The Palestinian People and Confronting the Occupation: A Legitimate Vision for Dealing with the Zionist Entity

The Palestinian people have suffered for more than a century from occupation, killing, displacement, and seizure of their lands and properties, starting with the British Mandate, passing through the bringing and settling of Jews from all over the world in Palestine, and the formation of Zionist gangs that committed terrorist crimes and genocide in many Palestinian villages and towns, up to the Nakba of 1948 and the massacres that followed with the aim of establishing the "State of Israel."

The entity continues its campaigns of killing, abuse, and displacement with the aim of emptying Palestine of its inhabitants, with full and explicit support from the United States and other colonial Western countries, in addition to the global Zionist movement in its Christian and Jewish wings.

Some Arab and Islamic countries have taken initiatives and attempts to support the Palestinian people and help them face hardships and disasters, but these initiatives have remained weak and hesitant due to the weakness of these countries or their subordination and submission to the colonial countries that embrace the Zionist entity.

The Arab and Islamic peoples sympathize with the Palestinian people and make efforts to express their support and assistance, but they find themselves restricted, oppressed, and suppressed in their movements.

Over the past decades, most Arab countries have engaged in recognizing the state of occupation and aggression, entering into peace agreements, and then into the "Abraham Accords" for normalization and surrender. However, the peoples remain faithful to the requirements of Islamic brotherhood and the principles of right and justice, and look forward to any opportunity to provide support and victory.

In this context, this legitimate statement comes to judge dealing with the state of occupation and aggression and its partners and supporters, and it is based on the principles of Sharia and its Quranic and prophetic texts, including: First, dealing with the enemy on the basis of his enmity. Whoever has proven his enmity, hatred, and deceit towards Islam and Muslims must be dealt with on this basis, and this requires vigilance and caution against enemies and their plots.

The Jews are at the forefront of those who harbor enmity towards Islam and Muslims, but this enmity does not prevent us from being fair to them, being kind to them, and coexisting with them as long as they do not attack us. As for those who have wronged us and attacked us, we must confront them, punish them, and deter them. Whenever enmity turns into aggression, it must be confronted, and whenever they refrain from harming us, we return to righteousness and justice with them, with constant caution.

Second, it is not permissible to help aggressors in any way, and this is a definitive principle in Sharia, and it is explicit in His saying: {And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression}. It is not permissible for a Muslim to help an oppressor, and whoever helps an oppressor is a partner in the oppression. Ibn al-Jawzi narrated that when Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was imprisoned, the jailer came to him and said to him: O Abu Abdullah, is the hadith that was narrated about the oppressors and their helpers authentic? He said: Yes. The jailer said: Am I one of the helpers of the oppressors? Ahmad said: The helpers of the oppressors are those who take your hair, wash your clothes, prepare your food, and sell and buy from you, but you are one of them.

Third, the believers are brothers and one nation, and this meaning is established in the Quran and Sunnah. The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim, he does not wrong him or abandon him, and it is not permissible for Muslims to be neutral towards the injustice and aggression that befalls their brothers, but they must stand with the truth and the oppressed against the oppressors.

Looking at the principles and legitimate evidence, we conclude the following rulings: Every transaction with the occupiers that benefits them in strengthening their position and economic and military capabilities and consolidating their occupation is participation with them in sin and aggression, and it is forbidden for Muslims to do it or facilitate it. Israeli goods that are produced on the usurped Palestinian territories are considered stolen materials, and it is forbidden to buy or trade in them. Companies and financial and civil institutions known for their support of the occupation are subject to the same ruling as the Zionist entity, and products and services that are suspected of supporting the occupation must be avoided, with the exception of cases of necessity.

In conclusion, we recommend coordinating and cooperating with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and benefiting from its experience in boycotting Israeli products, divesting investments, and imposing sanctions on Israel for its violations of international law.