Hamas Uses Good People Like Mahmoud

I have met Mahmoud El-Yousseph and personally like him. And, as we have seen, he is not always on the wrong side. But he sent me the following which deserves discussion and refutation:

Way to go to Israel! by Mahmoud El-Yousseph

Finally the Israeli army killed the person who is responsible for missile and rocket attacks from Gaza. The suspect was killed by a single bullet to the head by an Israeli army death-squad, and was among 120 killed and 200 injured (many women and children included) in a series of Israeli air raids and ground invasions that lasted for 5 days. .

Surprisingly, this earth-moving news was not aired on Fox News, CNN, or reported by other major main stream media. Here is an update about this latest high value target that was executed. The victim was a two week old baby. Israel seems to actually think that this baby is capable of firing missiles and rockets.

Name: Amira [princes in Arabic] Abu 'Assr
Address: Deir El-Balah, Gaza, Palestine
Date of Death: March,5, 2008

To better understand why Israel targets Palestinian children, Jennifer Loewenstein a Jewish professor at the University of Wisconsin put it eloquently in a recently published article. She wrote, " Who really cares about these children? Every Palestinian is a militant because everyone (sooner or later) wants Israel off their land, out of their life, and forgotten like a horrible dream. It is for that reason they are all equal targets."

Just an added reminder, Amira's precious life was taken away while she was in her mother's arms. Her father was kidnapped by soldiers and her mother was seriously injured. As far as Amira is concern; rest in peace little princess!

Of course, it is absurd to say that Israel target Palestinian children. It is clear to all who will see that Israel targets terrorists.

But, as Hamas MP Fahti Hammad said,

Fathi Hammad: [The enemies of Allah] do not know that the Palestinian people has developed its [methods] of death and death-seeking. For the Palestinian people, death has become an industry, at which women excel, and so do all the people living on this land. The elderly excel at this, and so do the mujahideen and the children. This is why they have formed human shields of the women, the children, the elderly, and the mujahideen, in order to challenge the Zionist bombing machine. It is as if they were saying to the Zionist enemy: "We desire death like you desire life."

Well, guess what? If Hamas uses women and children as human shields, their blood is on the hands of Hamas, not Israel.

As to Mahmoud's eulogy for the unfortunate child, a similar eulagy could and should be written for each poor, defenseless seminary student heartlessly massacred by Hamas on March 6, 2008.

I understand that Muslims sympathize with the plight of thir fellow Muslims in Palestine, but, Mahmoud, will I have to spend my entire life getting you to see both sides of this conflict and to acknowledge the evil that is Hamas?

Mahmoud, don't be a dupe in Hamas's game. You are a warm hearted guy who bleeds in sympathy with the death of the child. What normal human would not ? (Hint: Hamas if the child were Jewish.) You are the target for the Hamas public relations campaign. Do not be fooled. Hamas caused the death. Hamas considers the death acceptable martyrdom. Hamas is using you because you are a warm and empathetic individual, something Hamas is not. See them for what they are. Please.