Thursday February 23, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Hamas leader Halad Mashaal met with Palestinian Authority President Abbas in Cairo on Wednesday. They met to iron out problems with the unity agreements they had created a few weeks ago.

After the meeting Hamas issued a formal statement saying, "the movement (Hamas) is devoted to ending the division and uniting on the basis of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the brave resistance."

Two things need to be clear. Number one is that Hamas leadership in Gaza is not in favor of this agreement. They will need to be convinced and cajoled into accepting it. Number two is that the expression "the brave resistance" means "terror."

Whenever you see the word "resistance" in Arabic, in this context, it means "armed attacks against Israelis and Jews." Always. With no exceptions.

This is not Mahatma Gandhi of the Middle East. This is Hamas.

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