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Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/100073
Hamas Leader's Medical Specialty
[Newsweek] Kevin Peraino - Mahmoud Zahar is one of the most powerful Hamas figures in Gaza. One of the movement's leading hawks, he displays a deep suspicion of most Westerners. A New York Times reporter once asked the Islamist, who is a medical doctor, about his field of expertise. "Thyroids," Zahar replied. "I'm very good at cutting throats."