A senior Hamas leader said on Sunday that recent Palestinian riots on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip were backed by the Islamist group’s weapons and fighters.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahhar called allegations that the terrorist group was employing “peaceful resistance” against Israel “a clear terminological deception.”
“When you have weapons that are being wielded by men who were able to prevent the strongest army in the region from entering the Gaza strip for 51 days, and were able to capture or kill soldiers of that army — is this really ‘peaceful resistance?” asked al-Zahhar, whose remarks were translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
“When we talk about ‘peaceful resistance,’ we are deceiving the public,” he said. “This is peaceful resistance bolstered by a military force and by security agencies, and enjoying tremendous popular support.”
Hamas does NOT speak for all the people of Gaza.
The Protests were carried out by many thousands of Unarmed Gazan Civilians and the idea that there was any meaningful numbers of Hamas Operatives protesting is a lie.
People Israeli SNIPERS shot included:
– A Man at Prayer
– A woman holding a flag
– 17 Journalists, two Killed
– A man in a wheel chair
– Many Children
– An 82 year old man just talking with reporters
None of these were shot Legally.
Which makes Israels action there Terrorism by Definition. – “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims”
Was the shooting (violence) of Civilians Legal? – NO!
Was Israels actions Politicaly Motivated to deter the Palestinians from Protesting? – Yes
Therefore Israel carried out Terrorism in shooting more than 5,000 Unarmed Civilian Protesters killing over 100 of them.
Israel is therfore a Terrorist State.
QED!
If the Gazan people elect a terrorist organisation as their government, and they endorse their violent jihadic policies (see Pew Research), does that mean we have an entire society populated by terrorists?
If the prevailing societal worldview sees women and children as legitimate combatants in the context of a jihad, then at least in those societies, is no one a civilian? eg suicide bombers that are women and children.
When you say something is illegal, what law do you mean? In some societies Sharia Law takes precedence over anything a Western mind could conceive. Hence outdoor prayer meetings on public roads in London that prevent traffic from flowing.
Thus women and children are not civilians but legitimate combatants. QED.
By the way, there are plenty of images that show many of these protesters were armed and in the act of launching their weapons.