PKS Kirimi Bush Surat Terbuka

Jakarta - Presiden Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) Tifatul Sembiring akan menyampaikan surat resmi kepada Presiden George W Bush, sehubungan dengan kedatangan Menteri Luar Negeri Condoleezza Rice ke Indonesia."Selain kepada media massa, kita juga akan sampaikan melalui Dubes AS hari ini," kata Tifatul kepada wartawan di Hotel Bidakara, Jalan Gatot Subroto, Jakarta Selatan, Rabu (15/3/2006).Isi dari surat itu antara lain mengingatkan kepada Amerika bahwa Indonesia dalam pembukaan UUD 1945 telah menegaskan bahwa sesungguhnya kemerdekaan itu adalah hak segala bangsa, mengajak AS untuk mengenal lebih dekat keberadaan Hamas setelah kemenangannya pada pemilu yang sangat demokratis."AS jangan hanya menyampaikan tolak, tolak dan tolak saja. Jangan juga berencana untuk mengucilkan Palestina dan menyetop bantuan, dsb," kataTifatul.PKS beralasan bahwa kemenangan Hamas diperoleh dalam sebuah pemilu yang sangat demokratis, memberi kesempatan kepada Hamas adalah kesempatan yang paling moderat dan sangat berharga dalam mewujudkan iklim demokrasi.Hamas juga dapat menjadi kunci bagi proses perdamaian di Timur Tengah,karena itu AS sejatinya dapat memanfaatkan kesempatan ini untuk memberi sinyal kepada dunia Islam bahwa AS sangat mendukung demokrasi secara fair tanpa memandang agama apa pun.Berikut ini surat lengkap PKS:Open Presidental Letter to The President of United StatesDear Mr President,The United States of America has been regarded as the 'guru' of democracy practices. Yet, we are still hoping to see the proof, especially fair, civilized and humanly democratis practises. Particularly, we would like to see this with respect to the current and future situation in Middle East. More specifically, would like to this with regard to HAMAS victory in the last election in Palestine.We unfortunately have seen that there is a list of UN resolution thatIsrael has not complied. Moreover, it has been shown to the world that the United States vetoed UN resolutions which are critical to Israel. These show serious distortion on the United States face democracy and Israel as you ally in the Middle East.Considering a better future in the Middle East region, the United States should recognize HAMAS and not stop providing aid to the Palestinian people. The reasons are as follow, Hamas has won the right to form a goverment through legitimate democratic means. As they are the winner of democracy in Palestine, the United States should acknowledge, if not hypocritical.There is a chance of moderating affect if Hamas is engaged via democratic means. Therefore, this is worth considering seriously and may be worse if Hamas is marginalized.Hamas is the key to Middle East peace process. All parties shuld negatiate with them rather than treaten and/or embargoed them. They should be negotiated eventually accept geo-political realities.Probably most importantly, United States could use this opportunity to convey a signal to Islamic world that they are fair and uphold democraticvalues/practices regardless of religion.It should also be stressed that with regard to peace process in Middle East, all parties should comply with UN Resolution and Oslo Agreement.Best wishes for a safer and better worldCentral Board of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)IR H Tifatul Sembiring (nrl/)