by this ambitious man who wants to become the next president of the United States of  America, we can fairly say that he considered Palestinians as non-existent and therefore, should not have a country of their own. It is interesting though, that Newt Gingrich is a historian. It is true what they say that 'History belongs to the victor'.

For some of us, it is already a norm to see those who seek power to become the president of the most powerful nation to say something like that. However, in the context of being the most powerful nation, Dr. Mahathir was absolutely right when he said in BBC's HARDtalk that the Jews rule the world by proxy. Newt was certainly took the opportunity to get votes from the Jews in America. No one can deny what Dr. Mahathir had said before then. It was never about being anti-Semitic but it is about human being able to live in their own place peacefully.

Gingrich was no doubt correct in saying that the idea of a modern Palestinian state did not emerge until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the imposition of the British mandate in 1922. But then, the same could be said for Israel — which was only created by the United Nations in 1948.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70538.html#ixzz1ghVxU14x

Probably we can teach Newt Gingrich a lesson. In the Ottoman Empire, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Israel never existed. In the case of Israel, the whole world know the mass migrations of the Jews to Jerusalem from around the Europe to form a nation of their own. The Israelis should be called the 'invented' people then.

Palestinians probably have a stronger claim to nationhood than any of the above. Most scholars of the ancient Middle East, including many Israeli scholars, agree that the people known as Palestinians have been living the same area since approximately 1200 B.C. — or about when the Israelites entered these lands. That’s more than three millennia of continuous settlement, or, put another way, 2,600 years before the first American colony was established at Jamestown, Va. Romans and subsequent empires referred to them as “Philistines,” people who occupy the land of Philistia.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70538.html#ixzz1ghVdEXLP

When we say that this is a normal thing to do, we should ask ourselves what should we do. If certain quarter of people are saying this and that, will we be able to rebut and opine on such matter? That is why we should always know what we are fighting for.

Well, we should leave the issue to the experts. They like to play with the rhetoric and semantics. For each Muslim, it goes back to ourselves. How much do we know about the Palestinians to fight for them? What have we done to help our Palestinian brothers? Why is that we still cannot direct helps straight to them?

Muslim leaders seem to have no power to fight the Israelis even with their massive oil reserves and massive armies to fight their own people. We really hope the rise of the Islamists in Egypt, Tunisia and other products of Arab Spring nation can bring at least to the end of the sufferings of the Palestinians. I read a book on the Jewish and the Israelis. There is lots of things that we do not know about them. The fact that they are able to control the USA is a testament to their values. They did not do it through back doors but in the public eyes. However, their intelligence, hard works and unity are things that the Muslim world should learn. 

They do not take guns and bomb the shopping malls. They brought up children to study science, mathematics and engineering  and their military skills are envied by the rest of the world. They struggled and learnt lessons from their hardships. The Palestinians struggled too. But do they take education as a serious matter? If they do want to have education, are the Islamic countries helped the Palestinians to get quality education like the Israelis? Money without brains is nothing. Brains without Al-Quran is disastrous.-The Chukai Insider

Obama is so smart.

Why do I say Barack Obama is so smart. Give yourself some times to watch the video till the end and you will know how Barack Obama is being 'kind' to the Muslims and the Palestnians particularly. 

How is that so?

Before coming to the world as the President of the most powerful nation, probably he did not really acknowledge the problem. And now, when he know about the 'seriousness' of the problem and he really felt that the problem is the Israelis. But can he do anything?

So, that was his chance to tell the world that he is trapped.

No. That means he is not powerful. I beg to differ, Time Magazine- you could not have been more wrong.

With his answer, a lot of people should realise that the Israelis rule the world by proxy as said by our former Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir. 

Analyse Obama's answer and you know that was 'bullshitting'. 

What you should do for Palestine now! Emergency appeal!

Dear friends, 

In four days the UN General Assembly will meet, and the world has an opportunity to embrace a new proposal that could turn the tide on decades of failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: UN recognition of the state of Palestine.

Over 120 nations from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America have already endorsed this initiative, but Israel's right-wing government and the US are trying to block it. Europe is still undecided. Only a massive public push now could tip this key bloc to vote with the rest of the world for this momentous opportunity to end 40 years of military occupation. 

US-led peace initiatives have failed for decades, while Israel has confined Palestinians to small areas, confiscated their lands and blocked their independence. This bold new initiative could be the best opportunity to jump start a resolution of the conflict. We have just 4 days to persuade Europe to endorse this statehood bid, and make clear that citizens across the world support this legitimate, non-violent, diplomatic proposal. Sign the petition and send this to everyone -- let's reach 1 million: 

http://www.avaaz.org/en/independence_for_palestine_en/97.php?cl_tta_sign=addb6acad7b2dc9c0623923a112bdc08

While the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are complex, most people on all sides agree that the best path to peace is the creation of two states. But repeated peace processes have been undermined by violence on both sides, extensive Israeli settlement-building in the West Bank, and the humanitarian blockade on Gaza. The Israeli occupation has shrunk and fragmented the territory for a Palestinian state and made daily life a crippling ordeal for the Palestinian people. The UN, World Bank and IMF have all recently announced that Palestinians are ready to run an independent state, but say the main constraint to success is the Israeli occupation. Even the US President has called for an end to settlement expansion and a return to the 1967 borders with mutually agreed land-swaps, but Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has furiously refused to cooperate. 

