Regimes*
*The Masks Have Fallen*
In a dangerously provocative display, Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s Minister of National Security, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque — the First Qibla and the third holiest site in Islam — accompanied by over 1,400 supporters, including cabinet ministers and government officials. This blatant violation struck a deep blow to the sanctity of the site and to the hearts of over two billion Muslims worldwide.
Ben Gvir claimed his actions were driven by “patriotism.” But what truly emerged from this spectacle was a stark exposure of the fragile, compromised stance of official Arab and Islamic regimes. His boots did not just trample the stones of Jerusalem—they crushed the last fig leaves hiding the shame of those who loudly recite slogans yet fall into humiliating silence when the sanctities of the ummah are desecrated.
If Netanyahu’s government operates under the direction of religious extremists, then why is the Islamic current condemned when it calls for legitimate defense of land, honor, and sacred sites?
**Is it not time to acknowledge that iron can only be broken by iron?**
Ever since Donald Trump’s infamous visit to the region, the foundations of the so-called “Deal of the Century” were laid—not through official documents, but in the minds of regimes forced to kneel. That visit was no passing event; it marked a turning point where some capitals applauded the enemy, and betrayal was rebranded as “strategic vision.”
**The post-Trump Arab order has become a burden on dignity—not its guardian.**
Yes, they armed themselves—but only to aim their weapons at each other, not at Ben Gvir and his rabid hounds.
What use is a weapon that’s only raised in fratricide?
This storming of Al-Aqsa would never have happened with such brazenness were it not for the silence of regimes, the normalization discourse, and the perception of the Palestinian cause as a political liability. As for the people, they have been deliberately worn down—left to chase bread and crumbs of false security.
**Are we witnessing the prelude to Armageddon?**
Perhaps. The conditions are ripe: sectarian polarization, religious conflict, foreign powers pulling strings, and helpless populations.
What’s most dangerous is that we’re being dragged into the battlefield blindly—some of our own leaders complicit, whether by silence or participation.
Today, shame is shared equally: by the occupier who attacks and by those who remain silent in the face of aggression.
While Muslim women are violated, children are slaughtered, and innocent blood is spilled, some continue their daily rituals of eating, drinking, and reproduction—as if nothing is happening.
**What will you say to your Lord tomorrow?**
**Isn’t it time we all shouted as one: Those who’ve lost their shame… are already dead.**
