As a Kashmiri Pandit, I have a deep empathy for the struggles faced by the people of Israel. It is heart-wrenching to witness the displacement of communities from their ancestral lands
Picture this, present-day Israel and Kashmir belong to Jews and the Pandit community
Islam enters and forces them out, and when the indigenous community makes an effort to settle back in their homeland they are accused of entering into Islamic land conveniently forgetting that land does not belong to Islamist people. Islam is the occupier
Also, it has to be clear to the world and India that Islam rules out co-existence with other religions. Quran and Hadiths are the pillars of Islam and they are full of such references that every Muslim has to follow. Period
Medina was the Jewish city of Yathrib when they gave shelter to Prophet Mohammed but as soon as Islam got power the same Jews were forced to leave and today there is no trace of Jews in that city. The city is now called Medina and no non-muslim is even allowed to enter
This is the reality of Islam and this is just an example. Constantinople became Turkey. Indians don’t need to go so far. Sindh is now Pakistan. The cradle of Hindu civilization is now under Islamist rule with no trace of Hinduism there.
It has to be clear to all of us non-muslims that Islam does not believe in Nations. Islam has a clear concept of Dar Al-Islam and Dar Al-Harb. Dar-Al Islam means where Islamic Laws prevail. Dar Al-Harb is the territory of war where there is non-muslim existence. It is the duty of every muslim to work towards Dar Al-Islam. So, how can there be co-existence ??
Sahih Muslim Hadith clearly states that the Prophet Mohammad said clearly that “I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and they establish prayer, and pay Zakat and if they do it, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf except when justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah” (source: https://sunnah.com/muslim:22)
Another Hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari 2926 states that Allah’s Messenger said, “The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. “O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him. (source: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2926)
So, can there be any sort of co-existence ??
I just do not understand how there can be discussions with Hamas whose preamble states clearly that ″Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam invalidates it, just as it invalidated others before it″.
The emphasis on just as it invalidated others before it took me to the below image on the internet which depicts the action of this statement
How much we have to fool ourselves and let the present and future generations keep on suffering? We have been fooling ourselves for centuries and were always giving space to this mindset. It is just not possible to curtail this mindset by discussing over the table.
This mindset has to be crushed
We have to see Islam from the point of view of Islam.
India should take a stand now that Hamas is a terrorist organization and should be crushed militarily. India should help Israel with military manpower if required. No mere lip service
Israel is the homeland of Jews. They struggled for centuries to go back to their homeland. When they finally came back to where they belonged they were subjected to numerous attacks and they faced with utmost courage. But now is the time that we as Indians understand and co-relate with their problem as our problem and stand by them
It took us 500 years to reclaim the Ram Janam Bhoomi temple which became Babri Masjid. So we know the pain. Let’s get together and help Israel.
Let Mr. Modi remember his NDTV discussion where being a BJP spokesperson he thundered upon Dar Al-Harab and Dar Al-Islam