Editor s Letter Your Cellular Superstore! Battling Ultimate Barbarity I t rose to power through an election and then solidified its dictatorial grasp through a bloody purge of its foes. And it continues to engage in barbaric acts against perceived enemies like Israel and any dissenters living under its rule. Hamas, which snubbed its six-month cease-fire with Israel then goaded the Jewish state into all-out war by stepping up daily rocket attacks on civilian targets, in effect inviting death and destruction within the Gaza Strip, doesn't stand a chance of winning a seat in the club of civilized governments. That is why it was incredulous when the United Nations and the European Union urged Israel to halt its counter- offensive, Operation Cast Lead, against the terrorists and their strongholds. llamas only had to quit turning Gaza from a launching pad for peace following Israel's 2005 voluntary evac- uation into a launching pad for relent- less rocket fire. Since Israel's pullout from 21 settlements in a stunning overture of peace, llamas has fired more than 6,500 rockets and mortars into Israel — including at least 600 during the cease-fire, which ended Dec. 19, and 500 during Operation Cast Lead, which began Dec. 27. Since Operation Cast Lead, the death toll has been at least eight Israelis and 600 Palestinians. Hundreds more have been injured. Hamas, the Iran- and Syrian-backed Islamic Resistance Movement, is front and center on the U.S. Department of State list of terrorist organizations. It somewhat pacifies Gazans through its humanitarian wing, which supplies some subsis- tence despite doing little to change the destitute way of life among the masses. The truce was clearly a time for Hamas to replenish its arse- nal and bolster its 20,000- man "army" within its 140- square-mile territory. one who plays games of chance, offends religious beliefs or defames the character of others. Some of the laws approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council target llamas' Palestinian rivals. One such law is meant to inhibit non-llamas negotiators by sentencing to death anyone who was "appointed to negotiate with a foreign government on a Palestinian issue and negotiated against Palestinians' interest" or anyone who "weakened the spirit or the force of resistance of the people' The law effectively puts Hamas on the sidelines of any negotiating with Israel, a sworn enemy — not that steady rocket attacks didn't cause the same effect shortly after llamas took power in 2006. The same fate — death — awaits anyone found guilty of spying on Palestine or committing espionage against it during wartime. Theft is an example of a crime that draws a lesser sentence: dismembering, typically a hand. llamas' push toward Sharia isn't shocking. It is buoyed by terrorists who relinquish their lives as suicide bombers and murder innocent Israelis in the name of Allah. These terror mongers also keep Gazans purposely impoverished to attract worldwide sympathy. In the world of llamas, death holds a higher card than life, which is a mere passageway to the great and eternal beyond. Know this: Many of the 1.3-million Palestinians in Gaza are aghast at llamas; some are even speaking up, risking limb and life. According to the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the London-based, Arabic-language newspa- per Al Hayat reported on Dec. 24 that llamas' vote "brought criticism and concern" from human rights groups in Gaza. Building Support Under llamas' new laws, blood revenge is considered a pri- mary punishment along with crucifying, executing or simply lashing. Under Sharia, punishment can be waived only if the victims of crimes seek mercy for their attackers. In January 2006, llamas played to its political advan- Cruel Penalties tage — the "humanitarian" Meanwhile, in another bra- relief it gave to its people zen act, llamas' majority — and captured nearly members on the Gaza Strip two-thirds of the seats in the parliament pushed through Palestinian Authority par- legislation incorporating .". liamentary elections. Later, Koran-sanctioned punish- llamas broke from the P.A. ments like whipping, dis- when it felt the West Bank memberment, crucifixion Yeakov Shapero, 12, of Southfield at the Young Israel of Oak leadership was softening and execution into the Gaza Park prayer vigil for Israeli soldiers and war victims Sunday against Israel. llamas essen- penal code based on Sharia night. (Related story: page A13) tially isolated Gaza while — Islamic law. The vote gladly accepting Israeli aid in came amid llamas' renewed the form of food and medicine. Meanwhile, the llamas charter cry of jihad. still calls for exterminating Jews and destroying Israel. llamas I got the chills just reading about the 14-chapter code mak- remains committed to these objectives, hiding its cloak of ter- ing up standard punitive fare that will be enforced not only ror behind euphemisms like resistance and jihad. in Gaza, but also the West Bank. Ironically, Mahmoud Abbas, A year later, llamas television went on to use a clone president of the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority, which of Mickey Mouse in a weekly children's program called controls the West Bank, blamed llamas for inciting Israel's Tomorrow's Pioneers to teach hate and Islamic supremacy Operation Cast Lead. alongside the importance of daily prayers and drinking milk Drinking, owning or producing wine, for example, now earns a Sharia punishment of 40 lashes. Drinking in public adds three months in jail. 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