00:00I can't end my speech without referring to the issue of Palestine.
00:17It's a tragedy of this century, the genocide continues with impunity.
00:26This sign of barbarism in this period and age is sickening for us to observe and see
00:36on a daily basis children and women and their property plundered.
00:44I have said in Rio during the G20 summit in the presence of the President of the United
00:50States and many European leaders too, that the United Nations was set up as a body of
01:00independent nations against colonialism.
01:04In Muslim countries, the fight against colonial masters were mainly by the Muslim groups.
01:10The battle against imperialism is part and parcel of the Muslim struggle of the last
01:13century.
01:15But now the world seems to condone and accept colonialism.
01:21You colonize Palestine, you plundered their property, you squandered their wealth and
01:29you dispossessed their land, property and life.
01:34And the world seems to be silent.
01:45So the moral fabric of global community is gone.
01:51Why talk about morality?
01:54Why preach about democracy and human rights?
01:58I've taken a position refusing to listen to the hectoring and lectures about human
02:05rights and democracy by Western leaders because clearly there is a disconnect, to use a polite
02:16term, hypocrisy, to use the right term.
02:23And may we seek Allah's help and blessing and through our efforts of effective collaboration
02:34to state our stand and preserve the right of others.
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