The need for a real solution rooted in history
Introduction
The Imam in his 7-part series of Palestinian history deals with solution to the issue of Palestine: the diplomatic solution; pressuring the Zionist regime; using oil as a weapon; financial support for the people of Palestine; the key to saving Palestine; resistance is the key to the salvation of the Palestinian nation; the awakening of the Palestinian nation; and Arab nationalism and the issue of Palestine.
UNGA at 80 years
UN General Assembly in 2025 convened under the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development, and human rights”. The focus was on the recognition of the two-state solution for Palestine, which the Imam rejected.
Land as the national question
The two-state solution means the apportionment of 23% of land to ‘Palestine State’ and 77% to ‘Israel State’. The 23% consists of 17 enclaves within the current Apartheid/Bantustan system. Palestinians reject it.
The Cairo Palestine National Council meeting (1969)
The 1969 Sixth Session of the Palestine National Council resolution in Cairo, inter alia:
- Rejected solutions leading to surrender, especially, UNSC Resolution 242 of 1967.
- Committed to ‘total and complete liberation of all the territory’ from world imperialism/Zionism.
The Cairo Treaty of Peace (1979)
The elaborate 205-page Treaty of Peace, signed in Washington on 26 March 1979 is now a dead letter and that the Camp David “Framework for the conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel’ is a corpse of history. It remained silent on Masjid al-Aqsa.
The Oslo Accord (1993)
The Oslo Accord was a stillborn concept of two-state solution accompanied by the ‘Palestinian Fund for Reconstruction and Development’ (PFRD). The private donors never showed up.
The European agenda
Europe is in the forefront of the push for two-state solution to save Palestine for itself as a strategic node in West Asia. The aim is to shake off European dependency on USA . But USA is still in charge.
The imperialist countries want to use Palestine as a tool in their rivalry. The first rivalry is between USA and Britain. The second rivalry is between Britain and France. Britain’s 200-year-old empire has already declined with loss of access to raw minerals and the capture of its pound sterling by USA’s paper dollar. France has lost its power in the Sahel with loss of access to raw minerals and the rapid decline of its CFA franc (birthed in 1945) used by its fourteen former colonies in Africa.
Loss of signal from the World Bank (2010)
The World Bank in 2010 signalled to the imperial powers that it was alright to lend money to Palestine by declaring that it was equipped to assume ‘statehood’. They, in their numbness to history, were already in the bad habit of opposing the recognition of the ‘Palestine State’ for eight decades. Suddenly, they are in the forefront of the recognition of the hypothetical racist neo-colonial two-state.
Hamas’ response to Trump 20-Point Plan
The clinical response reiterates its long-standing commitment to the principle of negotiated diplomatic and political settlement. It reiterates its call for ‘an end to the war on the Gaza Strip, the exchange of prisoners, the immediate entry of aid, the rejection of the occupation of the Strip, and the rejection of the displacement of our Palestinian people from it.’
It further states, ‘the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter … into negotiations to discuss the details.’ It reaffirms ‘Palestinian national consensus and support by Arab and Islamic backing.’ It refers to a ‘collective national position and in accordance with relevant international laws and resolutions.’
The complexity of negotiations involves the fact that since 1946 the UNGA passed about 700 resolutions and UNSC passed about 100 resolutions on Palestine.
Palestine region: roots in history
The Holy Qur’an, as a primary source of history has a chapter with direct reference to Palestine region. The chapter is Al-Rum (The Romans). Its subject is the Roman colonial occupation of Palestine region when the Romans conquered it in 622 CE, under Emperor Heraclius, and drove their enemy to the south of the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkiye.
Prophet Muhammad had made the intention to lead an army to reconquer Palestine region (Bilad as-Shams) from the Romans but death curtailed his noble intention. It now falls upon Palestinians and Muslims worldwide to fulfil his intention.
Iran: the bulwark in West Asia
USA imperialism/Zionism views present-day Palestine resistance as a flea on its back. It views the Islamic Republic of Iran as s fortification against its expansionism in West Asia.
Iran’s infliction of two decisive military defeats on imperialism/Zionism in the historic 12-Day War (13-24 June 2025) and the 40-Day War (28 February 2026) is a demonstration of its military capability, capacity, and prowess.
It marked the beginning of a new period in history – the last phase of the decline and defeat of imperialism/Zionism in West Asia.
Proposed solution to the Palestine issue
The Imam in his 7-part series on the history of Palestine proposes:
‘The logical solution is the one that must be accepted by all morally fair individuals across the world and all those who believe in the conventions of the modern world. The logical solution is to hold a referendum among the people of Palestine, including all those who have been displaced from Palestine and who, of course, are willing to return to their homeland. That is a logical solution. Those who have been displaced in Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, and other Arab countries should return to Palestine. And a referendum should be held among all those who used to live in Palestine before the year 1948 – that is, the year the fake Israeli government was established – including Muslims, Christians, and Jews. These people should be allowed to determine the government of Palestine in a referendum.’
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The purpose of the series of articles on Imam Khamenei is to explain the development of his character as being immersed in the development of the history of Iran. The aim is simple truth from complex facts. It is the intersection of literary biography and scientific history.
By Haroon Aziz, South Africa
