தன்னை புதிய இறைதூதர் என்று சொல்லிக்கொண்ட ஒருவரை ஹமாஸ் அமைப்பு காலில் சுட்டது.
அவரது வீட்டில் குண்டுகள் வீசி எறியப்பட்டன.
Hamas Shoots Man Claiming to be Muslim Messiah
A Gaza man incurred the anger of a Hamas-affiliated preacher in Gaza Tuesday by claiming to be the Mahdi, or Muslim redeemer. The man went to the Imam to seek his endorsement and instruct him to tell Muslims to follow his instructions.
The Imam reacted by summoning armed Hamas men, who arrived and told the self-proclaimed redeemer to take back his claims. When the man continued to insist that he was the Mahdi, police shot him in the foot and then released him.
Another Maan report says a Gaza family was attacked Monday after refusing to allow Hamas terrorists to paint pro-Hamas slogans on the walls of their home. Several hours following the refusal, the house was attacked, with two grenades thrown at the building. The house was damaged, but none of the residents were hurt.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
சிறுவர்களை வக்கிரப்படுத்த ஹமாஸ் டிவி
ஹமாஸ் நடத்தும் டிவியில் மிருகங்களை சித்ரவதை செய்வதையும், பூனை, சிங்கம் ஆகியவற்றை கொடுமை செய்வதையும் காட்டுவதற்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு எழுந்துள்ளது.
இந்த டிவி நிகழ்ச்சியில் பூனை சிங்கம் போன்ற மிருகங்களை ஒரு வண்டு உடையில் இருப்பவர் சித்ரவதை செய்வதை வெகுநேரம் காட்டிவிட்டு, கடைசியில் ஒருவர் வந்து இந்த வண்டு செய்வது போல செய்யக்கூடாது என்று சொல்வார்.
இது சிறுவர்களை வக்கிரப்படுத்துமே அன்றி நல்வழிப்படுத்தாது என்று பலர் குறை கூறியுள்ளனர்.
ஏற்கெனவே, மிக்கிமவுஸ் போன்ற உடையில் இருந்தவர் இஸ்ரேலிய பொதுமக்களை தாக்கும்படி சிறுவர்களுக்கு சிறுவர் நிகழ்ச்சியில் கூறிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். மிகுந்த விமர்சனத்துக்குப் பிறகு அந்த மிக்கி மவுஸை யூத உடை அணிந்திருப்பவர்கள் அடித்துக்கொல்வது போல காட்டினர்.
சிறுவர் சிறுமிகளுக்கு வன்முறையை போதிக்கும் ஹமாஸ் தங்கள் தீவழி விட்டு நல்வழி வர இறையை இறைஞ்சுவோம்.
Last update - 17:20 15/08/2007
Animal rights group slams Hamas TV clip of man abusing cats, lions
By Reuters
International animal rights group PETA on Wednesday condemned a "shocking and sickening" video clip produced by a Hamas-run TV station and posted on the YouTube Web site that showed the abuse of animals.
PETA said it would protest to the TV station over the program that showed animals being abused as part of a program aimed at teaching children not to hurt animals.
The clip prompted scores of complaints from viewers worldwide.
"It's shocking and sickening," said Martin Mersereau, manager of the domestic animal abuse division of U.S.-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Mersereau said PETA was drafting a letter of protest to the Gaza-based Al-Aqsa television station.
A segment of the program was posted on YouTube after being recorded and translated by pro-Israeli group Palestinian Media Watch.
An official at the TV station declined immediate comment.
The YouTube clip shows an actor dressed as a bee mistreating cats and lions at Gaza's zoo. In the studio, he is reprimanded by the program's host, who cautions children against mimicking the bee's "terrible" behavior.
"Any lessons meant to be contained in this segment are almost certainly lost on most children, who are more likely to imitate people they see treating animals cruelly rather than understand this behavior is wrong," Mersereau said.
The Hamas-run TV station made world headlines in June when it featured a character who closely resembled Disney's Mickey Mouse advocating Palestinian attacks against Israelis. "Farfur" was later "beaten to death" by an actor depicted as an Israeli.
Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June, after days of battling Palestinian security forces dominated by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction.
இந்த டிவி நிகழ்ச்சியில் பூனை சிங்கம் போன்ற மிருகங்களை ஒரு வண்டு உடையில் இருப்பவர் சித்ரவதை செய்வதை வெகுநேரம் காட்டிவிட்டு, கடைசியில் ஒருவர் வந்து இந்த வண்டு செய்வது போல செய்யக்கூடாது என்று சொல்வார்.
இது சிறுவர்களை வக்கிரப்படுத்துமே அன்றி நல்வழிப்படுத்தாது என்று பலர் குறை கூறியுள்ளனர்.
ஏற்கெனவே, மிக்கிமவுஸ் போன்ற உடையில் இருந்தவர் இஸ்ரேலிய பொதுமக்களை தாக்கும்படி சிறுவர்களுக்கு சிறுவர் நிகழ்ச்சியில் கூறிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். மிகுந்த விமர்சனத்துக்குப் பிறகு அந்த மிக்கி மவுஸை யூத உடை அணிந்திருப்பவர்கள் அடித்துக்கொல்வது போல காட்டினர்.
சிறுவர் சிறுமிகளுக்கு வன்முறையை போதிக்கும் ஹமாஸ் தங்கள் தீவழி விட்டு நல்வழி வர இறையை இறைஞ்சுவோம்.
Last update - 17:20 15/08/2007
Animal rights group slams Hamas TV clip of man abusing cats, lions
By Reuters
International animal rights group PETA on Wednesday condemned a "shocking and sickening" video clip produced by a Hamas-run TV station and posted on the YouTube Web site that showed the abuse of animals.
PETA said it would protest to the TV station over the program that showed animals being abused as part of a program aimed at teaching children not to hurt animals.
The clip prompted scores of complaints from viewers worldwide.
"It's shocking and sickening," said Martin Mersereau, manager of the domestic animal abuse division of U.S.-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Mersereau said PETA was drafting a letter of protest to the Gaza-based Al-Aqsa television station.
A segment of the program was posted on YouTube after being recorded and translated by pro-Israeli group Palestinian Media Watch.
An official at the TV station declined immediate comment.
The YouTube clip shows an actor dressed as a bee mistreating cats and lions at Gaza's zoo. In the studio, he is reprimanded by the program's host, who cautions children against mimicking the bee's "terrible" behavior.
"Any lessons meant to be contained in this segment are almost certainly lost on most children, who are more likely to imitate people they see treating animals cruelly rather than understand this behavior is wrong," Mersereau said.
The Hamas-run TV station made world headlines in June when it featured a character who closely resembled Disney's Mickey Mouse advocating Palestinian attacks against Israelis. "Farfur" was later "beaten to death" by an actor depicted as an Israeli.
Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June, after days of battling Palestinian security forces dominated by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction.
Friday, August 10, 2007
பாலஸ்தீன கிறிஸ்துவர்களுக்கு ஹமாஸ் அறிவுரை: மதம் மாறுங்கள் இல்லையேல் வெளியேறுங்கள்
இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளான ஹமாஸ் அமைப்பு பாலஸ்தீனத்தில் காஜா பகுதியை ஆக்கிரமித்து அங்கு ஆண்டுகொண்டிருந்த படா பிரிவை கொன்று துரத்திவிட்டார்கள். தற்போது படா பிரிவு வெஸ்ட் பேங்க் பகுதியை மட்டுமே ஆள்கிறது.
ஹமாஸ் பகுதி தான் ஆட்சி செய்யும் பகுதியில் உள்ள கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் உடனே இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற வேண்டும் இல்லையேல் வெளியேற வேண்டும் என்று அறிவுரை அளித்திருக்கிறார்கள். ஏற்கெனவே ஒரு பாலஸ்தீன பேராசிரியரை கடத்திச் சென்று இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற்றி இருக்கிறார்கள்.
தற்போது அவரை உதாரணமாக வைத்து மற்றவர்க்ளையும் மதம் மாற சொல்கிறார்கள்.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Hamas leaning on Christians to adopt
Islamic tenets
GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime is pressing Christians to convert to Islam, officials here said.
