(Chicago) – Ummeli woMbutho weNkululeko yasePalestine e-US, u-Afif Safieh uthethe malunga “Amathemba arhoxisiwe, amathemba aHlaziywe— njengenxalenye yesidlo sangokuhlwa senzuzo kwiZiko leYunivesithi yaseNorth Park kwiZifundo zoMbindi Mpuma.
Kwiminyaka emininzi i-campus iququzelele iziganeko zemfundo malunga noMbindi Mpuma, ngokugxininisa kwingxabano yase-Israel-Palestina. Ngokwembono yasePalestina, uSafieh wanika inkcazo yembali yongquzulwano, kwaye wakhuthaza abaphulaphuli ukuba baqhubeke nokukhangela umphefumlo wabo malunga nendima yase-US kungquzulwano.
“Ndikholelwa ukuba sonke namhlanje kufuneka sibahloniphe abantu basePalestine,” utshilo uSafieh. “Intlanganisela yabo, amandla enkalipho okunyamezela intlungu nokubandezeleka angaphaya kokuchazwa.â
Abantu basePalestina bahlala phantsi komkhosi wase-Israel phantse iminyaka engama-40. Lo msebenzi uthathwa ngokuba "ngowona msebenzi wamajoni omde kwimbali yangoku," kunye neepesenti ezingama-80 zabemi basePalestine abazi ubomi phantsi kokuhlala kuphela. “Uninzi loluntu lwethu luyayazi intswela-bulungisa nengcinezelo,†wongezelela.
NgokukaSafieh kuqikelelwa ukuba kuqikelelwa ukuba ngama-650 iindawo zokuhlola zomkhosi zakwa-Israeli, kwaye abantu basePalestine baphulukana neeyure zokusebenza ezimalunga nezigidi ezisibhozo yonke imihla ngenxa yokulibaziseka kwezi ndawo zokuhlola. Ulibaziseko ekuweleni imida kuthintele iziqhamo kunye nemifuno yasePalestina ukuba ifike kwiindawo ezisingise kuyo, nto leyo ebolisa uphuhliso loqoqosho phakathi koluntu lwasePalestine.
Nangona i-Israel idlulisele i-8000 abahlali base-Israel ukusuka kwi-Gaza Strip ukuya kwi-West Bank ngo-Agasti 2005, ukuhlala kwe-Israel eGaza namhlanje kuthintela amaPalestina ekusebenziseni indawo yomoya kunye nokuloba emanzini.
Ngomhla we-17 ka-Matshi i-2007 i-Palestinian Legislative Council yazisa i-Palestinian National Unity Government – emva kweenyanga ezili-12 ezinesiphithiphithi. U-Safieh wachaza ukuba ukuhlalisana kwezinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo kubonakaliswe kunyulo olubini olwahlukileyo: unyulo lukamongameli ngoJanuwari 2005 kunye nonyulo lowiso-mthetho ngoJanuwari 2006. Isiqingatha samalungu kaRhulumente we-Coalition Government ayingo-Hamas.
Indlela azakusebenzisana ngayo lo rhulumente wonyuliweyo kwaye amele uluntu lwasePalestine yenye yeengxaki abantu basePalestina abajongene nazo. USafieh wabonisa ukuba ukuguquka kwezopolitiko kwi-Islam kwimodeli yasePalestina kuya kumiselwa kwiinyanga ezizayo. Ngaba iSilamsi yezopolitiko ePalestine iya kukhula ngedemokhrasi yomgaqo-siseko kunye nobuninzi? Kwakhona, ngaba ikamva liya kuba namathuba ozakuzo okuvumela uxolo lwembali phakathi kwamaSirayeli namaPalestine?
“Sidlule kwiinyanga ezili-12 ezinzima,†utshilo uSafieh, “kodwa namhlanje ndiyavuya ukunazisa ukuba sinoRhulumente woMdibaniso weSizwe omele umyinge wama-95 ekhulwini wabavoti bethu kwaye kwakhona solule isandla sethu soxolo. €
NgokukaSafieh kwiiveki nje ezimbini ezidlulileyo uRhulumente woManyano lwasePalestina unike u-Israyeli ukupheliswa okupheleleyo kwamazwe amabini okubandakanya i-Gaza Strip, iWest Bank kunye ne-Israel. Ngaba iinkokeli zakwaSirayeli ziyasamkela esi sipho sidityanisiweyo sasePalestina? Ngoku, amaPalestine alinde uluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe ukuba luqalise iqumrhu lozakuzaku.
