The Historic Tripartite Deal

Dr. Ahmed Bin Hassan Al Sheikh

Written by: Dr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh

We have all heard about the historic deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and with the normalizing relations between the UAE and Israel, comes first step of laying the foundation for peace in the Middle East.

Based on that I was asked, "why do you not write about this important topic?", they also asked me if I am with or against the deal.

Since I am not a politician, and talking politics is not really my domain, I believe politics should only be handled by politics gurus, and I don't think that I am one of them, however, I will try my best to present my point of view the way, focusing only about what I know.

As a Muslim I know that there is a promise of Almighty Allah would give the Israelites the land of Israel as their promised land, the Almighty said: (And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness.) Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey) meaning that the Jews will have two states .. and then completed the verse: (So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.) and that is to show us the attribute of His servants who restore the earth's strength and their attributes.. "servants of Ours" which means they have full faith. And the other quality "those of great military might and they probed [even] into the homes," which means they have power in in the land. Came after that verse: "Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower." which is the establishment of the current state of Israel. And followed by the verse: "Then when the final promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the temple in Jerusalem, as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction".

And this is a promise from Almighty Allah for the demise of the State of Israel, Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject, and that will happen by defeating them in the way Allah have described at the beginning of the verses, this is something only unbelievers could deny. However, the important question is when will that day will come?

What I mentioned above is a promise from Allah, that the state of the Jews will have two states and with its resurrection both times, corruption comes.

The establishment of the State of Israel is an inevitable matter that we cannot change, and we must reflect on the rest of the verses, this is what we have to do, and think about.

The historic Tripartite deal, which some people believe may have negative sides, however there is a positive side as well, the things that some people believe to be a negative, is that it is a waiver of the Palestinian right, and that can be answered by two points:

• At the present time, the deal protected 30 percent of the Palestinian land from being occupied by Israel.

• No people or government can waive the right of another people, regardless of their strength or relationship.

Take for example, South Africa, it was under Western occupation for more than a century .. Then it was ruled by the whites for more than half a century, but with the determination of its people, the land was restored to the indigenous people in 1994, with the arrival of Nelson Mandela as a black president for the first time in the history of the country. Despite the support given to the racist state by the international community and the control of the armed power.

Therefore, it is not possible to give up on an inch of Palestinian land, unless the Palestinian themselves gave up on their own lands and I do not believe that this could happen at any day in history, as we all know "Land is pride" a popular Arabic proverb.

The positive things declared with this historic Tripartite deal are:

• Praying in the Al-Aqsa mosque is for all Muslims, and those who use the Palestinian cause as an excuse for each and everything have forgotten that the majority of the Palestinians are Muslim and they are prevented from praying at Al-Aqsa but with the Tripartite deal they will be able to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

• The Tripartite deal will temporary protect 43 towns, inhabited by 112 thousand Palestinians, which was part of the Israeli occupation plan to control on those towns, which means a total of 112 thousand Palestinians would be displaced if the occupation took place right now.

• The continuity of the existence of the Palestinian state (until Allah commands Him).

• The continuation of East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine.

• The most important thing is to cut off those who use the Palestinian cause such as Hamas, Qatar, Hezbollah, Iran and Turkey and all other individuals and organizations who are working and supporting them.

Those are the points that have been announced with the historic Tripartite deal.

Evaluating the Arab reality, if we show honesty with ourselves, we will realize that the reality we live is bitter, because Arabs are not at the heart and never work hand in hand, we know that there are those who use the Palestinian cause in order to have a profitable business out of it, and are unfortunately it is their voices that is heard the most, with a majority of them being from the Arab nations.

As for those who ask me if I am planning to visit Al-Aqsa, I say yes, with the will that Allah has gave me, I will pray in Al-Aqsa, and for those who asks me whether you will visit Israel for tourism, I say yes, I will visit Palestine and get to know the goodness of its people, the nature of its villages, and everything beautiful there.

As for those who ask me "why do we not see you using the flag of Israel or Netanyahu's picture on your twitter account, or your other social media," I say to them, that in my eyes, Israel is occupying the Palestinian land, and this is what we preached in the Qur’an.

Dr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al Shaikh, President of the Dubai for International Arbitration Centre, he is a successful and distinguished Emirati writer and a businessman, he is the Managing Director of the Hassan Bin Al Shaikh Industries established in 1966, he joined the family printing business at the ground-level in 1984, and through excellence, leadership and

demonstrated successes he quickly rose to lead the entire business group, which operates in printing, manufacturing, and real estate sectors. He also headed many positions in the government and private sectors.

Dr. Ahmad holds a PhD in Economy from Coventry University (UK), MSc in Economics from Dundee University (UK), and a BSc in Political Science from the UAE University, and as a natural leader, he has become a sought-after speaker, an influential person on social, and an expert on the business-related matters in local newspapers and social media.

Dr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh,

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