Fatah representatives asserted that leading Christians in the Gaza Strip have come under pressure to either convert to Islam or leave the area. The representatives said at least one Christian was abducted and converted against her will, Middle East Newsline reported.
About 3,000 Christians live with more than 1.5 million Muslims in the Gaza Strip.
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MIDDLE EAST:
Israel removes settlers from West Bank
NORTH AFRICA:
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"Publicly, Hamas has promised Christians that they would not be harmed," a Fatah official said. "Privately, Christian professionals who had been working in the PA have been told that they would no longer feel comfortable in a Muslim society."
Since its takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, Hamas has provided incentives for Palestinians to adopt Islamic tenets. On Aug. 6, the Hamas regime announced that inmates could reduce their sentences by one year if they memorize five chapters from the Koran. Officials said the new directive was so far limited to Gaza's main prison — with 350 inmates, 30 of them on death row.
"This new program encourages them to behave according to the Islamic law," Col. Abu Al Abd Hamid, the prison warden, said.
The Fatah representatives said single Christian women have come under the greatest pressure to convert to Islam. They said a Christian professor, Sana Al Sayegh, was abducted by Hamas and forced to convert to Islam.
Ms. Al Sayegh has been dean of the Science and Technology Faculty at Palestine University in Gaza City. The representatives said university president Zaher Khail as well as aides of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh facilitated the abduction and conversion of the Christian professor.
"The case of Professor Al Sayegh is a personal one and does not reflect the policy of the university," the university, which confirmed that Ms. Al Sayeh, converted, said.
The Fatah representatives said Ms. Al Sayegh, the only female Palestinian scientist in the Gaza Strip, disappeared in late June. Two weeks later, the representatives said, her family was summoned to the home of a Hamas official where relatives met Ms. Al Sayegh and were told that she had converted to Islam and married a Muslim.
With Hamas gunmen surrounding her, Ms. Al Sayegh acknowledged that she had converted to Islam. Hamas also displayed documents that the professor had wedded a Muslim faculty member, Izz Al Arab Awur. Later, the relatives said, Awur denied any marriage to Ms. Al Sayegh.
The tiny Christian community in Gaza City has sought to win the release of Ms. Al Sayegh. The Fatah representatives said Haniyeh has refused to meet Christian leaders.
"She challenged everyone and did what she was supposed to do — become a devout Muslim," Ala Aklouk, a senior Hamas-aligned Muslim cleric, said.
ஹமாஸ் பகுதி தான் ஆட்சி செய்யும் பகுதியில் உள்ள கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் உடனே இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற வேண்டும் இல்லையேல் வெளியேற வேண்டும் என்று அறிவுரை அளித்திருக்கிறார்கள். ஏற்கெனவே ஒரு பாலஸ்தீன பேராசிரியரை கடத்திச் சென்று இஸ்லாமுக்கு மதம் மாற்றி இருக்கிறார்கள்.
தற்போது அவரை உதாரணமாக வைத்து மற்றவர்க்ளையும் மதம் மாற சொல்கிறார்கள்.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Hamas leaning on Christians to adopt
Islamic tenets
GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime is pressing Christians to convert to Islam, officials here said.
Fatah representatives asserted that leading Christians in the Gaza Strip have come under pressure to either convert to Islam or leave the area. The representatives said at least one Christian was abducted and converted against her will, Middle East Newsline reported.
About 3,000 Christians live with more than 1.5 million Muslims in the Gaza Strip.
Also In This Edition
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NORTHEAST ASIA:
U.S.: Force is an option for hostage crisis
MIDDLE EAST:
Israel removes settlers from West Bank
NORTH AFRICA:
Sudan unhappy at some Darfur rebel demands
"Publicly, Hamas has promised Christians that they would not be harmed," a Fatah official said. "Privately, Christian professionals who had been working in the PA have been told that they would no longer feel comfortable in a Muslim society."