It’s time for a dramatic shift away from a futile peace process and on to a new path for progress. While the Israeli and US governments are calling the Palestinian initiative ‘unilateral’ and dangerous, in fact the world’s nations overwhelmingly support this diplomatic move away from violence. Global recognition of Palestine could crush extremists who argue violence is the only solution, and foster a growing non-violent Palestinian-Israeli movement in step with the democratic momentum across the region. Most importantly, it will rescue a path to a negotiated settlement, allow the Palestinians access to a variety of international institutions that can help advance Palestinian freedom, and send a clear signal to Israel’s pro-settler government that the world will no longer accept their impunity and intransigence.

For too long, Israel has undermined the hope for a Palestinian state. For too long, the US has appeased them, and for too long Europe has hidden behind the US. Right now, Europe is on the fence about Palestinian statehood. We have just 4 days to reach 1 million. Let’s appeal to Europe's leaders to stand on the right side of history and support a Palestinian declaration of freedom and independence, with overwhelming support, and financial aid. Sign the urgent petition for Europe to back this move for long-term peace in Israel and Palestine: 

http://www.avaaz.org/en/independence_for_palestine_en/97.php?cl_tta_sign=addb6acad7b2dc9c0623923a112bdc08

Palestinian statehood will not bring a resolution to this intractable conflict overnight, but UN recognition will change the dynamics and will begin to unlock the door towards freedom and peace. Across Palestine, people are preparing, with hope and expectation, to reclaim a freedom their generation has never known. Let's stand with them and push our leaders to do the same, as they have stood with the people of Egypt, Syria and Libya. 

With hope and determination, 

Alice, Ricken, Stephanie, Morgan, Pascal, Rewan and the entire Avaaz team 

MORE INFORMATION 

Abbas vows to continue UN statehood bid
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/07/201171302020819197.html 

Arab League will call for Palestinian State at the UN
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/us-palestinians-israel-statehood-arabs-idUSTRE76D21020110714

Palestinians and Israelis march for Palestinian statehood:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israelis-and-arabs-march-in-jerusalem-for-palestinian-statehood/2011/07/15/gIQAQPnSGI_story.html 

Israel campaign against UN vote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/10/israel-plan-block-un-palestinian-state?INTCMP=SRCH 

Palestinian call for statehood:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/47a391f6-b121-11e0-a43e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1SefO7Aor 

Palestinian statehood and bypassing Israel:
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/06/20116168535227628.html 

UN says Palestinians able to govern own state 
http://unispal.un.org/pdfs/AHLC-Apr2011_UNSCOrpt.pdf

List of countries recognizing the state of Palestine http://www.avaaz.org/en/countries_recognizing_palestine/?info

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Palestine 101: Humanity and Crisis

To all Curtinians, read this message too

 

If you have mode of transport to play futsal at 2030, you have one for this too.
Di mana ada kemahuan, di situ ada jalan.

Infaq :)

Sahih Muslim, Book 42, Number 7058:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The world is a prison-house for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer.

I just heard an amazing talk by Dr. Fauziah Hj Mohd Hasan, a well known activist and gynaecologist in Malaysia. She has done a lot of humanitarian work with Mercy Malaysia and Aqsa Syarif and her talk was just downright inspiring. My favourite quote from her was,

"You all are always amazed and ask me how I can do so many things in my life but actually, it's only because I am older than you."

Well,OK,that's not exactly how she said it but you get the picture. Anyways, there is so much we can do if we are just willing to get our asses out of the comfort zone and just give a little. For starters, check this website out: http://www.aqsasyarif.org.my/penajaan/

With only RM35 contribution per month, you can sponsor one Palestinian child's education for a year. That's nothing compared to what we spend eating out at Pizza Hut, KFC and even the mamak stalls. So like I said, give a little. 

Diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah ra. : "Seorang lelaki menemui Nabi Muhammad Saw dan bertanya, “ya Rasulullah Saw, sedekah apakah yang paling utama?” Nabi Muhammad Saw menjawab, “sedekah yang kau berikan ketika kau dalam keadaan sehat, kikir dan takut terhadap kemiskinan dan menginginkan kekayaan. Janganlah menunggu sampai dekatnya saat kematian dengan mengatakan, ‘untuk si fulan sekian, dan untuk si fulan sekian, dan harta tersebut telah menjadi milik ahli warisnya’”. 

One more thing, THIS BOOK, From Beirut to Jerusalem by Ang Swee Chai,is really good! I only managed to read 3/4 of it cause I borrowed it from my friend and had only 3 days to read it. I don't usually read journals/autobiographies/biographies and all cause I usually find them boring. But the way the author wrote this book was exceptional. It's a great book, I promise. It will certainly open your eyes to many things. Although it's about events that happened between 1982-1987, I still consider them relevant to life today.