www.mpac.org/docs/Gaza-letter-to-Obama.pdf
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/01/us-congressmen-call-upon-israel-to-abandon
“U.S. Congressmen Call Upon Israel to Abandon Effective Counter-Terrorism Policy”
by IPT News • Jan 28, 2010 at 5:27 pm
SNIPPET: “More than 50 members of the United States Congress affixed their signatures to a letter last week demanding that President Obama do more to pressure Israel to lift security restrictions imposed on the Gaza Strip in 2006.
According to the letter:
“The unabated suffering of Gazan civilians highlights the urgency of reaching a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and we ask you to press for immediate relief for the citizens of Gaza as an urgent component of your broader Middle East peace efforts.”
Unsurprisingly, a collection of Islamic organizations have praised the news.”
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http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=241160
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blog:
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/01/hamas-reaffirms-ties-to-the-muslim-brotherhood
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“HAMAS reaffirms ties to the Muslim Brotherhood”
by IPT News • Jan 28, 2010 at 11:25 am
SNIPPET: “In the report made public on January 22nd, authors Fathia al Dakhakhani and Tariq Salah illuminated the extent of the bond between the Brotherhood and Hamas, noting that “the leader of the de facto Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, proffered allegiance to the new Guide of the Brotherhood, Doctor Mohamed Badei…” What is lost in translation, however, is the significance of this pledge of allegiance, or bay’ah in its original Arabic.
Unlike loose displays of support so evident in Western culture – where not much is expected or at stake – the concept of bay’ah means much more. As one U.S.-based Muslim cleric has explained here, giving bay’ah is theologically demanded of all Muslims; it represents a declaration of who is the proper leader of Islam.”