PRESS STATEMENT
NO EMBARGO
22 January 2025
Al Jama-ah welcomes the cease fire and release of hostages from both sides
Al Jama-ah says the handover of one of the hostages, Emily Damari and the smile on her face when Hamas released her to the International Red Cross in Gaza, captured the imagination of the world’s humanitarians.
“It was a joyous moment to have seen this young woman being released and with a smile embracing her mother whilst watching her brother. The new leadership of Hamas must be complimented for showing the world the highest standards of care to women during hostage situations,” says Al Jama-ah’s President Ganief Hendricks and Deputy Minister of Social Development in the Government of National Unity.
It is clear that the hostages have been treated well, compared to the horrific and brutal treatment Palestinian prisoners including women and children, endure in the Zionist Israeli prisons which are likened to ‘concentration camps,’ and not forgetting the murdering of over 20 000 Palestinian women since October 2023.
“We call on the Resistance movement to continue the high standard of care to women but to contemplate over the keeping of women hostages for so long,” says Hendricks. The world society should hold the Zionist Israelis accountable for every misdeed and should not use Hamas as a convenient excuse for their endless atrocities.
President of the USA’s statement that his people will continue supporting a Genocide makes him the worst President the USA has ever had. “Al Jama-ah calls for an end to the occupation which would bring about lasting peace in the Middle East. We further call on the media to change their narrative from justifying, nurturing a genocide and trying to derail the Hamas “deal” by broadcasting interviews from belligerent spokespersons. What is needed is voices calling for peace,” he says.
The Al Aqsa Flood must continue to remain top on the mind but must focus on the international legal justice which includes executing the warrant of arrests of avenged war criminals: there must also be complicity charges against those that supported Israel.
The Zionist regime should be punished for their inhumane acts since 8 October
2023. “South Africa has taken the lead in laying international criminal charges and this must be supported by the civilised countries which excludes most western countries. The rule of international law must prevail justly!” exclaims Hendricks.
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