{"id":182,"date":"2010-04-12T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=182"},"modified":"2010-04-12T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T16:44:06","slug":"for-palestines-sake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2010\/04\/12\/182\/","title":{"rendered":"For Palestine\u2019s Sake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; float: right;\" alt=\"palestin\" src=\"images\/stories\/articles\/palestin.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"240\" \/>In the Arab world, can we discuss any topic without mentioning Palestine? Though it is an odd question it is a perfectly legitimate one. It seems that raising important and complex issues such as education, health, public services, the judicial system, infrastructure and fighting corruption always comes to a dead end because of \u201cthe Palestinian cause excuse,\u201d and because the battle must always comes \u201cfirst,\u201d as well other slogans that have been raised for a long time that aim to suspend any practical or positive action towards ultra-sensitive issues.<\/div>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the Palestine umbrella, and with the calls for liberation and struggle, anything goes. Corruption has spread dramatically in all circles and in most fields. Educational backwardness has become a [distinguishing] attribute and a widespread phenomenon, not an exception. The deteriorating and deplorable infrastructure has become the butt of the joke and the source of mockery. Domination, despotism and the erosion of freedoms have become a way of life. The lack of an effective judicial system to guarantee people\u2019s rights has turned into a painful reality in which people live without any real hope of changing it. Without exception, everything is being \u201cpostponed\u201d because there is a more important battle that has now turned into a battle of tilting at windmills and because of this, despotism and tyranny have been further consolidated.<br \/>Forget about changing priorities! For that you would be labelled a traitor or regarded as one who seeks to divide the nation; a nation with a deteriorating education system, a broken judiciary and one with no agricultural or industrial potential and no sewage or electricity networks, etc. A nation with such \u201cachievements\u201d under its belt cannot by any means liberate Palestine. Most importantly, the correlation between deterioration and liberating Palestine is one that cannot be denied.<br \/>Yes, improving the education system, the judiciary and infrastructure will lead to \u201cspontaneously\u201d liberating Palestine. Yes, it\u2019s that simple. If you liberate yourself, you will liberate your land. Liberating oneself is the guarantee to living a dignified life. This is a God-given right to all human beings however humans have deprived themselves of dignity through injustice, ignorance and despotism. Crying and wailing in the name of Palestine has turned into a permanent state of mourning instead of aiming towards the \u201cfinal\u201d target with a continuous series of numerous, small victories and achievements within the country and within one\u2019s self. Though it is such a long journey, it is one of utmost importance.<br \/>Everybody praises Salahuddin al Ayoubi\u2019s glorious victory of liberating Jerusalem, but they tend to forget Nouruddin Zinki, who preceded Salahuddin as a ruler and who handed over Jerusalem to him after dismissing corrupt rulers and judges, unifying and reforming the army, and achieving real unity from Egypt to Syria, not the fake unity that was accomplished under late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. All these accomplishments enabled Salahuddin to achieve the great victory. Crying and wailing for Palestine will not help the situation before we accomplish the things we need to accomplish and that is the priority, nothing else.<br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>By Hussein Shobokshi<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Source: Asharq Al-Awsat<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Arab world, can we discuss any topic without mentioning Palestine? Though it is an odd question it is a perfectly legitimate one. 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