Press Release
The Condemnation by Rulers of Muslims of the Project to Displace the People of Gaza does not Erase the Shameful Extent of their Betrayal
(Translated)

The betrayal by the rulers of Muslims, and their armies, toward the people of Gaza, and all of Palestine, over more than 78 years of occupation of the Blessed Land of Palestine, by the Jewish entity, is a deep disgrace. It cannot be erased by mere condemnations of displacement. These rulers have glossed over their immense betrayal over the past fifteen months. Several countries have expressed rejection of plans to displace the people of the Blessed Land of Palestine from the Gaza Strip, most recently Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who stated on Monday, 10 February, “No one can push the Palestinian people toward a new Nakba of displacement.” Erdogan emphasized that “the ‘Israeli’ occupation must bear the cost of Gaza’s reconstruction alone,” warning against “any attempts to impose a new displacement Nakba on the Palestinian people.”

Other rulers of Muslims preceded Erdogan in rejection, including the harmful rulers of Muslim countries, both near and far. The first of these, were the rulers of Jordan and Egypt, following Trump’s request for them to receive displaced Muslims from Gaza. This was followed by others such as bin Salman, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, who strongly condemned the statement of the Zionist entity’s prime minister regarding displacing Palestinians to Saudi Arabia as “irresponsible, provocative and thoughtless,” stressing that “any proposal that seeks to displace or relocate the Palestinian people from their ancestral homeland is unacceptable”

It was never expected from these agent rulers would do more than what they typically excel at, which is condemnation, or calling for meetings at summits, where they squander millions of dollars worth of the Ummah’s wealth on their luxury and indulgence, only to emerge with outcomes that harm Islam, Muslims, and the Ummah’s causes. How can Erdogan, the ruler of Turkey, for instance, be expected to support the people of Gaza, after betraying them for a full 15 months? How can he be expected to, when Turkey is the only Muslim country in the crusader NATO alliance? Erdogan has signed sixty agreements between Turkey and the Zionist Jewish entity during his rule. Moreover, there are two military bases of the Zionist Jewish entity in Turkey, in Konya and Izmir. Trade exchange between the Zionist entity and Turkey exceeded $9 billion in 2022, with over half a million tourists from the Jewish entity visiting Turkey annually. Turkey allows the tourists from the Jewish entity to enter without visas, while imposing convoluted pre-visa requirements on the people of the Blessed Land of Palestine. Moreover, Turkey hosts the second-largest “Israeli” military factory in the world. How can any sane person believe that Erdogan’s condemnation is a victory for, Gaza or a genuine rejection of Trump’s schemes?

Another disgraceful example is Pakistan, the only Muslim country possessing nuclear weapons, and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Pakistan could obliterate the Zionist entity with a few missiles. Indeed just one missile would suffice to dispel the whisperings of the Shaytan! How can anyone believe that the Pakistani Prime Minister’s condemnation, or mere outrage, over displacement is sincere, when he has not lifted a finger to stop the killing of tens of thousands of innocents in Gaza, nor to press a button to launch even a single missile? The state of other rulers of the Arabs and Muslims is no different from those of Turkey and Pakistan. They are all hypocritical liars, uttering only what their master in the White House permits.

The Shariah obligation upon Muslim countries and their armies toward the Blessed Land of Palestine is not to condemn displacement alone. The Shariah obligation is to mobilize their armed forces to liberate Palestine, avenging its people who have been killed, tortured, and imprisoned. This can only be achieved by uprooting these agent rulers imposed by the West on the Ummah. It is these rulers who shield the Jewish entity from the Ummah’s wrath. The liberation can only be achieved by establishing the Khilafah Rashidah (rightly guided Caliphate), which rules by the Shariah law of Allah and mobilizes the armies of Muslims to liberate the Blessed Land of Palestine and Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, for the Islamic Ummah. Therefore, the sincere officers of the Ummah’s armies must grant Nussrah to Hizb ut Tahrir to establish the Second Khilafah Rashidah on the method of Prophethood. By doing so, they will fulfill their Shariah obligation, and protect themselves from humiliation in this world, and punishment in the Hereafter. If they hesitate and fail, Allah (swt) will not fail in His promise to grant victory to Islam, Muslims, and the liberation of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa:

[إِنَّا لَنَنْصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ * يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ الظَّالِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ]

“Indeed, We will support Our Messengers and those who believe during the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand. The Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they will have the curse, and they will have the worst abode.” (TMQ Surah Ghafir 51-52)

The Central Media Office
of Hizb ut Tahrir