Fortieth Year, Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH corresponding to June 2026 CE

In an interview with the Nikkei Asia business daily, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that “‘Israel’ could eventually be integrated into a new regional security architecture in the Middle East, provided it recognizes a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.” He described this as a “historic opportunity” to build a framework for cooperation encompassing several regional powers, including Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Gulf states. He added that “Iran could also join this framework in the future if the appropriate conditions are met.”

Regarding the Jewish entity, Fidan stated that “its integration depends on resolving the ‘Israeli’-Palestinian conflict.” He said, “If this problem is resolved, I believe ‘Israel’s’ security will receive significant support from the countries of the region.” He also reiterated Ankara’s conditions for full normalization with the Jewish entity, namely, that they end their military operations against the Palestinians and allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza. He continued, “If these conditions are met, we can return to normal life without problems. We are striving for a two-state solution.”

Al-Waie Magazine:

Fidan, in making this statement, is undoubtedly expressing only his own viewpoint and that of the other rulers in the region. He is deluded if he thinks the Islamic Ummah will accept what he says or agree to the concessions he considers an achievement worth pursuing. He has gone further by joining other rulers of Muslims, especially those in the region, who have consistently promoted the peace project with the usurping Jewish entity. They drafted an initiative they call the Arab Peace Initiative, in which they pledge normalization and peace with the Jewish entity in exchange for granting the people of Palestine a meager statelet, on less than a quarter of the land of Palestine, alongside an arrogant Jewish entity that possesses everything!

This perspective stems from Fidan’s lack of a legitimate understanding of the Palestinian cause, thus aligning him with Erdogan himself, who, while condemning the leaders of the Jewish entity personally and their crimes, exempts the entity itself. Neither of them sees a problem in the continued occupation of Palestine; instead, in their view, the problem lies in the practices and behavior of the Jewish entity. If these were to disappear or be managed properly, the problem, in their view, would vanish! As for the Islamic Ummah, it knows that Palestine is a Muslim land, and the solution to its problem can only be achieved by uprooting the Jewish entity from it, so that it returns purely to Islam and the Muslims. The way to do that is not through negotiations, peace, or enticing the Jewish entity with normalization and building relations, but rather through mobilizing the armies of the Ummah, as they are responsible for liberating Palestine and returning it to the protection of Islam.