Ngaba injongo yabo yezobupolitika kuxolo?
Kuluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe, i-Quartet (i-EU, i-UN, i-US kunye neRashiya) kukucaca kwabo kwezopolitiko malunga nendima yabo kunye nokuzimisela kwinkqubo yoxolo? Ngaphezu koko, yintoni indima yeenkokheli zama-Arabhu kunye ne-Arab Quartet? INgqungquthela yama-Arabhu yale veki kunye nokuvuselelwa kweNyathelo loXolo lwama-Arabhu (elasekwa e-Beirut ngoMatshi ka-2002) zinokunika ukukhanya okungakumbi kwezi zindululo zezozakuzo kunye nemiba.
Omnye weyona mbambano ibalaseleyo yosukuzwano yimida yowe-1967. Nasi isishwankathelo esibanzi: AmaSirayeli afuna ukugcina indawo yasePalestine ahlala kuyo ngo-1967 kwaye yandiswa kunye neendawo zokuhlala zakwa-Israel. Bathi kungenxa yezizathu zokhuseleko kwaye bayaqhubeka nokwandisa iindawo zokuhlala zakwa-Israel ejikeleze iYerusalem nakwi-West Bank namhlanje. AmaPalestina afuna ukuba u-Israyeli aphelise umsebenzi kwaye enze i-Palestine State esebenzayo, esekelwe kwimida yangaphambili ye-67, oku kuthetha ukuba iGaza, i-East Jerusalem kunye ne-West Bank (indawo yomoya kunye namanzi afakiwe.) Eli lizwe liza kuba yi-22 yeepesenti ze-Palestine yembali kwaye Iza kufuna ukuba u-Israyeli arhoxise indawo yokuhlala kwiPalestine Territory.
USafieh wachaza ukuba udonga lwakwaSirayeli lwahlula amaPalestine kumaPalestine ngokwahlula iingingqi zasePalestine, iilali, iifama kunye namaqula kumafama. Amatyeli amaninzi wabhekisa kwincwadi yamva nje kaMongameli uJimmy Carter, IPalestine: Uxolo Hayi Ucalucalulo.
Amanye amagqabantshintshi kwintetho kaSafieh:
Ukholelwa ukuba ukuqhubeka kongquzulwano akubangelwanga Ukuchasa kwama-Arabhu ubukho bakwaSirayeli kodwa kungenxa yokwala kukaSirayeli ukwamkelwa kwama-Arabhu.
Ama-Arabhu akabuthandabuzi ubukho bukaSirayeli kodwa ngokwanda kukaSirayeli. IMelika izinikele kangakanani “kwezopolitiko nakwezemali – kulwando oluqhubekayo lukaSirayeli?
Wabuza: Ngaba iQuartet yiQuartet okanye iOnetet? USafieh ukholelwa ukuba abantu baseYurophu baya bengonwabanga ngamandla amakhulu e-US kuba ilungelelanisa nomdlali omnye othanda ukulwa (u-Israel), nto leyo ebenza babe mandundu bonke abadlali abakuloo mmandla. Wongeze ukuba indima ethatha isigqibo yeMelika ibalulekile.
Ukholelwa ukuba uluntu lwamaYuda aseMelika luluntu olunabantu abaninzi kunye neepesenti ezingama-70 zoluntu oluxhasa isisombululo semibuso emibini. EWashington ubona amazwi amaninzi ahloniphekileyo amaJuda ecela umngeni kwiKomiti yeMicimbi yoLuntu yaseMelika yakwaSirayeli ngokuthi i-AIPAC ayinalo igunya lokuvakalisa uluntu lwamaYuda aseMelika.
Ekugqibeleni, imeko engasonjululwanga yengxaki yasePalestine yabeka iMelika kwikhondo lokungqubana nelizwe lama-Arabhu ngokulungelelanisa nokukhethwa kukaSirayeli. Ukholelwa ukuba iMelika ibingakhathali kulawulo lwamaSirayeli kumhlaba wasePalestine.
“Asimemi (i-US) ukuba inikele ngezihlobo zakho zemveli uSirayeli, kodwa sikunika njengomhlobo wasePalestina.
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