Dear Mr. President ..
February 5th, 2025
I hope this message finds you in good health.
To be direct and unequivocal, Mr. President, please allow me to clarify the following:
1.You will not own it. You will not take over it…
2.Gaza, Palestine, and Jordan are not for sale…
3.Gaza and Palestine are not real estate projects for speculation. They are the ancestral homeland of millions of Christian and Muslim Arabs—the rightful owners of the land.
4.Do not allow a war criminal to manipulate you, your country, and your people—people with whom we share historic and strategic ties and cherish—into fighting his ugly wars, as he has done relentlessly for the past 30 years.
5.International law explicitly prohibits ethnic cleansing, incitement to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and forced population transfers under key legal frameworks, including the Genocide Convention (1948), the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (1998), and the Geneva Conventions (1949). The Genocide Convention (Article III) criminalizes direct and public incitement to ethnic cleansing, genocide, conspiracy, and complicity, while Article IV holds leaders, officials, and individuals accountable.
6.The Rome Statute (Article 7) classifies forcible transfer of a population as a crime against humanity, and Article 25 makes incitement to ethnic cleansing and genocide a punishable offense. The Fourth Geneva Convention (Article 49) explicitly prohibits forced deportation in occupied territories, while Article 147 defines it as a grave war crime.
7.Leaders who incite or orchestrate ethnic cleansing face prosecution under international criminal law, with penalties including life imprisonment or long-term incarceration (Rome Statute, Article 77). They can be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC), ad hoc tribunals (such as the ICTY and ICTR), or under universal jurisdiction—allowing any country to prosecute them. Precedents from tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda prove that political leaders, military commanders, and propagandists can and will be convicted for incitement and crimes against humanity. UN Security Council resolutions have repeatedly reaffirmed that such actions constitute serious violations of international law, ensuring that those responsible are held to account.
And finally, Mr. President—bullying does not work in international politics, least of all with Jordanians and Palestinians…
Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ahmad Thougan Hindawi
February 5th, 2025
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