To sum up, Part I
and II
of Blaming the Enemy have briefly discussed
American, Western and Zionists contempt for Arab and Muslim rights,
aspiration and consequently blood - I stress here that I am referring to are
the governments, power elites and greedy Multi-billion corporations and not
the people of the West. I have also shown that Arab regimes and very large
segments of the so called Arab and Muslim intellectuals especially of the
old establishment are mostly content in preserving their ill gotten rules
and privileges. These powers both master and puppets across the spectrum of
both divides work hard at preserving their powers in whichever way possible
including, empty heated rhetoric while overflowing the US, the West and the
Zionists investment houses with Arab and Muslim dollars desperately needed
in Arab and Muslim native lands. Shedding crocodile tears over the loss of
Palestine in 1967 while sneaking into Tel Aviv for rendezvous to hatch
treacherous schemes to preserve and strengthen the Zionist entity;
conducting elaborate high profile theatrics such as Oslo accord while
allowing the Zionist state to take more land, more resources and tighten
their grip on Jerusalem, Haram El-Shreef and Arab land - Israel stole more
Arab land in 7 years of "Oslo peace" theatrics than in 26 years of
occupation; Allowing their nation to be used as western tool to weaken and
subdue the first truly modern Islamic republic only to be later baited by
their neighbors' accomplices for the destruction of their own country
(Iraq), the most industrialized and developed Arab state before the Gulf
Wars; The magic was turned on the magicians. These are but few samples of
corrupt, decayed Arab agent regimes that have lead us to the current decrypt
state of affair.
All this while the vast majority of our "esteemed" Arab and Muslim
intellectuals and thinkers go on for ever debating the Million different
ways one may interpret successive US administrations political moves,
uttering and their flagrant contempt for Arab and Muslim blood, double
speak, hand shakes, smiles, diplomatic leaks, CIA implants and so on.
Meanwhile ignoring the most critical issue of all. Namely, leading the Ummah
in building a strategy of Islah that deals with the root causes of our
weakness and coming up with credible plan of action to rectify these root
causes. I must exclude the excellent social, cultural and religious reforms
of Hizb Allah in Lebanon, their track record and leadership are by far the
best role model we have had in modern Arab and Islamic history.
Having addressed the roles of Western powers, Zionists, Arab regimes and
their mostly subservient intellectuals in parts (I) and (II), that leave us
with the Arab and Muslim masses which are our trump card. Not only are they
our true and real allies for Islah (reform), but their lot is very much tied
up with this Islah and they must be made to understand, appreciate and ACT
on that. To be successful, any Islah strategy must address short,
intermediate and long term plans to effect positive change. Whatever plans
we come up with, it must focus parents, teachers, educators and the media
with all its forms on the indoctrination of our children on the universal
code of ethics and value system as embedded in Islam (for Muslims) and in
Christianity (for Christians) including sharing, giving, loyalty, scarifies,
hard work, honesty, fairness, selflessness, dedication, commitment,
integrity, forgiveness, bravery, fairness, obedience to the rule of law and
to a just regime and system ..... These principles must be adhered to in
practice and in every day life and not just be talked about as an abstract
concepts in mosques, churches, schools, TV shows, conferences and homes.
After living in the west for most of my adult life (25 out of 42 years) and
after lengthy and close observation and analysis. I must say that although
in theory our social and ethical value system is superior to that in the
west, in practice we hardly apply it and we are very far from it. As painful
as it may be, in fact we are much further away from much of our own ideal
and currently theoretical code of ethics than the West is. In my view, this
remarkable absence of our code of ethics in our day to day life (i.e.
practiced social values and system) is the single most contributing factor
to our social, economical and political regression and our ultimate
weakness. Western interference and our Technological backwardness are
significant but much less important factors that could be rectified with
reasonable effort. The Arab Muslim scholars, Ibn Taimeya said "Allah will
make victorious a just Ummah over an unjust one even if they were
unbelievers" Not only is this Allah's universal law, it would not make
sense to be otherwise. Cause and effect is the basic universal constant
that governs not only science but also social and political discourse.
It will take more than one generation to
install and promote this sound value
system but the work must begin if we are ever to become masters of our
destiny and every one has a role to play. But in the absence of the state,
the religious, intellectual and community leadership must spearhead this
reform movement. Our Arab and Muslim masses must act on their own and move
to pressure these regimes to take minimal survival steps. These must
include: mass protest, boycott, teach-ins, individual participation and
above all for each one of us to hold himself responsible and accountable
within his/her sphere of influence. The parent, the teacher, the student,
the father the mother the leader each one has his/her role and can only be
responsible and accountable for what he/she can do.
Our Arab and Muslim masses must understand and move to act according to the
principle of an attack on one segment is an attack on all. This should not
be viewed from purely sympathetic prism but from the fact that if one state
or group is oppressed or dispossessed it will eventually spread to all. Just
look at Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Chechnya,
Kashmir, Afghanistan and now Pakistan. Whether as individuals, groups or
states, Arabs and Muslim are now the easiest target on earth for oppression,
racism and dispossession within and without their homelands. We can not
simply blame that on the west. Doing so will Conveniently and wrongly
absolve ourselves of our individual responsibly but does nothing to advance
our cause. We must understand that, if Palestine completely goes then so
will Jordan, if it not has not already, Lebanon and Syria will not be far
behind and the new Zionist frontiers (if it is not already there VIA the
USA) will be the oil fields of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The Zionists will
then be asking for their direct share of the oil fields. Make no mistake
about it, the day may be coming sooner than you think. If they can
successfully claim Palestine based on a 3,000 years bogus deed, at the right
time and with the right circumstances they will not hesitate to start acting
on their 1,500 years old "claim".
