On the 13th of December 2017, the leaders of 55 countries of the Islamic lands gathered in Istanbul to respond to Trump’s decision to declare Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Jewish entity. The speakers outdid themselves in condemnation and denunciation, while the final statement of the summit emphasised that Trump’s decision deliberately undermines the efforts of peace and it falls in the interest of extremism and terrorism. As a strategic choice, the participants stressed their adherence to a just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution, and to adhere to the recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine in accordance with international references, and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative adopted by the extraordinary Islamic Summit in Mecca 2005.

Hizb ut-Tahrir in the blessed land of Palestine issued a statement:

“Thus, the rulers of the Muslims continue in their misguidance, their plotting, and surrendering the sanctities of the Muslims, without shame, despite Trump’s loud slap to them, which President Abbas described as the slap of the century; he removed from them the mulberry leaf that concealed some of their nakedness before their people. Despite these slaps by the West, the rulers confirm their betrayal by clinging on to America, the Western countries, and international law and its surrendering solutions.”

Uthman Bakhash of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir stated that “by reviewing their statements, we find that they all stopped at demanding the adoption of East Jerusalem as the capital of the “alleged” State of Palestine, in accordance with the resolutions of the so-called international law! Which they do only for securing their colonial interests to destroy the Muslim Ummah after they destroyed the Khilafah; they have divided the Muslim countries into fifty-five deformed countries that sanctify the law of kufr and fight the Laws of Allah and His Messenger!”

“With this act, they have expressed their loyalty to their masters, graceful employers, the colonial countries.  Although if they have committed themselves to the slogan of their organisation “Islamic cooperation” they would have realised that Islam requires the unity of Muslims under one state led by one imam, not more.”

“So tell us, leaders and rulers: which law do you refer to, to the law of Allah or to the law of the enemies of Allah? Is it permissible in Allah’s law to “make peace” with the Jews by giving them most of the land of Palestine?! Does Allah’s law permit the disintegration of Muslim countries into dozens of states? Or does it require their unity? You know very well that when the Ummah unites as one state, its state would be the number one state in the world in all fields, and all the countries of the world will seek to appease it. America and others would not have dared to take any decision against it; neither would there be any presence for the Jewish entity.”

“It is no secret to any of you, that some of them recognise the entity of Jews, its flag openly flutters in Cairo, Ankara and Amman, and in the rest of the Muslim countries in secret.”

“Those who have openly shown peace with the Jewish entity are hypocrites. Those who claim to be reluctant to normalise their relationship with it are also hypocrites. They all betrayed Allah and His Messenger and the believers, and turned your armies to protect their thrones and preserve the interests of the colonial powers and kill you…”

Hizb ut-Tahrir in Turkey stated that“Any act contrary to Islam is invalid, so any surrendering of any part of Palestine is void and is not recognised. There is no reference point on earth that legitimises what Allah has forbidden and invalidated; that which is Haram is Haram to the of Day Resurrection and that which is Halal is Halal until the Day of Resurrection. Islam prohibits the division of the Islamic countries and the establishment of borders between them. The borders were created by the coloniser who applied the policy of divide and rule so as to facilitate his dominion and control in the countries that he colonised or spread his influence over. It is forbidden for Muslims to remain silent about this division and not work to remove it. It is forbidden to accept the continuation of the borders.”

The statement from Palestine declared that “the Muslim rulers in this declaration are competing in the criminality against the issue of Palestine with Trump the criminal. Their role is even more dangerous on the issue of Palestine because they claim that they are on the side of Al-Quds and Palestine while they seek to terminate the issue and mislead the Ummah from the radical solution.”

“What is the meaning of their adherence to the international resolutions of the Security Council concerning Palestine, and the Arab peace initiative, and the comprehensive peace, and a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, apart from recognising the legitimacy of the occupation on more than 78% of the territory of Palestine; and the division of Al-Quds to East and West?”

It is these rulers who commit the worst crimes against the people in the Muslim lands, so we repeat the words of Uthman Bakhash when he said: “These rulers are committing crimes against you in Ash-Sham, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, and others. They rule you with iron and fire, and they forbid you to abide by the law of your Lord, do not believe their lies, and do not support them in their injustice, do not listen or obey them.”