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Perbezaan pendapat dalam dunia Islam: Berdagang ataupun Menentang Israel

(Split in Islamic World: Either Trade or Fight With Israel)

Hampir kesemua peserta Persidangan Negara-negara Islam menyatakan sokongan terhadap perjuangan orang Palestin, tetapi ini tidak bermakna mereka semuanya bersedia untuk bersatu padu terhadap Israel. Perdana Menteri Turki, Bulant Ecavit, telah menolak cadangan pihak pembangkang agar mengenepikan (membatalkan) satu kontrak bernilai USD668 juta yang ditandatangani dengan Israel untuk pembekalan kereta kebal. Mengikut Ecavit: 'Itu adalah satu perjanjian yang tidak boleh dibatalkan.' Pada waktu yang sama perdana menteri itu berkata pelbagai bentuk tekanan yang lain boleh dirancang terhadap Israel. Tetapi dia tidak pula menyebut jenis tekanan itu.

Iraq yang terkenal sebagai peleceh kepada Israel dan AS, tidak pula berdiam diri dalam hal ini. Baghdad telah mencadangkan agar negara Arab menghentikan pengeluaran dan penjualan minyak kepada Amerika Syarikat. Usaha ini harus dilaksanakan seandainya Washington terus memberikan sokongannya kepada Israel. Iraq mendesak dunia Arab menghentikan sebarang kerjasama dengan Amerika Syarikat dalam peperangan menghapuskan keganasan sehingga Amerika 'mengaku bahawa sikap kurang ajar Israel terhadap Palestin adalah tindakan keganasan jua.'

Mengenai keganasan itu, para peserta persidangan gagal merumuskan satu keputusan mengenainya. Ini adalah berpunca daripada kenyataan celupar perdana menteri Mahathir yang berpendapat sebarang tindakan yang mengena orang awam hendaklah dianggap sebagai keganasan. Pendapat celupar ini adalah satu serkap jarang yang turut terpalit kepada keganasan Israel di wilayah Palestin. Begitu juga dengan serangan pejuang berani mati (Palestin) yang meledakkan bom dan turut membunuh diri mereka di wilayah Israel. Majoriti peserta persidangan tidak dapat menerima tafsiran keganasan yang dicadangkan oleh perdana menteri Malaysia itu. Wakil Palestin telah bertegas mahukan satu resolusi diluluskan oleh persidangan itu untuk memperakui bahawa perjuangan orang Palestin untuk mendapatkan kembali tanahair mereka bukannya satu bentuk keganasan. Akhirnya, perwakilan membuat keputusan bahawa perkara itu harus ditangani oleh PBB. Persidangan itu turut bersetuju bahawa tindakan negara Islam yang lain, seperti perjuangan kumpulan Lubnan terhadap Israel, tidak boleh dianggap sebagai keganasan.

Sekali lagi Persidangan Negara-negara Islam itu memberikan gambaran betapa mereka tidak mempunyai satu pendirian tegas mengenai keganasan. Secara sebulat suara mereka mengutuk Israel, tetapi enggan bermusuhan dengan negara itu. Alasannya adalah terlalu mudah: Israel menerima sokongan Amerika Syarikat, yang merupakan pembeli terbesar minyak keluaran majoriti negara-negara Islam. Hanya Iraq ataupun Iran yang mampu mengeluarkan kenyataan yang keras-keras terhadap Amerika Syarikat. Namun demikian kenyataan seperti itu tidak boleh dianggap sebagai sesuatu yang serius. Ada kalanya, mereka sendiri seolah-olah tidak berapa peduli dengan keadaan yang sebenarnnya.

Oleh Artyukov, Pravda Ru.

Terjemahan: SPAR

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http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/04/03/27322.html

2002-04-03

SPLIT IN ISLAMIC WORLD: EITHER TRADE OR FIGHT WITH ISRAEL

A special session of the Islamic conference organization continues in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The session was summoned to work out a single position of the Islamic states regarding the Sept.11 acts of terrorism. The session's beginning coincided with another aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Representatives of Islamic states touched upon the escalation of the Mideast violence. As could be expected, viewpoints on the conflict are different among the leaders of the Islamic states.

Almost all of the conference participants expressed their support of the Palestinians, which, in its turn, does not mean at all that they were ready to create a unified front against Israel. Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit turned down the opposition's suggestion to cancel a $668 million contract concluded with Israel on the modernization of tanks. In Ecevit's words, 'it is a deal and cannot be cancelled.' At the same time, the Turkish prime minister said that other kinds of pressure can be exerted upon Israel. He did not mention what kind of pressure.

Iraq, which has already become accustomed to the role of a bogeyman for Israel and the USA, is not distant from the events. Baghdad suggested that the Arab nations should suspend oil sales to the USA. The initiative is to be applied if Washington continues its support of Israel. Iraq calls upon the Arab world to renounce cooperation with the USA in the anti-terror war until 'America admits that Israeli aggression on Palestinian territories is terrorism as well.'

As for terrorism itself. The participants of the conference failed to work out a single opinion on terrorism. Malaysian President Mahathir Mohamad stated that any actions directed against civilians should be treated as terrorism. This seems to be a rather broad notion to also cover Israeli violence on Palestinian territories. The attacks of suicide bombers in the center of Israel can be added here as well. The majority at the conference did not like the interpretation of terrorism suggested by the Malaysian president. The Palestinian delegation was among the majority and insisted that a resolution should be passed at the conference to declare that struggle of the Palestinians for their territories was not terrorism. Finally, Islamic delegation that was present at the Malaysia conference decided that it was the UN that could settle the problem. It was also stated at the conference that the activity of other Islamic states, the struggle of Lebanese groups against Israel for example, cannot considered to be terrorism.

The conference demonstrated once again that the Islamic states have no single position concerning terrorism. They were unanimous in blaming Israel, but were reluctant to conflict with the country. The explanation seems to be very simple: Israel is backed by the USA, which is the largest purchaser of oil for the majority of Islamic states. Only Iraq or Iran can make such bold statements concerning the USA. However, such statements cannot be treated seriously, as these countries are hardly inclined to be at war with the USA.

The conference revealed that the Islamic states will not be able to come to agreement on disputable problems very soon. Sometimes, it even seems that they are not even concerned with the situation.

Oleg Artyukov
PRAVDA.Ru