Dear Madam,
With utmost respect and greetings,
It is with a heavy heart filled with sorrow that I beseech you to contemplate the events and their consequences concerning the plight of oppressed women and helpless children in Gaza. As human beings, witnessing the bitter occurrences in this small and beautiful part of our shared planet, Earth, we ought to feel a deep sense of shame. The preservation of human values calls for action from those who profess justice and freedom, and abhor oppression and adversity. It is expected, especially from a powerful and influential lady in Europe, whom we regard as the cradle of civilization, to take appropriate measures to assist the oppressed women and children of Gaza.
Truly, the world stands bewildered by the insensitivity of powerful leaders who support Israel through military aid. Their eyes and ears seem closed to the cries and suffering of the Palestinian people.
The advanced scientific and technological achievements of the West, which once heralded progress and well-being, are now mired in despair as all avenues for aid to Gaza are closed. How can one judge this silence and acquiescence in the face of the unconscionable use of unconventional weapons against the most deprived and oppressed people in the world?
Is cutting off water to thirsty children and imposing food and medicine sanctions on the injured and deprived justified by any moral principles or civil standards? Which legal norms, whether national or international conventions, can justify encouraging such massacres of women and children?
How have a group of people managed to present themselves as “Israel” (God’s servant) while, through the expansion of policies of fear and hatred, they have only spread the dominion of malevolence? Do we think that the Almighty will let such crimes go unpunished? Did Moses, peace be upon him, issue any such permits for a nation, a group, or a party to forcibly expel innocent people from their homes and land, or to utterly destroy them? Will Jesus, the compassionate prophet, accept such cruelty towards the suffering children and women from us? Do these distinguished modern thought leaders who guide today’s world in this age endorse any form of ethnic cleansing?
Madam, please, as a dedicated and compassionate woman, representing the women, mothers, and daughters of your land, implore your spouse to condemn the killing of innocent Palestinian children and women and take immediate and effective action towards achieving peace. I hope that in the face of your humane efforts, you will be recipients of divine blessings.
Jamileh Alamolhoda
Wife of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
