Letter to the President of the Palestinian National Authority

Appeal for Unity of the Palestinian Resistance, from sisters and brothers in Aligarh Muslim University

To,

Mahmud Abbas,

President, Palestinian Authority (P.A.)



By the Grace of Almighty Allah, the people of Palestine and their Resistance have won twin victories in the past one month. While the besieged people of Gaza successfully countered the death-mail from Israel and forced them to a truce, the Palestinian cause gained further recognition at the United Nations. We congratulate Palestine on this twin victory.

Today, world opinion is also changing and people around the world are coming out to speak in favour of the Palestinian struggle. The realistic demands of the cause, that is, a viable State based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and the right of Palestinians to return being guaranteed, is being recognised the world over as the standard for a solution.

However, the thing that pains us most is the disunity and infighting within the Palestinian Resistance. Both Fatah and Hamas are legitimate representatives of Palestinian people and have repeatedly shown their commitment to the Palestinian Cause by their ceaseless struggle and sacrifice. Both are freedom fighters and have our support, respect and admiration. The present moment is the best to bridge the divide and come together for Palestine. Let the past be past, and the future with a Palestinian State our goal.

We cannot forget that Israeli missiles have not stopped destroying Palestinian homes, nor have the Zionist settlers stopped their theft of Palestinian land.


Therefore, in all humility we request the Palestinian factions to come together and strengthen the Resistance. We also request Mahmud Abbas, as President of the PA and leader of Fatah, to come forward and invite Hamas to form a National Unity Government so that the Struggle for a Palestinian State can be carried out with all the justice it deserves.