Thursday February 22, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

An official statement made by Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida said that "the truce with the Israeli occupation is no longer valid."
Hamas has, officially, called off their ceasefire against Israel.

The question begs asking? Did Hamas ever really enforce their ceasefire against Israel?
Well, for the most part, Hamas has reigned in terror - and the horrific act of terror which took place on June 25th when a Hamas attack force struck an Israeli tank, killed 2 soldiers, wounded a 3rd and kidnapped the 4th, Gilad Shalit, who is still in the hands of Hamas and whom they refuse to release has not been repeated.
But in the true sense, it has never really been a ceasefire.

Hamas is sworn to the destruction of Israel and the cessation of fire they had with Israel was really a Hudna.
The literal English translation of Hudna is ceasefire, but Hudna is more a concept than a word.
A Hudna allows for a Muslim to enter into a truce with his arch enemy in order to regroup, rearm and rebuild. The truce may be broken when it meets the needs of the Muslim. It can last for a maximum period of 10 years.

This ceasefire/Hudna didn't make it very long.