Posted on 04/18/2011 4:53:21 PM PDT by SJackson
Iraqi man sends letter to Foreign Ministry saying Hamas has made him ashamed of being Arab
The Foreign Ministry's Arabic-language website received a letter Saturday from a repentant Iraqi man who says he and his fellow citizens have been "brainwashed against Israel".
The man added that Hamas's recent attacks on Israeli civilians have caused him "shame" for being an Arab and a Muslim.
"For a long time we believed that Israelis are dangerous barbarians due to the brainwashing we underwent during Saddam (Hussein)'s rule but now I see (Arabs) being massacred in a wretched and shameful manner by Sunni and Shiite rulers," the letter says.
The letter was published by the Foreign Ministry on its Arabic-language website, which is accessed by web users worldwide.
The writer went on to say that his epiphany had come after he witnessed Israeli doctors treating a Palestinian girl.
"What caught my attention was the Israeli hospital that treated the Palestinian girl who suffered from a cancerous growth. I also watched the movie about the Jewish pianist who suffered greatly in the time of Hitler," he wrote, apparently referring to 'The Pianist'.
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It's only a letter to the "editor", but at least they published it. Not exactly a giant step.
The Foreign Ministry's Arabic-language website received a letter Saturday from a repentant Iraqi man who says he and his fellow citizens have been "brainwashed against Israel". The man added that Hamas's recent attacks on Israeli civilians have caused him "shame" for being an Arab and a Muslim. "...now I see (Arabs) being massacred in a wretched and shameful manner by Sunni and Shiite rulers... What caught my attention was the Israeli hospital that treated the Palestinian girl who suffered from a cancerous growth. I also watched the movie about the Jewish pianist who suffered greatly in the time of Hitler," he wrote, apparently referring to 'The Pianist'.Clearly, this guy is defaming Islam here, and will be beheaded, his family forced to watch, and the spectators will shout "Allah Akbar!"
Well, looks like one Muslim has awakened and opened his eyes and been blinded by the truth. It’s a start, only 1,299,999,999 more to go.
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