By Kashif Ahmed
The Association of the Palestinian Community UK (APC UK) Presents: In Memory of Yasser Arafat & 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration.
I was honoured to attend the APC’s Tribute to Yasser Arafat, at the Irish Cultural Centre: An inspiring and intellectually stimulating event; commemorating the 13th anniversary of the martyrdom of PLO leader, Yasser Arafat.
Organised by APC Chairman, Rajab Shamallakh, the evening focused on Yasser Arafat’s heroic legacy of resistance, the ongoing injustices of the Rothschild-Balfour Conspiracy a.k.a. the Balfour Declaration, Football Against Apartheid’s commendable campaign to kick ‘Israel’ out of FIFA, and also featured a vibrant celebration of Palestinian culture & heritage.
The Palestinians are an honourable, learned and sincere people, with immeasurable self-respect and an indomitable sense of purpose. Anyone who spends five minutes with a Palestinian person, will immediately understand how and why the freedom struggle has survived against all odds: For you can’t beat a people who know where they come from, know who they are, know where they’re going and, with Allah’s (swt) help, know that they will liberate every square inch of their homeland.
And so my advice to Zionist Jewry is the same advice I’ve imparted to supporters of the Israeli backed, Indian occupation in Kashmir: End the occupation. Because the Palestinians, like the Kashmiris; will never bend the knee, will never surrender and will never accept the illegitimate state of Israel in any way, shape or form.
When Yasser Arafat was born; Palestine was engaged in the Buraq uprising against Jewish extremism. When he was a boy; the British surrendered Palestine to Jewry. When he was a man; Rothschild controlled governments in the West tried to deny his very existence. When he began his mission; he forced people to sit up and take notice. When he retaliated against the oppressor; billions rallied around the cause. And when he departed this world; every decent human being on the planet, declared in unison: Long Live the Resistance. Long Live Palestine.
Yasser Arafat once said: “The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem, and in all of Palestine”. And every day his vision takes one step closer towards becoming a reality. Victory is close. Al-Awda (The Return) is near, God willing.
Forward March 