For despotic regimes, Palestine is not the cause of an occupied people, nor is it the stolen dignity of a nation.

It is simply a "Trojan Horse" or, in other words, "Juha's Nail."

Despotic regimes identified the weakness of their people; they realized that the Arab public carries a genuine wound and a sincere human sympathy for Palestine.

Thus, they knew exactly how to infiltrate and sedate their populations:

  • "We want to liberate Palestine."
  • "The enemy is at the gates."
  • "We must support Palestine."
  • "We must reclaim Al-Aqsa."

Whenever the people complain of hunger, oppression, or corruption, the dusty "Trojan Horse" is pulled out of storage, and they are told: "Be patient, we are a frontline state; the world is conspiring against us; Palestine is calling you; look at how other countries have collapsed."

And whenever the ruler's popularity wanes or confidence in him is shaken, and people begin to ask: "Where are we headed?"—amidst inflation, taxes, corruption, bribery, and state isolation—the Trojan Horse is summoned once more to perform its urgent mission: to pull at people's heartstrings, mix the cards, and redirect the compass toward the "external enemy" instead of facing internal tyranny.

Over time, the compass truly drifted.

It reached a point where some people no longer see injustice as injustice unless it falls upon a Palestinian. The killing, displacement, crushing, and imprisonment of other nations became secondary or even justified. In many instances, they even applaud the executioner as long as he claims to "support the cause"!

They forgot the self-evident rule: justice is indivisible, and victimhood is not the monopoly of a single nationality.

But the truth is:

There is no battle. There is only a regime afraid of collapsing, an authority seeking to extend its own life, and an oppressive project using Palestine as a sacred pretext.

The cause became a mere hollow slogan, hung up whenever necessary to extend a reign, justify arrests, raise prices, impose taxes, sedate popular anger, and transform every call for justice into "national treason."

Palestine gained nothing, but the tyrants won positions, tightened their grip, stole in the name of Palestine, and threw free souls into prisons in the name of preventing "collaboration."

Conclusion:

In the hands of tyrants, the Palestinian cause has been transformed from a matter of dignity into a psychological and political exploitation tool, used only when the regime needs it. It is like an old key that opens every door except the door to Jerusalem. And the Trojan Horse knew every road, except the road to Jerusalem.