Hello Fatha
Here I am at
Camp Intifada!
Things are good here
We like the training!
'Cause the kids who blow up first
are those complaining!
Posted on 07/31/2005 10:53:17 AM PDT by SmithL
Gaza City -- Seventeen-year-old Osama Abu Asi knows what Hamas stands for: swimming lessons, horseback riding, potato sack races and other summertime fun -- including religious education and paramilitary training.
This is summer camp in the Gaza Strip, as organized by Harakat al- Moqawama al-Islamiyah, the Islamic Resistance Movement, better known as Hamas -- which is officially regarded by the United States and many other countries as a terrorist organization that has killed hundreds of Israelis.
All summer long, at camps in playgrounds, in dirt-poor neighborhoods and on glittering Mediterranean beaches, Palestinian boys and young men get together in safe, well-managed, comfortable facilities decorated with the fluttering green flags of Hamas.
"In this camp we learn the important things of life -- good behavior, respect," said Osama, who was spending the summer at a Hamas-run camp on the beach outside Gaza City.
They also learn how to sing "intifada songs," including one urging them to "kill Zionists wherever they are, in the name of God."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Lord, have mercy on Israel. We pray for peace in Jerusalem.
In the 1980's they were teaching the children this way:
The boys - each would get a tiny puppy dog. The boys were required to squeeze the puppy dogs' neck until puppy was dead .. and all the while the boys were taught to say - this is the dog the Jew and this is what I can do to the dog the Jew.
The girls - each would get a tiny water snake. The girls were required to take an axe and cut off the snake's head .. and all the while the girls were taught to say - this is the snake the Jew and this is what I can do to the snake the Jew.
And people wonder why the Arabic people are so against America. The terrorists have just upped the anti to include ALL WESTERNERS - not just Jews and Americans.
LOL! It's so hard watching them blow up...
PRESIDENT BUSH: "Thank you. Mr. President, it is my honor to welcome the democratically elected leader of the Palestinian people to the White House.
We meet at a time when a great achievement of history is within reach, the creation of a peaceful, democratic Palestinian state. President Abbas is seeking that goal by rejecting violence and working for democratic reform. I believe the Palestinian people are fully capable of justly governing themselves, in peace with their neighbors. I believe the interests of the Israeli people would be served by a peaceful Palestinian state. And I believe that now is the time for all parties of this conflict to move beyond old grievances and act forcefully in the cause of peace.
President Abbas's election four months ago was a tribute to the power and appeal of democracy, and an inspiration to the people across the region. Palestinians voted against violence, and for sovereignty, because only the defeat of violence will lead to sovereignty.
Mr. President, the United States and the international community applaud your rejection of terrorism. All who engage in terror are the enemies of a Palestinian state, and must be held to account. We will stand with you, Mr. President, as you combat corruption, reform the Palestinian security services and your justice system, and revive your economy. Mr. President, you have made a new start on a difficult journey, requiring courage and leadership each day -- and we will take that journey together.
As we work for peace, other countries must step up to their responsibilities. Arab states must take concrete measures to create a regional environment conducive to peace. They must offer financial assistance to all -- to support the peaceful efforts of President Abbas, his government and the Palestinian people. And they must refuse to assist or harbor terrorists.
Israel must continue to take steps toward a peaceful future, and work with the Palestinian leadership to improve the daily lives of Palestinians, especially their humanitarian situation. Israel should not undertake any activity that contravenes road map obligations or prejudice final status negotiations with regard to Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem."
For your lists. Fun in camp.
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A few years, this will work out fine in the southwest. Perhaps with an Aztlanian twist.
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