Israel has been roundly and repeatedly condemned by the UN and pretty much everyone else for civilian casualties in Gaza. We have repeatedly pointed out that there are numerous signs (including open admissions) that jihad groups in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon intentionally mount attacks from civilian areas in order to draw responses from Israel that kill civilians and can be used for propaganda purposes, but no one seems to care. And now, Gaza residents themselves are rising up against this.
"Gaza Residents Enraged Over Hamas IEDs In Densely Populated Areas," from MEMRI, January 13 (thanks to Dave):
A website close to Fatah claims that Hamas militias are placing powerful IEDs near densely populated buildings in Gaza in regions far from the border with Israel, as part of preparations for war with Israel.It was reported that this is infuriating the residents and sparking clashes between them and Hamas members.
Source: Alaahd.com
Whaaaaa! Our elected terrorist government is acting like a bunch of terrorists! Whaaaa!
Muslims killing Muslims. Best way to control them. How do we encourage this across the whole Islamic world? Oh, we don't have to they are doing it anyway. GOOD!
Our only problem is the MSM's bias to repeat the enemies line.
Not that I wouldn't put it past Hamas, but since when is Fatah a credible source for anything?
It is good that some Gazan civilians are finally standing up for their human rights not to be manipulated by Hamas into being "targets" for Israeli return fire and also not to be "dead bodies" for Hamas' propaganda mill.
If they don't assert their human rights, it is doubtful if anyone else will, or for that matter even feel like it. Rights are usually won by force, just as they are usually taken by force.
These Gazan civilians deserve our approval as well as our support for their struggle against fundamentalist Islamic tyranny...even if they are Muslims.
There is no such thing as a Muslim civilian.
Islam is a Religion of War, created during war with all the rules and regulations of war. War involves deception. Islam has honed deception into an art form. Islam fosters and creates deceivers. Muslims idolize all the wars and battles of Muhammad. Muhammad is their hero. Muslims want to; dress like him; eat like him; talk like him; behave like him; and of course war like him. This is a very good religion or code of ethics for war but terrible for peace, love and forgiveness. - Dar-al-Islam means the Territory of Islam and Dar-al-Harb means the Territory of War. All non-Islamic territory is Dar-al-Harb with the Koran and Hadith supporting the policy of unceasing war against non-Muslim lands and the booty that comes with it. If they do not have land or property of their own they can simply take it from non-Muslims with or without a fight. - Islamic terrorists are the navy, marines, army and air force of Islam in the same way that democracies and communists have military defensive/offensive forces that are usually a small percentage of the total population. The general Muslim population is waiting for the terrorists to soften their targets so that they can take over new territory. - (Koran 4:96) The believers who stay at home – apart from those that suffer from a grave impediment – are not equal to those who fight for the cause of God with their goods and their persons. God has given those that fight with their goods and their persons a higher rank than those who stay at home. God has promised all a good reward; but far richer is the recompense of those who fight for him: ranks of His own bestowal, forgiveness, and mercy. God is forgiving and merciful. - There are a multitude of other responsibilities that are necessary for the maintenance and expansion of Islam. When a Muslim says that they do not agree with terrorist activity and that they are just innocent civilians, it is either dangerous ignorance or dangerous deception on peace loving societies that is easily played out because of the philosophical ignorance of the host they are preying on and the subtle deceptive networking and concerted efforts of all Muslims towards making all the world Islamic or killing them. Just because there appears to be many Muslims not engaged in direct terrorism, this does not relieve the fact that all Muslims, including so-called civilians, are seeking world dominance and using whatever skills they have to make this happen. In the same way that any society or movement depends on many trades and professions for its existence, Islam depends on the butcher, baker, tailor, doctor, weapons manufacturers, politicians, government employees, vehicle makers, military, police, lawyers, public relations with non-Muslims and all professional and non-professional tradesman to supply its needs, therefore there are no civilians, all are participants, knowingly or unknowingly. - Conversely this is also the logic, taken from the Koran that terrorists use when they call on all Muslims to kill Americans and non-Muslims wherever they are. Any non-Muslim is participating in the development and maintenance of non-Muslim societies and therefore is considered evil by Islamic source material and Muslims obeying it and therefore a target for elimination. Non-Islamic countries who think that by helping Islamic countries with weapons, training, medicine, food, shelter, etc they will create long lasting allies are in error. Muslims will take whatever help they can get to strengthen their cause and then turn on any non-Muslim simply because they are not Muslim. This is Koranically acceptable behavior. Any help for any Muslim or Muslim society that believes Muhammad was someone to imitate and the Koran is the infallible word of God that must be obeyed is assisting in the demise of non-Muslims and is therefore the same as the criminality of contributing to mass murder. Islam could be tried for war crimes. All Muhammadens are participating in terrorist activities against non-Muhammadens even if it is simply spreading Koranic demonification, which reduces non-Muhams to something that can be abused, mutilated and/or killed.
These Gazan civilians deserve our approval as well as our support for their struggle against fundamentalist Islamic tyranny...even if they are Muslims.
No, they don't. They elected Hamas knowing full well what they were about and how they did business. If they are finding the results somewhat unpalatable that's tough. Vote them out then (good luck with that!).
If you elect Hitler, don't be surprised by the death camps.
Patrick,
Everything you say is true, nevertheless these Gazan "civilians" have made a decision to resist the part of Islamic doctrine that subjects them and their children to the risk of death at the hands of the extremist Hamas Jihadist manoeuvrings. Infidels should do all possible to exploit these "wedge" issues.
To do otherwise is to ignore opportunities to sow dissent, and perhaps cripple and eventually to destroy Islam. Every missed opportunity delays the day when the world will be free of this evil.
It seems to be finally dawning on some that Islam is out for Islam, rather than for its rank and file followers. Hamas, directly or indirectly, has provoked attacks from Israel as a part of its policy. It is a convenient way to keep its population under its control and subdued.
It should go without saying, but apparently does not, that a principled anti-islamist who argues from the skulduggery inherent to Islam to a condemnation of Islam must concede that Islam has not only knaves and connivers to call themselves Muslims but dupes, as well.
Are any of the enraged residents of Gaza in the set of dupes? I don't know.
Still, we should concede that it's possible that some of the dupes, i.e. the group of people who think that Islam means peace, actually have good hearts that are pained by thought of causing suffering to others.
Thank you Jockaira.
I get my 'uproot the Islamic source materials' blinders on sometimes and don't see the other opportunities available that can contribute to the fall of this Islamic Apocalyptic Beast.
Elections have consequences, and paybacks a bitch, the adult muslims must recognize they were free to vote whom they wanted. what the west does not realize is that hamas/fast jihad is just more honest. fatah slow jihad are just as evil but just more sneaky.
"Gaza residents enraged over Hamas' attempts to provoke civilian casualties"
Prediction: Certain enraged Gaza residents are about to become civilian casualties. (and not because of any Israeli action)
no prediction here...just a replay of past history..
last time Fatah vowed to respond “in the language of blood and fire.” (vs Israel)
Then after the Israelis pulled back, Hamas went on a collaborator hunt, and fatah supporters were turned into tortured corpses.
The "residents" must be girthing up for the next onslaught.
A Muslim who does not jihad is like a Christian who does not evangelize.
para bellum