Indian Muslim leaders issued a joint statement condemning Israeli President Shimon Peres' Islamophobic and racist remarks whiIe in India. The statement said that tiny but highly arrogant Israel should realize that it is committing a mockery of democratic principles by suggesting policies to a country which is 200 times its population. The leaders stated that Israel should stop day-dreaming that it can continue to overlord the Middle East thinking that it can forever rely on the blind American support because the Middle East’s sand is shifting fast and even Israel’s American allies are now saying that a decade from now Israel may not exist. As the only remaining apartheid regime in the world, Israel is destined to disappear from the map of the world, sooner or later like the apartheid regime in South Africa. Muslims leaders advises Israel to make peace with its neighbours, give Palestinians their inalienable rights, return the occupied lands and stop its criminal siege of Gaza Strip and equally illegal settlements in the West Bank. (thesantosrepublic.com)

Jun. 19, 2013 (TSR) – “Israel is the only remaining apartheid regime in the world, which is destined to disappear from the map of the world, sooner or later like the apartheid regime in South Africa”, said Indian Muslim leaders Wednesday in New Delhi.

The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, an Umbrella body of the Indian Muslim organisations, issued a Joint Press Statement condemning the Israeli President Shimon Peres’ remarks that India’s relationship with Israel is cautious because of the large Muslim population in India.

In an interview with the Press Trust of India (PTI), Peres said that “while other Muslim countries have established ties with Israel, India is cautious in its ties with Israel due to its large Muslim population.”

Muslim leaders criticized Shimon Peres who has been Prime Minister of Israel on many occasions on what they called “unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign and free state.” They also termed the statement “blatant disregard of the democratic principles which take public opinion into consideration while formulating national and international policies.”

“First of all, this is an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign and free state. Moreover, it is a blatant disregard of the democratic principles which take public opinion into consideration while formulating national and international policies,” said the statement.

The leaders said that tiny but highly arrogant Israel should realize that “it is committing a mockery of democratic principles by suggesting policies to a country which is 200 times its population. Even the Indian Muslim community, Israel wanted to be disregarded, is 30 times bigger than Israel’s Jewish population”.

“Israel should stop day-dreaming that it can continue to overlord the Middle East thinking that it can forever rely on the blind American support. Middle East’s sand is shifting fast and even Israel’s American allies are now saying that a decade from now Israel may not exist,” they noted.

Statement in return advised Israel to “make peace with its neighbours, give Palestinians their inalienable rights, return the occupied lands and stop its criminal siege of Gaza Strip and equally illegal settlements in the West Bank.”

Advice extended to Jewish settlers with Israeli President asked to advise “the Jewish settlers in occupied Palestine to return to their original homelands while those remaining in Palestine will have to live as loyal citizens of a free and democratic Palestine.”

The full statement said:

“We condemn, most forcefully and unreservedly, the Israeli President’s suggestion to the Indian government to disregard the Indian Muslim community in developing and strengthening relations with the Zionist state.

First of all, this is an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign and free state. Moreover, it is a blatant disregard of the democratic principles which take public opinion into consideration while formulating national and international policies. Tiny but highly arrogant Israel should realize that it is committing a mockery of democratic principles by suggesting policies to a country which is 200 times its population. Even the Indian Muslim community Israel wants to be disregarded is 30 times bigger than Israel’s Jewish population.

We advise Israel to make peace with its neighbours, give Palestinians their inalienable rights, return the occupied lands and stop its criminal siege of Gaza Strip and equally illegal settlements in the West Bank. Israel should stop day-dreaming that it can continue to overlord the Middle East thinking that it can forever rely on the blind American support. Middle East’s sand is shifting fast and even Israel’s American allies are now saying that a decade from now Israel may not exist.

We advise the Israeli President to advise the Jewish settlers in occupied Palestine to return to their original homelands while those remaining in Palestine will have to live as loyal citizens of a free and democratic Palestine.

We also advise the Israeli President to stop thinking about India where a vast majority of people of all communities know the reality of Israel and how it was built by violence and deceit on stolen land with blind European and American support. Here in India, we know that Israel is the only remaining apartheid regime in the world, which is destined to disappear from the map of the world sooner or later like the erstwhile apartheid regime in South Africa.”

It was signed by the following leaders:

Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan, President, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat
Mujtaba Farooq, President, Welfare Party of India
Muhammad Ahmad, Political Secretary, Jamaat-e Islami Hind
Maulana Abdul Hameed Nomani, National Secretary, Jamiat Ulam-e Hind
Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji, President, Islahi Movement of India
Dr Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Member, Working Committee, Muslim Personal Law Board
Dr Taslim Rahmani, President, Muslim Political Council of India
Prof. M.H. Jawahirullah, MLA, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Chennai
Maulana Ataur Rahman Qasmi, Chairman, Shah Waliullah Institute
Lateef Mohammad Khan, Gen Secretary, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee, Hyderabad
 
For Urdu version of this press statement click here.

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