Hamas: Women who shame family can be bombers

IMRA/Ha'aertz ^ | 1-19-04 | Amos Harel

[SJackson]

Hamas: Women who shame family can be bombers
By Amos Harel Ha'aretz 19 January 2004
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/384608.html

Last week, Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin praised the woman who killed herself and four Israeli security men at the Erez checkpoint. But it turns out Yassin's militant Islamist organization does not unequivocally support the use of women in terror attacks - it is especially hesitant about the deployment of married mothers.

Senior Hamas figures who have consulted about the subject recently are inclined to support only the use of women who have desecrated rules of "family honor."

Hamas' view on women and terror strikes has taken shape in past months, top Israeli intelligence officers explained to Haaretz on Sunday. In the past, Hamas leaders avoided taking a clear stand on the use of women in terror strikes. In some cases, Hamas leaders rejected requests of women to take part in such attacks; Hamas referred a few such women to other organizations, particularly Islamic Jihad and Tanzim.

Hamas has now revised this position, and some of the organization's leaders condone the use of women in terror strikes, particularly in situations where a woman can carry out the assignment more easily (since she is likely to cause less suspicion at crossing points), and when the woman has transgressed moral norms. In such cases, a woman's "sacrifice" atones for the "stain" she has caused to her family for violating moral codes.

Reem Raiyshi, the woman who blew herself up last week at the Erez crossing, was the married mother of two. Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday that Raiyshi was compelled to perpetrate the terror strike to atone for having betrayed her husband. Relying on IDF sources, this report claimed that Raiyshi's husband, a Hamas operative, knew about his wife's plan in advance, and even encouraged her to carry it out.

[SJackson]

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Another important clerical question resolved.

[risk]

Why don't they pollute the sanctity of the sacrifice?

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Unbelievable! And there are still those who truly think Israel can have meaningful negotiations with these mongrels.

[2banana]

In such cases, a woman's "sacrifice" atones for the "stain" she has caused to her family for violating moral codes.

Raiyshi's husband, a Hamas operative, knew about his wife's plan in advance, and even encouraged her to carry it out.

And women are not even allowed to go to Mosque for prayer. Middle East women need to hear the Good News of Jesus now more than ever...

[Diogenesis]

The woman's lover was the very Hamas agent who sent her to die.
This occurred with the knowledge of her husband who wanted this explosive divorce
given his holdings in a Palestinian battery company.

Let there be no doubt, from the Iran hostage taking, through Beruit, through the first Trade Center bombing
and the African embassy bombings, and the USS Cole, and 911 Atrocities,
there is no limit to the evil which these vermin display and manifest.

[2banana]

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[anniegetyourgun]

"In such cases, a woman's "sacrifice" atones for the "stain" she has caused to her family for violating moral codes."

How tragic that she didn't know the One who has already paid it all. He and His purpose are so woefully misunderstood. May God help believers to rightly reflect His nature and, His very reason for being.

[Dallas59]

Poor Palestinian Children. No love.

[American in Israel]

Why can't Hamas be suicide bombers? Why must it always be a mixed up teenager or the new class of forced suicide bomber.

Where are the Men, the Heros, the warriors?

Hiding behind kids and women no doubt...

[ikka]

The woman's lover was the very Hamas agent who sent her to die. This occurred with the knowledge of her husband

This part really makes me wonder if it wasn't essentially a murder plot. Maybe the husband has someone new in his life already? And the Hamas agent either got paid off to "make it look like a suicide bomber" or something like that.

[Becki]

Senior Hamas figures who have consulted about the subject recently are inclined to support only the use of women who have desecrated rules of "family honor."

I am so glad they will only use women who have stained the family honor.

Of course, making something they don't like for dinner desecrates the rules of "family honor", and will get you beheaded.

How can they have rules of "family honor" when they have no honor?

Becki

[anniegetyourgun]

It's worse than no love for their children - they take it to the next level. They are actively planting seeds of hate in their children.

[Hila]

Also, their claim that the hellish act of bombing people away is a noble and honorable act is contradicted. They would be "willing" to let an dishonorable person carry out their putrid intents as an "atoning" for that carrier???? Surely, people who do not distinguish right from wrong will
rationalize in the smallness of their depraved minds. Thanks to the Almighty that they will not be able to continue and He will judge those who call evil good, and good evil.

[Dionysius]

Get this, all you multicultural, moral relativist imbeciles. SOME CULTURES ARE VASTLY BETTER THAN OTHERS!

[adam_az]

Prediction:

Michael Schiavo converts to Islam, moves to Ramallah, claims Terri was an adulteress, hands her over to Hamas, they strap some C-4 to her gurney and roll her down a hill to an Israeli checkpoint.

Hey, it could happen!

I just want to know why Arafat and Yassin still draw breath.

[BlackVeil]

The problem with this article is that it does not cite any of the Hamas officials.

It says:

Relying on IDF sources, this report claimed that Raiyshi's husband, a Hamas operative, knew about his wife's plan ...

But there is not one quote from a Hamas source, or from the Palestinian family, supporting these wild claims. In fact, these statements have been several times denied.

It reminds me of the story of the "ten year old suicide bomber" in Jenin, which was later shown to be completely false. Why would "IDF sources" be a reliable mouthpiece for Hamas?

[dennisw]

Those suicide bombers are fantastic aren't they? They kill so many Jews. Maim so many Jews while just one of them dies. Such a noble religion this blood thirsty moon god has got going.

Get hypnotized. Remain hypnotized. You get to apologize for the hypnotized.

[dennisw]

Operative word= depraved. degenerate works too.

[BlackVeil]

But where is the quote - the citation - from even one single Hamas leader on this policy? They article reports these views, but seems to be taking them out of thin air.