Since its takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, Hamas has provided incentives for Palestinians to adopt Islamic tenets. On Aug. 6, the Hamas regime announced that inmates could reduce their sentences by one year if they memorize five chapters from the Koran. Officials said the new directive was so far limited to Gaza's main prison — with 350 inmates, 30 of them on death row.
"This new program encourages them to behave according to the Islamic law," Col. Abu Al Abd Hamid, the prison warden, said.
The Fatah representatives said single Christian women have come under the greatest pressure to convert to Islam. They said a Christian professor, Sana Al Sayegh, was abducted by Hamas and forced to convert to Islam.
Ms. Al Sayegh has been dean of the Science and Technology Faculty at Palestine University in Gaza City. The representatives said university president Zaher Khail as well as aides of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh facilitated the abduction and conversion of the Christian professor.
"The case of Professor Al Sayegh is a personal one and does not reflect the policy of the university," the university, which confirmed that Ms. Al Sayeh, converted, said.
The Fatah representatives said Ms. Al Sayegh, the only female Palestinian scientist in the Gaza Strip, disappeared in late June. Two weeks later, the representatives said, her family was summoned to the home of a Hamas official where relatives met Ms. Al Sayegh and were told that she had converted to Islam and married a Muslim.
With Hamas gunmen surrounding her, Ms. Al Sayegh acknowledged that she had converted to Islam. Hamas also displayed documents that the professor had wedded a Muslim faculty member, Izz Al Arab Awur. Later, the relatives said, Awur denied any marriage to Ms. Al Sayegh.
The tiny Christian community in Gaza City has sought to win the release of Ms. Al Sayegh. The Fatah representatives said Haniyeh has refused to meet Christian leaders.
"She challenged everyone and did what she was supposed to do — become a devout Muslim," Ala Aklouk, a senior Hamas-aligned Muslim cleric, said.
Monday, July 23, 2007
ஹமாஸ் ஆளும் காஜாவில் 3 பெண்கள் சித்ரவதை செய்து கொலை
மூன்று பெண்களின் உடல்கள் மத்திய காஜா பகுதியில் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த உடல்களில் சித்ரவதை செய்திருப்பது தெரிகிறது.
காஜா பகுதி ஹமாஸ் முஸ்லீம் தீவிரவாதிகளால் ஜூன் மாதத்திலிருந்து நிர்வகிக்கப்படுகிறது.
முன்பு இங்கு ஆட்சி செய்துகொண்டிருந்த படா உறுப்பினர்கள் ஹமாஸால் கொல்லப்படுவதும், சித்ரவதை செய்யப்படுவதும் அதிகம் நடக்கிறது இப்போது.
Bodies of three women bearing torture marks found in Gaza
The bodies of three women bearing signs of torture have been found in a street in the central Gaza Strip, medics said on Sunday.
The corpses were discovered in the Deir al-Balah refugee camp late on Saturday and taken to the nearby Al-Aqsa Hospital.
Medics there said that the bodies had stab wounds, traces that wire had been placed around their necks and other signs of torture.
Neither the identities of the women nor the circumstances surrounding their deaths were immediately known.
The Gaza Strip has been ruled by the Hamas movement since June 15, when the Islamists overran forces loyal to secular president Mahmud Abbas in the territory.
Hamas was recently accused by rights groups of torturing members of the pro-Abbas Fatah party who have been detained in Gaza. Hamas denied the charges.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
பாலஸ்தீனம், ஹமாஸ் பிரிவு படா பிரிவினர் மீது சித்திரவதை, கொலை
ஹமாஸ் பிரிவு தீவிரவாதிகள் படா பிரிவு தீவிரவாதிகளை கொல்வதில்லை என்று பகிரங்கமாக ஒப்பந்தம் எழுதியிருந்தாலும், அதனை மதிக்காமல் படா பிரிவு தீவிரவாதிகளை கொடூரமான சித்திரவதைக்குள்ளாக்குகிறார்கள்.
