Palestine's self-defense, resistance against Israeli occupation is the only truth

By Imrana Umar

After the end of World War I, the need for a united, multipolar world order was felt. The only way to prevent another world war was to create an avenue for all independent nations to come together as equals and resolve their issues peacefully.

As wonderful as this sounds, the League of Nations still failed to prevent the Second World War.

Following WWII, the League of Nations was modified, and its successor, the United Nations (UN) was established to address critical global issues that previously went unnoticed.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) also came into existence. This 15-member body came up with the idea of having five permanent members (big boys) and accorded them veto powers.

These five countries, popularly known as P5, have over the years controlled the UNSC and dictated how the world body and the international community view issues that matter to the world.

Ideally, the UN is supposed to be unbiased and protect every member state's interests, but that may sometimes cross paths with the interests of these five nations. That’s where veto power comes into play. Hence, we have seen the world body creating the very polarization we see in the world today.

Now there's the Western bloc, Global South, Far East, and other names out there, but the bottom line to this is that people are grouping themselves to protect their own interests since the very organization that was meant to do that proved an absolute disaster.

This is evident from alliances such as BRICS, SCO, G7, G20, ECOWAS, SADC, and many others, which created an atmosphere of division because every one of these is seen as a threat by the other.

The ideological backing of these alliances is what matters. After WW2, through the 1950s and 1990s, the focus was on Communism versus Western democracy, and right around the 1980s, a new political ideology emerged that was neither communist nor capitalist.

It had all the good aspects of different ideologies while at the same time eliminating all the bad aspects in them. This ideology was never tested in modern history, but no one considered it a threat at the time. This ideology is none other than Wilayatul Faqih, introduced as a viable form of political system.

Wilayatul Faqih is the guidance of a jurist on behalf of God the Almighty. It has a simple philosophy: there is no one better to govern with justice than God, because it's not only humans that live on earth, and we are to live in harmony with all other creatures, so God has given mankind a book to guide them.

This book needs to be interpreted according to time and location, and there comes the jurist, because God normally sends down His prophets and prophets leave behind successors, but in a situation where none is available, a jurist can interpret the book and guide the people.

It's a brilliant idea, and the fact is nobody likes injustice, so naturally people will accept it since it is the purest form of justice.

When this became clear to the Western world, they understood that they had a competitor, and now a very powerful one, because this idea has faith, believes in spiritual guidance, and also evolves with time, making it very difficult to counter.

Just like the war between the West and the Soviet Union, the Western world believes in power. They follow the same playbook of propaganda, dehumanization, crackdowns, wars, and many other forms of antagonizing people to dissuade them from understanding this new Islamic political system.

They created a powerful alliance to liquidate any form of Islamic civilization. They have it all figured out with a road map in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and any other nation that does not accept their way of life.

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Though it does not have the same diplomatic clout on the world stage as the United Nations, the countries part of the alliance have enough economic and diplomatic soft power to force significant changes on their own.

They did everything possible to achieve that, and this is what brought the Axis of Resistance to life.

The ultimate goal of the Western world is to eradicate any form of Islamic politics, as they call it "medieval," and, as much as possible, have people submit to their way of life.

This is not a secret. In fact, it's in the media all the time. More importantly, that is why they even created the illegitimate regime in Tel Aviv. At the time, if they had their way, they wanted an Arab nation to be like Israel and wouldn't have had to invent one.

So the threat is real, and unfortunately, after the 1973 war, many Arab and Islamic countries felt there was nothing more they could do but accept the Western way of life.

Of course, a number of other people in the region disagreed and refused to submit to the will of the occupiers. They mobilized and resisted the occupation of their land and minds.

By the 1980s, many resistance groups had come into existence, such as Hamas in Palestine, and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Syria and Iran gave them the support they needed.

Over time, this front grew, especially after the invasion of Iraq and the military adventurism in Yemen.

The resistance front defends this reality, which gives dignity to people and protects the Islamic civilization from the threat of extinction. It fights for truth and justice.

What does it mean to support the Palestinian resistance? There is no moral consortium here. These are people fighting for their right to survive and thrive. They are resisting occupation and 75 years of terrorism and vilification. It's clear that no one will ever accept living under such conditions.

Their story of resistance and resilience is not only justified, but it's the only truth. For far too long, they have suffered, and that is undisputed. They must win and there is no other way.

The Israeli regime has deliberately attacked and killed Palestinians to break their will because they want them to surrender their freedom and dignity.

But, what we have seen in the past seven weeks, since October 7, is the debunking of the myth of the Israeli regime’s military invincibility or intelligence prowess. They have been exposed to the world.

On the other hand, the Palestinian resistance, backed by the Axis of Resistance in the region, inflicted crushing blows on the occupation, which eventually forced Tel Aviv to accept a truce deal.

The truce deal marks a significant victory for the Palestinian resistance and the disgraceful defeat of the Israeli occupation. This is also a defeat of the US, NATO and their allies.

The situation today is the product of the long-imperialistic ambitions of the West. We can see how the UN and all other institutions established to prevent such catastrophes have been rendered useless.

The only real option is self-defense, self-determination, and resistance. That’s what Palestine is doing.

Imrana Umar is a medical scientist, peace activist and political analyst based in Nigeria.

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