12 Feb 2009

HIS EXCELLENCY ABDELAZIZ ABU GHOUSH
AMBASSADOR OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PALESTINE
63, Jalan U Thant
55000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Dear Sir,

APPEAL FOR A NATIONAL UNITY GOVNMENT IN YOUR JUST STRUGGLE AND FIGHT FOR A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE

On behalf of COMPLETE, we write in with a sense of anger, grief, desperation, helplessness and frustration by the recent and current events in Gaza, but with the hope that it provides the impetus to the citizens of the world to seek a deeper understanding of the conflict and to show solidarity with the Palestinians, the real victims. We hope the world will finally wake up to the realization that a just and comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian tragedy is urgently required.

COMPLETE, which stands for COALITION OF MALAYSIAN NGOs AGAINST PERSECUTION OF PALESTINIANS, is a coalition of more than 100 NGOs currently cutting across racial, religious and political divisions in Malaysia. We are not aligned with any Palestinian political faction preferring to deal with the Palestinians as a united people. We intend to work closely with foreign NGOs with similar objectives, and together as a worldwide united front of NGOs, act as an effective pressure group to governments, pushing for a speedy creation of a free and independent state of Palestine.

The current Gaza crisis is the latest in the history of the Palestinian tragedy which started 60 years ago with the forced creation of the state of Israel. The Palestinians have since been displaced, made stateless, humiliated, dehumanized, terrorized and massacred. This gross injustice to the Palestinian people, the majority of whom are Muslims, is probably the single most important reason for the Middle East Crisis, and the rise of ‘Islamic’ terrorism around the world.

The Palestinian tragedy is a humanitarian tragedy of monstrous proportions in terms of the scale of human suffering and duration. The international community must make a highly concerted effort to ensure a just and comprehensive resolution in the near future or face even greater violence and instability in the Middle East in particular and the world in general.

Israel’s recent barbaric invasion of Gaza with the deaths of more than 1300 Palestinians, 40% of whom were innocent children and women, and the intentional destruction of the infrastructure including hospitals, schools, police stations, mosques and even UN centres, is unbelievable, unacceptable, immoral and without any sense of human decency. Its continued arrogance and intransigence in not abiding with numerous UN Security Council resolutions and in ignoring numerous UN General Assembly resolutions since 1948 is an affront to the international community.

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APPEAL FOR A NATIONAL UNITY GOVNMENT IN YOUR JUST STRUGGLE AND FIGHT FOR A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE

We, therefore, strongly urge your esteemed government to:
1. form a national unity government between Fatah and Hamas to represent a credible one voice for the Palestinians
2. be patient and steadfast in your just struggle and fight for a free and independent Palestinian state
3. be aware that the latest Gaza tragedy has convinced more nations to push for a just and comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian crisis

We believe our little effort will slowly but surely help to isolate and compel Israel to seriously negotiate to end the tragedy leading to the creation of a free and independent state of Palestine. We believe that Allah has ordained that justice will finally prevail in one form or another.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

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Adnan Mohd Tahir, Chairman
On behalf of COMPLETE

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Dr Mazeni Alwi, Chairman
Government Relations Committee