Today (about a month ago) during my Islamic studies class, we were discussing about jihad. We discussed the relevance of suicide bombing, and "honour killing" by the extremists that has killed many innocent people. Not only that, they also give Islam a bad name and image. Naturally, the discussion then gradually progress to the current situation in Palestine. Where people there are fighting for their survival.
The problem with Palestine is, they want to fight for their rights but they themselves can't solve their differences between each other. People from around the world are willing to help them. Especially their fellow Muslim countries. A lot of aids are sent to them subsequent to the war. The core problem, from my point of view, is Hamas and Fatah's incredible amount of self-pride. These two parties can't even get along with each other and none of them are willing to tolerate; let alone work together. The word Islam itself literally means PEACE. Now, my question is this, why can't Hamas and Fatah, two parties of the same religion and ethnicity, tolerate each other? It is not impossible as it has been done before, even more impressively, by a small country of people with different races who originated from different countries, with different cultures and religions. A country called Malaysia, which I am proud to say, my home. If such diverse group of people can work together here in Malaysia (even though I do admit that we do have our occasional hiccups), why can't they do the same thing there? We had even more differences than Hamas and Fatah has with each other. We had learn to tolerate with each other, and we had managed to achieve independence without going to war. Instead, choosing to hold a peaceful talk with our coloniser.
Why is it so difficult for Hamas and Fatah to TOLERATE? A simple act of humbleness and tolerance should make matters much easier. It's frustrating to think that they can't even help themselves. If they don't, then it would make it much harder for others to help them. Until they resolve their differences, it is very difficult to settle on a two-state solution, let alone claim back their land from Israel.
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