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Pragmatic Arab Views of Hamas

[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs] Mainstream Arabic-language newspapers are printing ever more articles and editorials that are unsympathetic towards Hamas. Lebanese commentator Hazem Saghaya wrote, "We should be even angrier at Hamas for using children, just as Khomeini did during the war against Iraq, when he armed children with hand grenades and sent them to their deaths" (Al-Hayat, 4Mar08). Dr. Ahmad Al-Baghdadi wrote, "Hamas bears sole responsibility for the death of Palestinians on a daily basis....In light of their insane insistence on launching improvised rockets [into Israel], they bear sole responsibility for the destruction of Gaza" (Al-Siyassa, Kuwait, 1Mar08). Kuwaiti journalist Abdallah Alhadlaq reiterates "Israel's right to defend itself and its people and its sovereignty against Hamas, which is supported by the Persian regime militarily and financially" (Al-Watan, 6Mar08). Kuwaiti journalist Muhamed Hashem asks, "Will the residents of Gaza rise up against Hamas and its backers and send them scurrying like mice for cover, as happened to the remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq? This is what we wish for, for the sake of our people in Gaza" (Elaph, 2Mar08).
2008-04-09 01:00:00
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