By Special Correspondent
New Delhi: As Israel’s brutal aggression continued against unarmed Palestinians in occupied Gaza strip and Jerusalem, about 100 Indian civil society groups and prominent individuals including MPs, journalists and activists on Wednesday said India and the world must not remain silent spectators. They called upon the government of India to summon the Israeli envoy and convey the feelings of millions of peace and justice loving citizens of this country. They also demanded immediate halt to inhuman and uncivilised actions of the Zionist entity. They have issued a declaration, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people’s resistance against Israel’s annexation plan and crimes against humanity.
They have demanded from the government of India to summon the Israeli envoy and convey the feelings of millions of citizens. They have also urged the government to use its good offices in pressurizing the Israeli government to immediately halt its violent and outrageous actions against the Palestinians.
Jointly undersigned by civil society organizations and individuals of India
- This declaration is intended to express the mind-numbing pain currently being felt by all the justice and peace loving people of India, due to the outrageous, inhuman and uncivilized actions of the Israeli regime against the Palestinians. The enforced displacement of the Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrahneighborhood and other localities to enable settler colonialism and the storming of Al Aqsa mosque by the Israeli police during the auspicious month of Ramadan and the resultant injuries to the scores of peaceful worshippers has sent waves of shock and trauma in the Muslim communities and the whole civilized world.
- The signatories of this declaration believe that the actions of Israeli regime constitute racism and apartheid. Such actions find backing neither from the international laws nor the universal values of a civilized society. Except for the racist laws which the Israeli regime takes pride in, no human society can condone such barbaric and inhuman deeds. Especially, the provocation by armed forces leading to violence, chaos and repression of the occupied population, during the times of a pandemic is a serious crime against humanity. Hence, it is incumbent upon the United Nations, International Court of Justice, Justice loving countries of the world, Human Rights Organizations, NGOs, media houses, activists etc to take cognizance of the situation and exert maximum pressure to make the Israeli regime mend its ways.
- The sanctity of Masjid Al Aqsa, the third holiest mosque in Islam, knows no bounds in the hearts of the believers. Any irresponsible action violating the sanctity of the site shall have a global repercussion. Hence, the government of Israel must be well cautious to not attempt any such mis-adventure.
- The signatories of this declaration call upon the government of India to summon the Israeli envoy and convey the feelings of millions of peace and justice loving citizens of this country. The government of India is requested to use its good offices in pressurizing the Israeli government to immediately halt its violent and outrageous actions against the Palestinians.
- The signatories of this declaration call upon the Israeli government to immediately halt its inhuman and racist policies by restoring the sanctity of Masjid Al Aqsa and ordering to stop the evictions of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah and elsewhere.
- This declaration calls for immediate ceasefire and restoration of peace.
Following organizations and individuals have signed the declaration
- All indiamuslimMajlis e Mushawarat
- All india Muslim Personal law Board
- Jamaat E islami Hind
- JamiatulUlma Hind
- Jamiat e AhleHadees
- Maulana Syed jalaluddinUmrisb – Chairman Sharia council, India
- Ashok Bharti, Chairman, All India AmbedkarMahasabha , Delhi.
- MrsUzmaNaheed , chairperson , IIWA
- Maulana khaledSaefullahRahmanisb – General secretary AIMPLB
- Maulana SajjadNomanisb – spokesperson of All India Muslim Personal Law Board
- Janab Syed Sadatullahhussainisb – President JIH
- Dr John Dayal , Gen Sec , Indian Catholics council
- NavaedHamedsb President AIMMM
- JanabSyed Jalal HyderNaqwisb – VP all India Shia council.
- DrZafarulislam khan sb – Ex. Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission, author and journalist based in New Delhi.
- shakeel Ahmad khan (MLA) – Secretary AICC
- Maulana TauqirRazasb
- Maulana Abdul HameedNomanisb
- Hafiz Syed Ather Ali sb ,NazimJameaMihammadia , Mumbai .
- JanabMahmoodDaryabadi , VP , Ulema council mumbai.
- aporvanand
- anjalisen
- Prof Akhterulwasey , VC , udaepur University.
- Prof HaseenaHashiya , VP , Milli council,
- Syed NaseerHussain, MP, Indian National Congress l
- Ml mufti Razeqsb .JamiatulUlema Hind ,
- adityanigam
- MrKanwar Danish, MP.
- shudhbrtasengupta
- MrMdSaleem , CPIM , Ex MP . kolkata ,
- biswajit bora
- meghanadbose – quint
- MrAsaduddinowaisi MP Hyderabad
- Ml MohsinTaqwisb , Imam o Khatib e Jumaa, Shia Jame masjid Delhi .
- DrManzoorAlam , Sec Gen , All India Milli council.
- zakiralityagi
- hilmikabeer
- sheebaaslamfehmi
- nadeem khan – united against hate
- Salman ahmed – president SIO of India
- S Q R Ilyas – president welfare party of india
- Malik Motasim Khan – Gen Sec. APCR
- kaushik raj young poet
- ayush shah
- Mr Ravi Niar
- SrJournalist .
- Mr Anil Chamadiaji .Srjournalist .
- Laeeq ahmed – democracy dialogue
- Anees Ahmad, National General Secretary. Popular Front of India
- K. Faizy. National President(SDPI) Social Democratic Party of India
- S. Sajid, National President, Campus Front of India
- mitali shah
- Mufti HanifAhrar, National General Secretary, All India Imams Council
- AnsarIndori, NCHRO,Advocate
- Syed anasabdullah ,Human welfare council
- MonisaQadiri, IUST, Faculty member
- NiveditaMenon, JNU
- Zakir Ali Tyagi, National confederation of Human rights organization (NCHRO) Journalist,Human rights Activist.
- ShuddhabrataSengupta, Artist and Writer
- Shamseer Ibrahim – president Fraternity Movement
- Rahul Singh, Freelance Business
- ShaheenNazar, Clarion India, Journalist
- FarooqHussainBhat, IUST, Academic
- Yusra, Miranda House,Student
- PoojanSahil, Musician and Educator
- Richa Sharma, Researcher
- Mohdfazil, scholar, jamiamilliaislamia
- Somak Paul. Assistant Professor
- Mehdi HasanAiniQasmi, Deoband Alumni Federation (TanzeemAbna E Madaris Welfare Educational Trust ) Chairmain
- UmerIqbal, Department of Journalism and mass communication Ph. D. Scholar
- Rufsana Begum, Education Development Association India
- Nikhatfatima , Civil liberties monitoring committee, Lawyer
- Bareeraeiman, civil society of India
- AbdulhafizLakhani Siyasat.net Editor
- SharifaSiddiqui, United Citizens Forum
- ParvinLasania Counseling Psychologist
- ShibaMinai UCF Journalist/Activist
- RushdaSiddiqui, Delhi Mahila Federation Working President
- Mohammed Hanief, CIWS Lawyer
- Lateef Mohammed Khan, Civil liberties Monitoring Committee, General Secretary
- Aditya Nigam, CSDS Delhi
- Kashif Mohammad IAMC
- Mohammad Asif, India Today Group
- Biswajit K Bora Delhi University
- Aaris Mohammed, Center for Social and Constitutional Studies
- Javed Ali khan – former M.P Rajyasbha
We condemn killing of any innocent human being. But we can’t blame only Israel for recent violence because Hamas has first started it & launched rockets. In such cases Israel has full rights of self defense. Hence, there is no need to summon Israel ambassador. Instead OIC should appeal Hamas to stop such violence.
all are usual suspects….Muslims and anti nationals like Apporvanand and John Dayal, Arundhati type. We reject their protest with disdain that they all deserve.