The Arab and Muslim masses need to be made highly motivated to rise up to
defend themselves from a western/Zionist domination, which if allowed is
destined to economically, culturally and politically enslave them till
judgment day. In much the same way Zionist managed to turn university
educated Palestinians with Master's and PhD's into street sweepers of Haifa,
Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, where their forefathers dwelled for thousands of
years, Arabs and Muslims enslavement will follow which is already showing in
some nations. Just few years ago, Malaysia and Indonesia had very vibrant
and promising economies along with what is called the Asian tigers. The IMF
and Zionist money houses interfered and made sure that their progress is
thwarted.
We need insightful, dedicated, strong willed, competent and incorruptible
Arab and Muslim (especially Palestinians) leadership that is capable of
mobilizing our Arab and Muslim masses for a number of Arab and Muslim
causes, Arab dignity and Muslim awakening. I know it is not easy, but it is
NOT far from impossible to do with squeaky clean and competent leadership.
Look at what Hizb Allah has been able to achieve and look at their standing
within the Arab and Muslim masses. In the case of Palestine, with the right
Palestinian leadership we can mobilize the masses 1000 folds more than Hizb
Allah ever could. We have the cause of Palestine, JERUSALEM and Al-Aqsa and
for that more Arab and Muslim masses will identify with the cause. It pains
me to say that the Palestinian cause and especially the foreign occupation
of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa were never utilized in their full capacity to
mobilize the Arab and Muslim masses. The western-puppets and corrupt
Palestinian and Arab regimes have been more interested in preservation of
their privileges than with the liberation of Palestine or the dignity of
their people. They pay lib services to these causes while in effect serving
the objective of their western and Zionist masters.
Had we, the Palestinians, had decent leadership, it would have bypassed the
corrupt Arab and Muslim regimes and directly engaged freedom and
dignity-hungry Arab and Muslim masses. If it can do that successfully, it
will then be able to gain their respect and their unending support. We will
then be able to leverage this support not only to pressure the Arab regimes
into adopting a more dignified and liberated policies but to effect a
substantial change in western policy as it relates to the Arab and Muslim
world. At minimum, we may be able to gain western respect which is most
certainly lacking as is evident from their current policies and actions.
This is one of the Arab world's hope to get out of the rut it has been
living in for hundreds of years. Such strategy coupled with loosening of
western and Zionist stranglehold on the area will eventually lead to the
true resurrection of Islam. The Islam that was able to preserve, respect and
protect other faiths while living in peace with its Neighbors and
contributing vastly to human civilization on all fronts. Western
civilization and advances would have not been possible without Islam. Islam
where Arabs (both Muslims and Christians) and Muslims will be able to live
as liberated individuals without the shackles of these despotic, morally
corrupt and decayed regimes.
I am reminded with a conversation I had with a dear friend of mine as he
lamented about past glories, while satirically saying "could it be that all
this glories history of ours have been all fabricated." What he meant was,
how can one explain the humiliated and miserable existence we lead today.
How can any one believe that we are the children and successors of Omar Bin
El-khatab, Haroon Al Rashheed, Al Mutasam, Salah El Dine, Jaber Bin Hayan,
Al Razzy, Ibn Rushed.... The questions that begs for answers are: Who are
these people ruling us? Where are they from? Do they have any true red Arab
blood running in their veins? who ever they are, they are there for
themselves and for their masters!! At present these regimes have made their
interest diametrically opposed to that of their masses. The central
questions becomes what the Arab and Muslim masses are going to do about it?
In short Palestine and Jerusalem more than any other Arab or Muslim cause
can and should be the most effective cause to rally Arabs and Muslims. This
should be the corner stone of our strategy. This strategy can work and
restore freedom, dignity and rights to the Arab and the Muslim masses. The
American knows that, the Zionist dread it and the Arab regimes are
frightened of it. Thus the corruption of the PLO and its leadership from
its beginning and turning it into an economical enterprise through pouring
Billions of Oil dollars into it. These dollars were for the benefit of few
and in exchange for their co-operation for not rocking the boat and preserve
the status qua and the decayed and oppressive Arab regimes. And in the
process it discredit large section of the Palestinian movement, muddied the
cause and finally made it an Israeli-Palestinian issue with the predictable
results we see today. These were and continue to be the plans and objectives
of the Arab regimes including the top PLO leadership. Will they work? I
think NOT! But they do make our work of truly reshaping our destiny and
liberating ourselves that much harder.
But such strategic approach would always run counter to the short and
immediate survival objective of the Arab regimes including the PA. Thus the
Arab regimes and the PA preoccupation with tactical rather than strategic
planning. Going against the master strategist, the Zionist and their
Western allies, with such half baked tactical and survivalist maneuvers
will always ensure short and long term failure and loss. But they let these
regimes survive and that is their end game. I have no doubt that their day
of reckoning is coming soon and sooner than people think. But only if the
Arab and Muslim masses assume their role and ready themselves for some
scarifies.
