Killing a man in a forest is an unforgivable crime
But killing an entire nation is a matter of opinion!
This contradiction and double standard in the policy of standards expose the monstrous global collusion.
When an individual is killed somewhere, the world is alarmed and conferences are held, but when an entire people are killed, the door is opened for discussion, debate, and political bureaucracy.
The Council of Treason meets to discuss the issue of Jewish prisoners held by Hamas, at the request of the Jewish entity, while the people of Palestine are starving to death, and their cities are being demolished over the heads of their inhabitants, and they are buried alive, in front of the world's silence.
The selectivity in activating international institutions, such as the United Nations, the Security Council, and others, is harnessed to support the oppressor in front of the world. Where the spotlight is on prisoners from one side, while the world ignores the suffering of millions of people under occupation, siege, and destruction.
It is a double standard that turns the issue of killing an entire people into a "point of view", in a world where "human rights" top the slogans of international forums.
It has become clear that the value of a person to them is not measured by his humanity, but by his nationality, or how close he is to the interests of the Western powers, led by the leader of democracy, America!
This paradox is no longer just a rhetorical metaphor, but a reality that we live every day. When an innocent person is killed, the media cameras move, reports are written, and meetings are held; but when an entire neighborhood in Gaza is bombed, or families are wiped out under the rubble, or children are buried alive under the rubble, the scene becomes "under investigation", and the headlines are rephrased to talk about "clashes", or "escalation", or "the right to self-defense"!
What is even worse is that the Council of International Shame and Disgrace convenes to discuss the issue of prisoners held by Hamas, while dozens, even hundreds, of Palestinians die every day!
No one talks about the Palestinian prisoners who spent their lives behind bars, for no reason other than that they defended their land and honor. And no one holds accountable the "smart" bombs that are dropped on refugee camps!
This duality is not only moral, but also legal. International law - as they claim - was established to be applied to everyone, but it has become applied selectively, according to the whims of the major powers.
I say it with bitterness: It is a stain on the forehead of Western civilization!
We have the right to ask: Is Palestinian blood cheaper? Has resisting the occupation - in your constitutions - become terrorism, while the occupation itself is justified? Has the value of a person become determined according to what the media decides?
The world's silence about these tragedies does not mean ignorance of them, but rather tacit collusion. As long as there are those in this world who see that killing an entire people is "a matter of opinion", then the humanity that you sing about is nothing but a lie and a fabrication!
O Muslims: If we had an entity that defended us and our dignity, we would not need today to return to the councils of nations, begging them to stop the bleeding of our brothers' blood.
The absence of our state, our glory, and our dignity is what has made our blood permissible, and our voices marginalized, in a world that recognizes only power, and respects only those who have the decision. In the absence of our state, we will remain mere material for negotiations, not a party to them.
What is happening today in Palestine and other Islamic countries is not just a human tragedy, but a direct result of the absence of our state and our glory, and if this state existed, the equation would have changed, and the voice of truth would have risen and triumphed.
O Muslims, the flood has reached its peak. If we had a state that united us, the Jewish entity and its statue would not have dared to violate the sanctity of Muslim blood. The time has come for us to realize that our glory is not achieved through subordination, nor through appeals, but through returning to our true project: establishing our state, through which we unite our dispersion, and restore our prestige and glory. Without a state, we will remain scattered peoples, weak homelands, and issues without a supporter.
This is Hizb ut-Tahrir, the pioneer who does not lie to its people, calling you to work with it to carry out this duty, which protects rights and preserves souls... And if that is achieved, God willing, then the dawn of glory is coming, no matter how long the night of humiliation lasts!
Written for the Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Mounis Hameed - Wilayah Iraq
