"Kuala Lumpur to Baitul Maqdis, 1 Ummah 1 Struggle"

PCOM 7TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER

"Kuala Lumpur to Baitul Maqdis, 1 Ummah 1 Struggle"

On 17th February 2018, PCOM has successfully held the special dinner with the Palestinian community in commemoration of the 7th Anniversary of the foundation of PCOM with Dato' Dr. Ashraf Wajdi, the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department as a representative of Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Dr. Zahid Hamidi. The event also attended by the Ambassadors to Malaysia from Turkey, Yemen, and Iran besides other front leaders of Malaysian and Palestinian NGO, political parties as well as the government officers.  

Speech delivered during PCOM 7th Anniversary on February 17, 2018:

"7 years ago, on 14th February 2011, PCOM was launched with the presence of several Malaysian leaders and figures.  The trustees of PCOM are from across the political spectrum and it is uniting Malaysians for Palestine. Palestinians and Malaysians came together for one noble cause; advancing the Palestinian struggle in Malaysia.

Special thanks to the Trustees who are with us today, YB Datuk Abdul Latiff Mirasa, Dato’ Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and YB Mr Jismi Johari.

The Malaysian people have always had the sympathy for Palestine. PCOM’s task was merely to help translate this sympathy into instrumental action.

Over the years, we witnessed a noticeable rise in the engagement with the Palestinian struggle in Malaysia. This rise is not the work of PCOM alone; it’s the result of the hard work of thousands of Malaysian and Palestinian activists who dedicated the best of their times for this struggle; many of whom are here with us tonight;  May Allah bless you all.

For the years to come, PCOM will continue with the great projects as to ensure that our vison and mission will be successfully achieve.

• Friends of Palestine will be launched soon aims to establish a platform for volunteers from various countries, stand together in this course
• PCOM also will launch the Research Center Training as a medium for all to get the sufficient information on the Palestine issue particularly.

1.  US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital

On last December, Trump reversed decades of US policy by announcing the United States recognized Jerusalem – home to major Muslim, our first qiblah and the political capital of the ummah— He wants to make it as the capital of Israel and would move its embassy there.

Nothing worse than stealing our first qibla and the third holy place of Muslims. We are firmly denounced this recognition. In regard of that, PCOM has joined a rally led by the Honorable Malaysian Prime Minister YAB D.S Najib Tun Abdul Razak to show solidarity, slamming the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

I would like to quote his Excellency, Dato’ Seri Mohamad Najib Abdul Razak’s statement during his speech, “We are firm in our stand. We support the formation of a Palestine that is free and sovereign. We demand a Palestine with dignity and pride...”

     2. Israeli attempts to find allies in the Arab world

The normalization between some Arab countries and Israel which is so called “peaceful allies” is likely to further complicate internal Palestinian reconciliation. It is time the world joins a global campaign to isolate Israeli normalization. Let’s all join the BDS movement in its peaceful efforts that clear with its principle underpinning BDS is anti-normalization, or the rejection of business when dealing with Israel.

Brother & sisters,

I want to take this opportunity to thank all our Malaysian friends; in both governmental and non-governmental institutions for their dedication and endless support in serving the Palestinian struggle. Terima Kasih semua!

Tuan-tuan, dan puan puan, saudara dan saudari,

Malaysia tidak pernah berhenti menunjukkan sokongan dan komitmen yang luar biasa terhadap Palestin dan perjuangan rakyat Palestin. Kita sendiri melihat perhimpunan besar rakyat Malaysia yang diadakan untuk bersolidariti bersama rakyat Palestin, pada akhir tahun lepas. Kita juga melihat begitu ramai aktivis Malaysia yang melawat ke Gaza termasuklah Perdana Menteri, D.S Najib.

Bagi pihak PCOM dan rakyat Palestin di Malaysia, saya ingin menyampaikan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada Malaysia dan rakyatnya.

Kami berharap komitmen Malaysia akan diteruskan pada tahun-tahun yang seterusnya hingga kita saksikan bersama pembebasan rakyat Palestin.

Saya akhiri dengan serangkap pantun;

Meniti senja bawah mentari,

Merenung kuasa sang Pengasih,

Jasa diberi kami sanjungi,

Kami ucapkan terima kasih.