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For an interesting take on Mosab, see: The Mosab Yousef Saga: Did Hamas ‘Defector’ Dupe All of Us?

http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-mosab-yousef-saga-did-hamas-%E2%80%98defector%E2%80%99-dupe-all-of-us/

Excerpts:

While a prisoner of Israel in 1996, Mosab Hassan Yousef — the son of Sheik Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas — was approached by Shin Bet agents who looked to recruit him to spy within Hamas. He agreed. Mosab’s information soon had Shin Bet calling him “the most reliable source in the Hamas leadership,” and Israeli lives were undoubtedly saved as a result of Mosab’s collaboration.

Despite this success, Yousef has since revealed himself to be more double agent than turncoat.

During the initial contact within Israel’s Maskubia (Jerusalem’s central prison), Mosab agreed to collaborate in exchange for Israel not targeting his father. After years of providing valuable intelligence, in 2007 Mosab declared his conversion to Christianity, moved to California, and went public with his story. His tale was a sensation, drawing attention and praise from U.S. pro-Israel organizations. But his tale has since been revealed to be a “long con,” the evidence coming from when he speaks publicly in Arabic.

Mosab did not convert to what the West would recognize as Christianity, but to a fiery, Palestinian brand of the faith that is vehemently anti-Israel. According to Mosab, his main goal in coming to the U.S. is to infiltrate the main source of international support for Israel: the American church. From an interview with Al-Arabiya:

" During my tours in universities and even churches, [I found] the real support for Israel stems from the church in the West. … We need to understand the difference between “revenge” and “resistance” and once the Palestinians do, we will have our victory against Israel.

Activists like Mosab know very well that Western media rarely translate their doublespeak. He continues:

" Israel is the problem and as an occupation it needs to end. … There are many ways to do this besides the coward explosive operations.

Perhaps the most shocking revelation: Mosab asks Arabs not to report terrorist activity. The host of Daring Question asked a caller:

If you were in Mosab’s position and have two choices: either someone from Hamas will be killed, or school children in a bus will be killed, will you report it?

The Arab Christian caller vacillated, then Mosab spoke:

" IF I WAS IN YOUR SHOES, YOU SHOULD NOT REPORT IT TO ISRAEL. I DO NOT ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO GIVE INFORMATION TO ISRAEL OR COLLABORATE WITH ISRAEL. IF ANYONE HEARS ME RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE IN RELATION TO ISRAELI SECURITY I ADVISE THEM TO WORK FOR THE INTEREST OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE — NUMBER ONE — AND DO NOT WORK WITH THE [ISRAELI] ENEMY AGAINST THE INTEREST OF OUR PEOPLE. THEY SHOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ONLY.

“Mosab did not convert to what the West would recognize as Christianity, but to a fiery, Palestinian brand of the faith that is vehemently anti-Israel.”

Oh, thanks for the clarification. A lot of people don’t understand that this is very real.

This is old news, and apparently his ex-handler is unimpressed with the revelation or the source, Walid Shoebat. But a lot of questions remain unanswered. I really would like an impartial translation of the television clip that started the controversy.