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2007-06-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Bobby 2007-06-16 09:24|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 By expelling Fatah, Hamas will have exclusive control over an area that accounts for almost half of all Palestinians in the occupied territories

thanks Amir, come back when you figure out that Gaza isn't "occupied". Even the best of Arab writers and thinkers suck

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-06-16 10:03|| 2007-06-16 10:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Methinks Taheri is Iranian. But, yes, the mindset sucks.

Posted by Pappy 2007-06-16 10:20|| 2007-06-16 10:20|| Front Page Top

#3 They are occupied. By moslems. Those were once Christian lands.

Posted by Gary and the Samoyeds">Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-16 11:37|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-06-16 11:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Hamas is also encouraged by the fact that, for the first time in a decade, several regional powers including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Syria, the Sudan and Libya, support its one-state strategy.

Yawn, the usual suspects.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-06-16 11:59|| 2007-06-16 11:59|| Front Page Top

Posted by 3dc 2007-06-16 14:23|| 2007-06-16 14:23|| Front Page Top

#6 The problems of Gaza can (and should) be solved quite easily with the judicious application of napalm and high explosives.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-06-16 15:23|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-06-16 15:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Pappy's right - Iranian, but still Islamic.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-06-16 15:44|| 2007-06-16 15:44|| Front Page Top

#8 The longer-term cause of the current fight must be sought in the deep ideological divisions in Palestinian society. Hamas is part of the Muslim Brotherhood, a pan-Islamist movement dedicated to creating a single global Islamic state. For it, Palestine is no more than a small corner of the Dar Al-Islam (The House of Islam) which must one day defeat the Dar al-Kufr (The House of the Infidel) and unite mankind under its banner.

All of which is a perfect reason to begin razing Gaza down to bedrock. Push its entire population out into the Sinai and tell their Egyptian handlers to suck it up.

Hamas has launched a major drive to Islmicize Gaza, starting with forcing women to wear the hijab, and men to grow mandatory beards. It burned down the last beer factory in Gaza, and has banned the sale of alcoholic beverages throughout the strip. Bands of youths calling themselves Brigades of Enforcing the Good and Combating Evil have been raiding homes in search of alcohol, playing cards, Western videos, un-Islamic T-shirts and other sinful items. Young men and women found together in public or even in their cars are topped and searched to make sure that unmarried couples do not violate Shariah rules.

Priceless. File under "Be Careful What You Wish For". Palestinians are about to find out just how miserable things can be when "more Islamic than thou" becomes a lifestyle. This is a sterling example of people getting the government they deserve. All that awaits is the human rights organizations pissing and moaning about Hamas violations. Given their pro-Islamic track record, I expect the usual deafening silence. If so, that would go beyond fitting and into the realm of supreme irony. Terrorists terrorizing the terrorists. Absolutely priceless.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-16 15:59|| 2007-06-16 15:59|| Front Page Top

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