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| Gazans Feeling Recoil of Attacks on Israel |
| 2008-02-19 |
| Long article, this is at the end of it... In a Palestinian government building taken over by Hamas, an official talked of using Gaza's civilians to make an impact on the other side. After the "moral victory" of the destruction of the border wall with Egypt, Hamas now is considering sending Palestinian women and children to the border walls with Israel to demand their opening, said Ahmed Youssef, an adviser to the Hamas foreign ministry. He shrugged at the risk. "We're taking our kids, they will join us. Let them kill them," Youssef said, wearing a rumpled business shirt and tie at his desk. Youssef said the rocket attacks were worth the toll on the people of Gaza. "It's a way to defend ourselves," Youssef said. "Instead of waiting here to die, it's a way to defend ourselves." The Hamas official acknowledged one recourse that the ordinary people of Gaza lack: When lights go out during a dinner party with foreign guests, Youssef said, he can call the Gaza power company to have them turned back on. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 here was a good pick off from the article, "...dozens of men gathered on a recent morning to welcome home a farmer who they said had been newly freed by Hamas after a week of interrogation....As pressure increases on Gaza, residents say that Hamas is cracking down harder on supporters of Fatah...., one of the farmers asked first that he not be identified for fear of reprisals. Then he replied that he wanted the borders of Gaza to be reopened and the economy to recover...The man added a third hope, his mouth twisting into a smile that held no amusement: "And for Hamas to roast on a hot grill."" |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-02-19 13:01 |
| #2 "We're taking our kids, they will join us. Let them kill them," And there you have it - the antithesis of Golda Meir's bit about we will have peace when the Paleos care more about their children than killing Jews. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-02-19 12:48 |
| #1 Please define defend. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-02-19 12:39 |