20 May 2009
HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMED REDA ABU AL-HAMAYEL
THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SAUDI ARABIA EMBASSY IN MALAYSIA
4th Floor, Wisma Chinese Chamber
No. 258, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur

Dear Sir,
APPEAL FOR CONCRETE AND SINCERE MEASURES LEADING TO THE SPEEDY CREATION OF A FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATE OF PALESTINE

On behalf of COMPLETE, we write in with a sense of frustration by the recent events and current impasse in Gaza, but with the hope and determination that the world has finally awakened to the realization that a just and comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian tragedy is urgently required.

COMPLETE stands for COALITION OF MALAYSIAN NGOs AGAINST PERSECUTION OF PALESTINIANS, a coalition of more than 100 NGOs that cuts across racial, religious and political lines in Malaysia although the great majority are Muslim-based and Islamic NGOs. 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.

Muslims have an obligation towards their brethren who are in adversity. The plight of the Palestinian people has a special place in the hearts of muslims all over the world. The recent aggression on Gaza has shown that this spirit of brotherhood, concern and sympathy for the sufferings of fellow Muslims remain very much alive.

As the 2 Holy sanctuaries are located in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia has a special place in the hearts of muslims. Endowed with abundance of wealth from its natural resources, muslim nations naturally look up to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for leadership. In the context of the Palestine tragedy, the leadership of the Kingdom, specifically the then Crown Prince Abdullah made a major diplomatic contribution with the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 although unfortunately this has not come to fruition largely due to Israel’s intransigence.
We, therefore, urge the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to continue its efforts in rallying governments of Muslim and Arab countries to take a unified stand in condemning Israeli aggression and exert diplomatic pressure on Israel towards a just and comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian tragedy.
We also urge the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1. request other muslims nation that recognize Israel to break diplomatic relations with the Zionist state

2. request members of the UN Security Council to pass a resolution to impose an immediate arms embargo and economic sanctions on Israel

3. request world leaders and eminent persons to seriously consider bringing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity to the political and military leaders of Israel

We believe the above measures will isolate and compel Israel to seriously negotiate to end the tragedy leading to the creation of a free and independent state of Palestine. We strongly urge your government to seriously and sincerely consider our proposals with an open and clear conscience and compassion for the sake of world humanity and peace.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

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ADNAN MOHD TAHIR, CHAIRMAN DR MAZENI ALWI, CHAIRMAN
On behalf of COMPLETE Government Relations Committee