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Wa`alykum As-Salaamu Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Brother, thanks a lot for your question, which shows how far you are interested in supporting and serving the cause of your fellow Palestinians whose agony is unprecedented. We implore Almighty Allah to help Muslim Ummah restore its lost glory!
As regards your question, we'd like to clarify that such a statement means nothing than pointing the finger at Muslims, as the only party to blame for the crisis. The question why the Palestinians fight back should be addressed in the light of the non-stop Israeli aggression against the innocent people, demolishing their homes, destroying their properties, humiliating their leadership, killing their children...etc.
Viewing the issue in Islamic perspectives, Muslim scholars, in all their fatwas, have made it clear that Islam, basically, does not sanction violence, be it on Muslims or non-Muslims. But they also stressed that, when attacked or their land invaded, Muslims have the right to resist the aggression. So if there is a genuine will to address the Middle East crisis, a strong warning should be directed to the source of aggression, not to the helpless victims, who are just defending themselves.
Shedding more light on this fact, Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi, Deputy Chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states:
“It’s an unfailing demand of Islam that all forms of aggression practiced against innocent people should be halted, and peace should be given a chance to breathe. In case, the aggressor refuses to do this, we, Muslims are to fight him until he backs down. Almighty Allah says: “Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.” (Al-Baqarah: 190)
So it’s clear that Muslims are urged to listen to the call of peace only when the enemy stops his aggression. In the Qur’an, we read: “And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.” (Al-Anfal: 61)
It is not possible in any way to resort to peace while the enemy is still keeping his aggression in momentum. This will mean nothing than surrender.
However, the US government still reiterates that it is the Palestinians who must stop violence first. This is unreasonable indeed! Israel refuses to stop its acts of aggression and occupation. Still, the Americans want the Palestinians to stand with their hands tied while their honor is being violated, their houses being destroyed, and their wives and children being slaughtered in cold blood. How come?!”
You can also read:
Palestinians' Objectives in Staging Resistance
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