With President Trump, USA is now so opposing to the Palestinians’ right that it may seem to be the set back for Palestinians pursuit of independence. Though this would make the aspiration to free Palestine harder but it can not change the destiny of a free Palestine.
Let’s clarify a few things:
In the first place, the USA never supported Palestine in this struggle. The money pours in the US politics from the Israeli lobby and the politicians are bought by that big money. So, this would just make the US intention more overt than covert.
The demography of the Palestine and the surrounding neighbors is at so odd that there’s no way for Israel to suppress the free Palestine forever. Yes, it may be occupied for few decades or for a few centuries but ultimately Palestine would be free. Never in the history, a minority population could rule the majority forever. Examples are: South Africa and Zimbabwe were ruled by white Europeans but eventually they had to give up the power to the majority black; Muslims had to give up power in Spain (Cordova/Granda); Muslims had to give up in India; and British had to give up in India. There are plenty of examples where minority rule were short lived. Whereas, the USA is a success story of the invaders who has eradicated the indigenous people to retain the change of power permanently. Australia has done similar thing where the demography change played the pivotal role. And fortunately, in Palestine, and in Arab world such demography change isn’t happening where Jewish population can ever become majority over Arab.
So, in that reason the occupation of Palestine has to be short lived. I hope I can witness that day but even if I do not witness that in my lifetime but it will be witnessed by my children or grandchildren inshallah. It’s only a matter of time.
Anyway, here’s a glitter of hope coming from Europe. Solidarity for a free Palestine is getting strong traction. Britain’s Labour Party leader has vowed to recognize the state of Palestine soon after the get into power. I hope that he would follow through his promise. When Trump declared the moving of the embassy to Jerusalem, I had expressed my worry that it may be a beginning of an end. Now this gives me the hope that it could trigger the beginning of the end of Palestinians oppression. It was Britain who had created this injustice some 60 odd years ago and now it’s time for Britain to do a redemption.
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