While accusations of Jews using the blood of Christians and Muslims for religious ceremonies is shockingly common in the modern Middle East, it is rare to find similar demonization tactics used against Muslims.
It was quite surprising therefore to hear the statements of two suicide bombers that were recently posted on a Hamas web site. This video, posted after Hamas' recent electoral victory, includes the video-will of two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at the Karni crossing at the end of 2004. The statement of one of the bombers, Idham Ahmed Majala, would be par for the course if he was speaking about Jews. But Majala's statements are about Muslims themselves:
"My message to the hated Jews: There is no God but Allah," Majala says. "We will hunt you everywhere, when you wake and when you sleep. We are a blood-drinking people and we know that there is no better blood than Jewish blood.
"We will not leave you alone until we quench ourselves with your blood and we will quench the thirst of our children with your blood. We will not rest until you leave the lands of the Muslims."
I don't think Israelis could come up with a better way to demonize Hamas if they tried.
That quote is sick...augh. Thanks for keeping us informed!
Posted by: Stacy L. Harp | February 16, 2006 at 01:53 PM