Muideen Olaniyi
6 January 2009
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to both the Unites States and Britain to stop the on-going massacre of the Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces.
A statement yesterday by the group's Director, Dr. Is-haq Akintola warned that the Israeli aggression would only serve as fuel for terrorism.
MURIC said: "Israel has been bombarding Gaza for the past seven days. The aggressive state rolled its deadly tools of massacre into Gaza yesterday for a ground invasion. More than five hundred Palestinians have been killed. Majority of them are civilians. Emboldened by its monopoly of the paraphernalia of destruction and mass killing, Israel has so far rejected all calls for a truce.
"The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) is disturbed by Israeli intransigence. We recall past atrocities of the Zionist regime which took heavy tolls on its neighbours. In particular, we are reminded of the assassination of many Palestinian leaders via guided rockets fired from Israel . We warn that this type of attitude can only serve as fuel for terrorism. By aiding and abetting Zionist aggression, the West has become a major recruitment sergeant for terrorists. By vetoing United Nations (UN) resolutions which condemn Israel 's criminal propensities, terrorists are strengthened morally and psychologically," it added.
MURIC affirmed that neither the United States nor the United Kingdom lacked the wherewithal to stop Israel , saying what they lack is the political will.
It added: "It is this weakness in political resolve when the aggressor is Israel and the paradoxical possession and extraordinary manifestation of political and military overzealousness when it comes to action against the Arabs that is responsible for the West's inability to defeat terrorism."
The group said "by aiding and abetting Zionist aggression, the West has become a major recruitment sergeant for terrorists."
It charged the Federal Government, not only to speak out against Israel's war-mongering mentality but also to take action against the aggressor noting that Nigeria's strategic position in Africa as well as in the comity of nations.
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