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Source: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/19/words_are_weapons_of_mass_destruction?page=full
Words Are Weapons of Mass Destruction
(Foreign Policy) David Keyes - It should surprise no one that Israel and Hamas are at war again. Hamas incitement and hate speech have silenced Palestinian moderates and distanced human rights. On Aug. 10, 2012, the deputy speaker of the Palestinian parliament in Gaza, Ahmad Bahr, shouted: "Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, destroy the Americans and their supporters. Oh Allah, count them one by one, and kill them all, without leaving a single one." Yussuf al-Sharafi, a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, echoed, "Allah, take the Jews and their allies, Allah, take the Americans and their allies...annihilate them completely and do not leave any one of them." This is broadcast live on Hamas TV throughout Gaza. Incitement to genocide is always the precursor to genocide. The writer is executive director of the New York-based Advancing Human Rights organization.