Hamas: Anthrax should be put in US water supply
Atallah Abu Al-Subh, a columnist for the
Hamas weekly Al-Risala based in Gaza,
writes open letters to prominent figures,
ideologies, and events. His most recent letter,
No. 163, was titled "To Anthrax":
"The truth is that I wondered how to begin!
Should I greet you [i.e. anthrax], or should I
curse you? Should I hold my tongue?... I will
begin by saying: Oh Anthrax, despite your
wretchedness, you have sown horror in the
heart of the lady of arrogance, of tyranny, of
boastfulness! Your gentle touch has made the
US's life rough and pointless...
"You have entered the most fortified of places;
[you have entered] the White House and they
left it like horrified mice ... The Pentagon was
a monster before you entered its corridors...
And behold, it now transpires that its men are
of paper and its commanders are of cardboard,
and they hasten to flee as soon as they see - only see -
chalk dust!
"Nevertheless, you have found your way to
only eight American breasts so far ... May you
continue to advance, to permeate, and to
spread. If I may give you a word of advice,
enter the air ... the water faucets from which
they drink, and the pens with which they draft
their traps and conspiracies against the
wretched peoples."
(The Middle East Media Research Institute
translated the above op-ed piece which
originally appeared in Al-Risala)
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Hamas - Who they are
Ideology and Strategy
The basic ideology of Hamas is founded primarily on the mainstream of the Muslim Brotherhood. In the
Islamic Covenant published by Hamas in August 1988, it defined itself as the "Palestinian branch of the
Muslim Brotherhood".
However, there is a clear distinction in the order of priorities set forth by Hamas, as opposed to those of
the Muslim Brotherhood in the Territories prior to the Intifada, particularly as regards the question of
Jihad. The Muslim Brotherhood viewed Jihad as a general duty and principle and it maintained that Islam
would be established first throughout the Muslim world, only later to be followed by violent Jihad against Israel, in which Palestine, too, would be liberated.
Hamas defines the transition to the stage of Jihad "for the liberation of all of Palestine" as a personal religious duty
incumbent upon every Muslim. At the same time, it utterly rejects any political arrangement that would entail the
relinquishment of any part of Palestine, which for it is tantamount to a surrender of part of Islam. These positions are reflected in the Covenant, and of course in its activities.
Sources of funding.
Estimating the amount of money reaching Hamas is complex task, but a modest estimate is several tens of millions of dollars
per year. ..............................
Sources of funding abroad:
a. Official sources: the government of Iran contributes approximately 3 million dollars per year for all Hamas
activities.
b. There are four central Hamas charity funds in the West: Great Britain - The Palestine Relief and Development
Fund (Interpal); U.S.A. - the Holy Land Foundation; Germany - the Al Aqsa Foundation, with branches in Belgium
and Holland; France - Comite de Bienfaisance et Solidarite avec la Palestine.
Funding from other Islamic organizations: (not Hamas):
a. Non-governmental charitable organizations in the Gulf states - generally, they collect charity for needy Muslims
throughout the world, and as part of this effort they support Hamas and its social and welfare institutions.
b. Islamic aid agencies in the West - these rely on the Islamic community in the West, numbering about 15 million. Among these: Muslim Aid, and the Islamic Relief Agency - ISRA.
c. The Muslim Brotherhood - In the late 1980s the Brotherhood established the Muslim Aid Committee to the
Palestinian Nation in order to aid Hamas.
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Devotion, desire drive youths to 'martyrdom'
By Jack Kelley, USA TODAY
ZARQA, Jordan — The Hotaris are preparing for a
party to celebrate the killing of 21 Israelis this month by
their son, a suicide bomber. Neighbors hang pictures on
their trees of Saeed Hotari holding seven sticks of
dynamite. They spray-paint graffiti reading "21 and
counting" on their stone walls. And they arrange flowers
in the shapes of a heart and a bomb to display on their
front doors. "I am very happy and proud of what my son
did and, frankly, am a bit jealous," says Hassan Hotari,
54, father of the young man who carried out the attack
June 1 outside a disco in Tel Aviv. It was Israel's worst
suicide bombing in nearly four years. "I wish I had done
(the bombing). My son has fulfilled the Prophet's
(Mohammed's) wishes. He has become a hero! Tell me,
what more could a father ask?"
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