12 May 2001

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

 To the Arab and Islamic governments:

Support our people’s intifada and steadfastness in face of Zionist tyranny

Open the way before your peoples to perform their duty in that support

Sharon, the butcher, is continuing with his aggressions against our people and escalating savage destruction, shelling, bombing and assassination of children, women, men and Mujahideen. He continues to challenge our Nation through inviting the Zionists to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque anew. At this time when our wounded Mujahid people are looking forward to the Nation’s masses and governments to support them and share in the responsibility of resisting the enemy’s crimes, we were surprised with the painful events in Jordan. A peaceful rally and march organized by the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan in support of our people’s intifada on the occasion of the anniversary of the Nakba and the usurpation of Palestine were quelled by force including assaulting some figures, respected personalities.

It is really a feeling of shock coupled with dismay and pain over what happened at a time when we expected the Jordanian and other Arab and Islamic governments to take the initiative of allowing their masses to back our people and their intifada with all available efforts and potentials.

The governments and peoples of the Nation shoulder a historic responsibility towards the serious events that are taking place on the land of Palestine. Standing idle or playing the role of mediators or extending shyly support are not accepted. Such roles do not exempt them from the religious and national duty. They should extend real and serious support to our people with money, political decision, popular and informational interaction and even arms to share with our people the burden of the historic confrontation against the Zionist enemy.

Let those governments know that if our people were defeated, God forbid, and their intifada and resistance were halted, the Zionists would sweep the whole Arab region. Terrorist Sharon would then find the opportunity to carry out his schemes in forcing the immigration of our people and to launch aggressions against Jordan and other neighboring countries to implement the conspiracy of the alternative homeland.

Will you realize O Arabs and Muslims that our people in Palestine are your first line of defense defending both you and your holy places, by siding with our people, you would be defending yourselves and your countries in addition to defending Palestine and its holy shrines?

Salutations to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front party in Jordan and to the masses, parties and national and Islamic forces. And greetings to the Arab and Islamic masses to which we look forward for more courageous stands.

Allahu Akbar and victory for Palestine and our Arab and Islamic Nation

The Islamic Resistance Movement
Hamas – Palestine
Saturday 18^th Safar 1422H
12^th May 2001AD