Al-Hindi to Al Mayadeen: PA did not fulfill promise given to PIJ
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In an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen deputy chief of the PIJ, highlights the firm stance of the movement on the case of Palestinian Resistance fighters detained by the Palestinian Authority.
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Mohammad Al-Hindi, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) speaks during an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen TV, Beirut, Lebanon, July 25, 2023.
The Deputy Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Mohammad, Al-Hindi, in an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen, affirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to assert an image of a victory through which he could make a show of Israeli deterrence, but his plan failed in Jenin and its camp, achieving nothing.
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: " Netanyahu wanted the image of a victory through which he could affirm Israeli deterrence, but his plan failed in #Jenin and its camp, and achieved nothing."#Palestine https://t.co/tbBp1pBSQU
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
He emphasized "the unity of the Palestinian people and their factions" as "the foundation of Resistance," as proven in the Battle of the Fury of Jenin, in which various factions in the city cooperated to defend Jenin from the Israeli occupation's = incursion. Al-Hindi confirmed that during this battle, the Al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade shared weapons and funds with fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and other factions.
He also stated that "the Palestinian people currently possess good military capabilities, manufacturing their weapons in Gaza and the West Bank."
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "The #Palestinian people are currently equipped with good military capabilities, and are manufacturing their weapons in #Gaza and the #WestBank, as they did before." https://t.co/fgZBysAqzc
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
In his interview with Al Mayadeen, Al-Hindi asserted that the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, "proved that it can deter and confront the occupation," adding that its military capabilities in Gaza and the West Bank have vastly improved.
Al-Hindi believed that "resistance in Palestine has become an individual, collective, and factional decision," adding that "Al-Quds Brigades are at the forefront of the confrontation." He further noted that "the battle [to free Palestine] is long and ongoing, and we realize that the price for ending the occupation in the West Bank is high, but we also believe that victory is on our side."
PIJ will not attend the meeting of Secretaries-General in Cario
Regarding the Palestinian Authority, the Deputy Secretary-General stressed that the project of the [Palestinian ] Authority is based on compromise and negotiations [with the occupation] has failed, and the rise in settlement activity bears testament to this."
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "The PA's project, which is based on compromise and negotiations, has failed, and the increase in Israeli settlements is evidence of that."#Palestine https://t.co/2yBldimxEv
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
Al-Hindi added that the PA, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has no role to play on the political level, but rather its role is limited to security matters.
Moreover, the official criticized the security apparatuses of the Palestinian Authority arrested Resistance fighters simply because they resist the occupation, without any legal charges raised against them.
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "The PIJ will not participate in the meeting of Resistance Secretaries-General in Cairo if the #Palestinian Authority does not liberate detained #Resistance fighters." https://t.co/w5bdSJIxrw
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
Al-Hindi, in his exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen, referred to a promise made by officials in the Palestinian Authority to release detained Resistance fighters in preparation for Abbas's visit to the Jenin camp. However, this promise, he said, was not fulfilled.
He announced that the PIJ will not participate in the meeting of the secretaries-general in Cairo unless the PA releases the detained resistance fighters, adding that "Palestinian factions are making efforts to bring the points of views of [the Palestinian] Islamic Jihad and the [Palestinian] Authority closer together to ensure the success [of a possible] meeting"
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "The #Palestinian factions are making efforts to bridge the points of view between the PIJ and the Palestinian Authority in order to make the #Cairo meeting a success."#Palestine https://t.co/lVEVVsmzPF
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
Moreover, the Deputy Secretary-General that the PIJ continues to communicate with its counterparts in the Fatah movement in hopes securing a release of the detainees.
He also revealed that the head of the General Intelligence Service of the PA, Major General Majid Faraj, called the Secretary-General of the PIJ, Ziyad Al-Nakhalah, but they did not meet in person.
Al-Hindi pointed out that the PIJ "has made various efforts to bring Fatah and Hamas closer, further stating that the movement welcomes any rapprochement between them.
Internal Israeli crisis to the benefit of Palestine
Regarding the ongoing political crisis in "Israel," Al-Hindi said that the occupation is facing significant division between the Easterner and WesternerJews [Mizrahi and Ashkenazi jews], which concerns the United States.
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "Israel faces a real crisis amid a great split between Easterners and Westerners, and this upsets the #UnitedStates." https://t.co/FKSzvGd2YL
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
Al-Hindi predicted that the phenomenon of reverse migration in "Israel" is bound to increase due to the turbulent situation in the occupation's society. This turbulence and changes on the administrative levels, along with other developments in the region, especially the Iran-Saudi reconciliation, come in favor of the Palestinian people, according to Al-Hindi.
PIJ Deputy Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Hindi to #AlMayadeen: "The successive rounds of fighting in #Gaza and the #WestBank are a prelude to a major battle in which all battlefields will unite." https://t.co/rdZ52DEpdn
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 25, 2023
The Deputy Secreatry-General asserted that reunifying political opponents in "Israel" is difficult, and if Netanyahu considers launching an aggression on Palestinian cities to divert attention from the internal Israeli crisis, the Resistance in Gaza and the West Bank will respond and deter the occupation.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
