President of the South African MJC: the world will be a better place without Zionism
Pretoria, April 4, IRNA
South Africa-Middle East
The newly elected president of the Moslem Judicial Council of South Africa (MJC) says that "Palestine and the world in general, will be a better place without Zionism".
In an exclusive interview with IRNA on Tuesday, Ml.Ihsaan Hendricks said that the MJC as the leading Moslem organization in South Africa, recognize that "the Zionists are the occupiers of the and of Palestine".
"We, who within the South African context, have rejected apartheid, similarly express ourselves vise vies the Zionist occupation," he said.
Denouncing the policies of the Zionists in ignoring the realities of the Palestinian politics, especially following the victory of Hamas in the late Palestinian elections, Ml. Hendricks underlined that "it is not the Zionist's right to dictate the terms to their victims".
The president of MJC also criticized the Western powers for not crediting Hamas for its victory in the elections inside Palestine, saying that, by doing so "they have fallen short in appreciating the very democratic principles that they celebrate so mush in the West".
"Now that Hamas has come up with the victory through the democratic process, it is irrelevant how the West view Hamas in this particular moment and time", He said.
He expressed hope that good understanding and good cooperation will prevail among various Palestinian factions, adding that "There must be unity in the ranks of the Palestinian people".
Ml. Hendricks called on the international Moslem community to help finance the newly elected Palestinian government.
"The west has been very unfair with Hamas and now, they are using their financial muscles to squeeze them into silence and inevitably the Palestinian people will suffer the most" he said.
"The Moslem community has now more than ever before a financial obligation to help the Palestinian people and to support Hamas and the new government of Palestine", he added.
If the west does not want to give the Palestinians the contributions that belongs to them, therefore it is the obligation of the Moslem world to contribute, he further said.
He warned that Palestine should not be treated as a "charitable case" and that Moslems must support the "aspirations" of the Palestinian people.
Commending the South African parliamentarians for calling for the non-proliferation of the Middle East, the president of MJC said that such a regime will not be established unless Israel is pressed by the international community to accept equal responsibilities.
"That is something that unfortunately we don't see", he said.
"The idea that Israel has never signed the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) does not mean that the world does not have a moral responsibility in addressing the nuclear developments in the state of Israel", he added.
"We need hard core debate in the international community about the nuclear capabilities of Israel", he further noted.
Hendricks Praised the Islamic Republic of Iran for setting up an international conference to discuss the Palestinian issues in continuation of its efforts in promoting the Palestinian cause.
"It will be important for us to listen attentively to the Palestinian people and the newly formed government and the Hamas and it is important that we respond to the objectives that they are clearly setting up for their people", he said.
"Freedom loving people have a moral obligation to remain firm and committed in our support for the struggle of the Palestinian people for the liberation and the freedom of Palestine", he added.
President of the South African MJC: the world will be a better place without Zionism
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