Palestine-Israeli issue not about religion anymore - Faizal Tahir
SEREMBAN - What is happening to Palestine under the Israeli occupation is injustice and not a religious issue anymore, says singer-songwriter Faizal Tahir.
The humanitarian activist said people always thought that the conflict was about the Muslims and Jewish people, but it was more than that.
Highlighting the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, he said most "superpowers" such as the Arab countries seemed to have ignored the matter and were double standard about the issue.
He said the voices of the prisoners needed to be heard by everyone all around the world so that they would know the truth of what was really happening.
“At the moment, if I'm not mistaken, there are around 4,150 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and this is something that should actually be brought up more often at the international stage”, he told Sinar Daily.
Faizal said this when met at the International Conference on Palestine Kuala Lumpur (ICPKL) which was held at the Royal Chulan Hotel in Seremban for three days from Feb 10.
As the ambassador of the conference, Faizal expressed gratitude to Malaysians who have been supporting the Palestinians.
“Even though we (Malaysia) are very small in size, there are very big-hearted people, and I think that is the most important thing which is for all of us to support our brothers and sisters in Palestine," he said.
Faizal said he became the ambassador for the conference as a way to contribute to Palestine.
He said there were many public figures, celebrities who were also supporting the Palestinian cause.
He said he hoped that he could do more for the Palestinians and collaborate with others to help the people in Palestine.
“If I can't do much, then we all have to do this together, as a big group, as Malaysians because I will need support from other people as much as I can to help the community out there,” he added.
ICPKL is aimed at bridging the gap between the international community with Palestinian prisoners.
During the conference, organisers managed to raise funds to support 20 Palestinian prisoners’ families for a year.
