Mahmoud Mardawi, a leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, affirmed that the cause of Al-Quds and Palestine will remain the central cause of the nation and its unbreakable compass, despite all attempts at elimination and marginalization.
Mardawi stated: “On International Al-Quds Day, the Palestinian cause resurfaces strongly—not as a fleeting political issue but as a matter of liberation and human dignity.”
He added that the cause of Al-Quds is renewed with every flood and bloody scene witnessed in Gaza, with every uprising that ignites in the West Bank, with every act of support, and with every protest in the diaspora. The cause has not died; rather, it continues to be revived and strengthened despite all attempts at elimination and marginalization.
He pointed out that our people in revolutionary Gaza are experiencing one of the harshest phases in their struggle, facing continuous aggression, repeated massacres, and a suffocating humanitarian crisis amid international silence and regional complicity. However, they remain steadfast in their land and rights, confronting the machinery of killing and extermination with unbreakable resilience and an indomitable will.
He continued: “In the ongoing scene of resistance, the conviction is reinforced that the Palestinian people—from Gaza to the West Bank, from the occupied interior to the refugee camps in the diaspora—stand in the same trench, fighting their battle with different tools but with one goal: complete liberation from the occupation, the return to their land, and the establishment of an independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.”
He reaffirmed that Al-Quds is not merely a political capital but a doctrinal and historical symbol, a unifying identity for all the sons of the nation. He stressed that “any concession on it or silence regarding its judaization is a betrayal of the sacrifices of the martyrs, of the history of the people, and of the justice that remains absent.”
The leader Mardawi called on the Arab and Islamic nations—with all their peoples, institutions, and elites—to break the silence, move beyond symbolic statements, and take real action to restore the status of Palestine, Al-Quds, and the central cause of the nation.
He explained that the past period had seen the introduction of several initiatives and proposals aimed at de-escalation and halting the aggression, as well as implementing humanitarian political steps, including the withdrawal from Gaza, prisoner exchanges, the beginning of reconstruction, and the lifting of the blockade.
He confirmed that the Palestinian factions engaged with these initiatives responsibly and seriously, yet the occupation reneged on the understandings, broke its promises to mediators, and returned to its policies of killing and escalation.
He considered that “this reneging not only reveals the arrogance of the occupier but also places the international community before a new test: either it acts in accordance with law and justice, or it continues its policy of double standards, threatening stability not only in Palestine but across the entire region.”
He stated that the resistance affirms its readiness to continue working and negotiating with full responsibility to achieve its objectives, adding, “Resistance has never been an act of chaos but has always been and remains a legitimate means against oppression and a path toward justice and liberation.”
He continued: “The time has come to restore Palestinian rights and to open the path for a just and comprehensive solution that ends the occupation and guarantees freedom and dignity for the struggling people.”
Thursday: 27 Ramadan 1446 AH
Corresponding to: March 27, 2025