Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns
attack on civilians in Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind has condemned the attack on civilians in Syria, Palestine and Afghanistan.
In a statement to the media today, Jamaat’s President Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari said:
“We are receiving very disturbing reports from Syria about the use of chemical
weapons on civilian targets by the Assad regime in the rebel held suburb of
Douma, east of Damascus. We express our outrage and condemn it severely. The
attack exposes the brutality of the Assad regime and the need for an urgent end
to the conflict. The concern showed by the United Nations regarding Syrian
situation is welcome but it needs to be pursued further with the cooperation of
other countries and efforts should be directed bring to justice those
responsible for this heinous war crime.‘’
Maulana Umari said: “the people of
Palestine have been carrying out their legitimate struggle against the Israeli
occupation. Recently the Palestinians have begunstaging peaceful demonstrations
to highlight the occupation of their land and their right to return to their
homeland. The Israeli armed forces have so far martyred 30 Gazans while
cracking down on these demonstrations which have succeeded in drawing global
attention to the Palestinian cause. Jamaat supports the Palestinian freedom
struggle, condemns the Israeli aggression on the peaceful demonstrators and
appeals to the international community and especially the influential Arab
countries to bring an end to the illegitimate Israeli occupation and a just
solution to the Palestinian problem.’’.
Regarding reports from northern Kunduz in
Afghanistan about civilian casualties including children from a religious
seminary the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind President said: “we condemn any targeting of
civilians. Reports showing images of children from a religious seminary being
targeted by airstrikes in Afghanistan cannot be ignored and condoned as part of
‘’collateral damage, The number of civilian casualties in the Afghan war are on
the increase and there must serious efforts to bring peace and normalcy in
Afghanistan as soon as possible’’.
The JIH Chief stated: ’’war is not a solution
to problems and disagreements. Islam lays great importance to the sanctity of
life and commands us to establish peace and refrain from any injustice even to
our opponents. Jamaat prays for the deceased and offers condolences
to the bereaved in these countries ravaged by war. We appeal to all peace and
justice loving people of the world to contribute their mite in putting an end
to these conflicts and bringing about peace and justice in this world’’.
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