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| Son of Hamas founder says God will protect Israel |
| 2011-11-20 |
| Palestinian Arab Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former spy for the Shin Bet, is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founder of Hamas. Last week, he delivered an impassioned lecture to a Canadian audience about his bumpy journey from Hamas activist to defender of Israel and admirer of the Jewish people. Given his notoriety, security was extremely tight. People who had bought tickets for the event were required to show photo IDs twice before being admitted. Yousef said, "I was born as a son of a Hamas leader and dedicated myself to Islam. I have a very good understanding of what Islam is all about." Asserting that Hamas is a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood with the goal of destroying Israel and building an Islamic state on the rubble, Yousef said he developed a hatred for Israel after his fatherÂ’s arrest when he was 10 years old. Having himself been arrested and imprisoned by Israel, Yousef agreed to work for the Shin Bet. "I had a hidden agenda. I wanted to take revenge." But in jail, he discovered that his fellow Hamas inmates were brutal, were quick to murder Palestinians deemed to be collaborators and did not care about sacrificing the lives of ordinary Palestinians to reach their objectives. Introduced to Christianity by a British missionary in 1999, Yousef found himself and continued spying for Israel, getting a reputation as one of its most useful agents. He said, "I donÂ’t believe I did anything wrong working for Israel. You canÂ’t go wrong saving human lives." Yousef suggested that Palestinians should be satisfied with self-rule, saying that a Palestinian state would not fit into the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "It would be like fitting an elephant into the eye of an eagle." He claimed that the creation of a Palestinian state would bring war and destruction to the Middle East. "I want my people to recognize IsraelÂ’s right to this historic land," he declared, saying Palestinians should learn from "the Jewish nation" that life is more important than death or vengeance. Yousef asserted that further that western civilization will fall if Israel fails, said that God will "protect" Israel, urged the international community to stop IranÂ’s nuclear program, denounced Hamas as a duplicitous organization and claimed that Arab culture is underpinned by shame, fear and intimidation. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #6 ELEPHANTS-IN-THE-SKY-NOT-WID-DIAMONDS .... versus * WAFF > [Jewish Scholars] IRAN + SAUDIS ACTING OUT ANCIENT MESSIAH PROPHECY. Sorry, Israel, not so fast, as first thingys must come first. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-20 23:29 |
| #5 The DoS has a hard time telling right from wrong. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-11-20 23:05 |
| #4 Geez, And I thought that I was a Troll here... |
| Posted by: Angoper Smith4384 2011-11-20 22:29 |
| #3 I read his book, Son of Hamas, a few weeks ago. Rather good read... |
| Posted by: IG-88 2011-11-20 16:34 |
| #2 He spoke in Toronto. I get the impression he is still subject to deportation by the USA, correct me if I'm wrong. He's a marked man. One of the recent popes issued a formal teaching that the Old Covenant is still in effect. From that point of view, the people of Israel will never fail but will persist until the end of the world. Regardless. Other Christians hold very similar ideas, from Genesis 12:3. I don't know about 'western civilization' though. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-20 16:14 |
| #1 A few years ago the Dept of State was set to deport this guy to the West Bank (where he would have been killed). Israel tried (per their comments) to tell the US privately not to do this but the Dept of State persisted. Then Shin Bet was forced to come out in public and describe the work he had done for them (which compromises some ongoing work). |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-11-20 08:58 |