A respectful criticism of brother Shahid Bolsen's argument FOR Gulf countries normalisation with Israel [Thread]
I took the time to watch Br Bolsen's video for normalisation of ties with Israel. With due respect to my brother, I feel his argument is naive and Islamically flawed
He argues that norm. with Israel by the Gulf countries is a good strategy when combined with Palestinians giving up their two state solution and becoming one state (thereby creating a 50/50 Jews/Arabs state) would 'end Zionism' and remove Israel's strategic interest to the US.
This is naive. Israel's two major neighbours, and its most potent threats, Egypt and Jordan, have long normalised relations with Israel - creating no easing in Israel's domestic policies towards palestinians -in fact, it has only emboldened them to harm palestinians with impunity
Bolsen argues US is only interested in Israel because neighbouring countries oppose Israel. Israel isn't interesting to US because it has enemies! That doesn't make sense. US is interested because Israel can monitor and interfere in the Strategic area of M.E. That won't change
Zionist father Theodore Hertzel even argued that Israel could be marketed to the West as an outpost of (Western) civilisation in the Middle East - and thereby receive support for it from the West. The US described Israel as cheaper than needing 10 US aircraft carriers there
Normalising ties with Israel won't improve the plight of the palestinians. How does opening trade & flight routes for a oppressive nation going to make them stop oppressing? India doesn't go gentle on its Muslims despite even receiving medals and awards from 'Muslim governments'
As for Palestinians dropping the idea of a Palestinian state & asking to be Israeli citizens, this is the one idea I already discussed last year. It could be a good tactical move because it will turn the Palestinian struggle into a civil rights struggle and this hurts Israel's PR
Muslim countries could all then boycott Israel as an apartheid state, until it grants all Palestinians citizenship and right of return. Like South Africa, Israel's international standing, and possible alliances, would be come untenable in the public view. But...
...never underestimate Zionist's capability to accelerate its racial policies and ethnic cleansing if they feel time is running out. Also don't underestimate the RISING Western right-wing's capability to support outright apartheid in Israel. West ignores India's policy to Muslims
Normalising the Israel only strengthens Israel's economy, more trade = more money for it (not less). And more money = more military.
Israeli businessmen can buy land in Muslim countries' territories now - BUT Israel has laws that prevent outsiders doing the same on 'their' land!
Shahed Bolsen's argument also inadvertently normalises nation-states, like the Gulf countries, which as a concept goes against Islamic concept of a unitary state of all Muslims. Zionism is built on the exact same nation-statehood concept.
Going back to the options Zionists could use to justify apartheid, they could engineer (or simply invent) terror groups and claim 'terror incidents' prevent all Palestinians from being equal Israeli citizens. They could support anti-Israeli two-state solution Palestinian parties
Israel is no stranger to meddling in internal Palestinian politics. They cud make the Palestinians resist one state solution completely, until West bank is fully cut up and squeezes most of Palestinians out. Israel also hopes it can delay until Jewish demographics ratios improve
and lastly, Bolsen's argument that 'the ends justifies the means' is somehow Islamic because of a hadith that Allah (SWT) uses bad ppl to accomplish good things does not justify haram actions. Allah (SWT) can do with his servants as He wishes. His servants can't do as they wish
Furthermore, the hadith does justify bad actions, only that Allah (SWT) can use munafiqs to do good deeds (even if they only did so because of selfish reasons).
So his argument is flawed.
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