நன்றி குவாய்தி டைம்ஸ்
Hamas torturing and killing Fatah supporters
Published Date: July 10, 2007
DEIR AL-BALAH: Adham Mustafa's bullet-riddled and mutilated body, filmed in a morgue two days after he was taken alive by Hamas, belied the Islamic militant group's promises not to harm its Fatah rivals. So did Tarek Asfour's legs, punctured with marks from nails Hamas gunmen banged into him. Hamas declared a general amnesty for members of the vanquished Fatah movement of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas after sweeping to power in the Gaza Strip on June 15, following a week of fighting. But since then, at
least nine Fatah loyalists have been killed, according to Mezan, an independent Gaza-based human rights group, which posted the names of the dead on its website.
At least 20 others have been arrested, some of them beaten, with the fate of those seized often left in the hands of Hamas field commanders. The ongoing vendetta has raised concerns that Hamas is gradually imposing authoritarian rule by silencing opponents. Hamas says it restored calm to chaotic Gaza, but human rights groups wonder at what price. "Either there's law, or there's no law," said Issam Younis, the head of Mezan. However, others note that Hamas couldn't observe due process even if it wanted to
because Gaza's legal system is in limbo. Abbas has barred judges, prosecutors and police from cooperating with Gaza's new rulers. Those ignoring the ban aren't paid.
Hamas also has complained of a campaign against it in the West Bank, where it says security forces and Fatah gunmen have seized 336 Hamas supporters in the past month and beat some of them in detention. One Hamas activist was killed and one critically wounded in a Fatah attack. In Gaza, Hamas insists the amnesty is generally holding, but acknowledges there are exceptions. Hamas' Executive Force, which is now policing Gaza, has a secret list with the names of Fatah loyalists marked for death for alleged i
nvolvement in the slaying of Hamas activists, Islam Shahwan, a spokesman for the militia, said after fighting ended last month.
He said they would not be granted trials if caught. Another Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said the group is now reviewing those cases, and they would not necessarily be executed. Asked about the post-amnesty killings, he said it took time for the pardon pledge to trickle down to local commanders. "The decision of a general amnesty needed several days to be implemented, and now it's very clear that there is complete quiet and commitment of Hamas members to this decision," he said.
Among those killed after the amnesty was Adham Mustafa, 19, a pro-Fatah security official who was captured by Hamas on the last day of fighting. A forensics report from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said Mustafa was killed in the evening of June 15, hours after the amnesty was announced. The report said he was shot at least seven times. A homemade video of Mustafa's corpse also showed his left eye was missing, as well as a large chunk of flesh under his right arm. His family kept in contact with Hamas while
Mustafa was in custody and was assured he would be freed. Instead, his relatives found his body at the morgue two days after his capture. Abu Zuhri declined comment on the incident.
On the day the amnesty was announced, Fatah fighter Salama Barbakh tried to make a run for Egypt. At the border, he was grabbed by Hamas gunmen, shot in the legs and taken back to his hometown of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. He was brought to the house of Wasfi Shahwan, a Hamas supporter whom Barbakh had allegedly killed more than a year ago. At the house, Barbakh was killed in a hail of bullets, and his body was then stabbed and stomped on. Hamas claimed responsibility.
There has been at least one confirmed incident of torture. In the village of Abassan, Fatah loyalist Tarek Asfour lay on a bed outside his home. Darkened bruises covered his body, and individual bandages were placed over 10 wounds on his legs, each half a centimeter (quarter-inch) deep. Those were the spots where Hamas interrogators banged nails into him, he said. He said he was seized by Hamas gunmen on June 29 and taken to an abandoned house.
Hamas interrogators hit him with a large stick, then with a hammer on his joints, all the time asking him questions about his participation in the fighting, about where he hid his weapons, and the whereabouts of his brother, a senior Fatah leader. "Hit and ask, hit and ask," he recounted. "I kept saying no, no, no, screaming and crying, I was afraid any admission would kill me. I thought I was a dead man.
When they received no answers, "they pulled my legs up and told me, 'we will put these nails in your legs,"' Asfour said. Ten nails later, Asfour confessed to where he hid his weapons. The Associated Press documented at least four other cases in which Fatah loyalists said they were detained and beaten by Hamas.
Abu Zuhri, the group's spokesman, said people have been detained in order to confiscate their weapons, a condition of the amnesty. He denied the beatings took place. And in some cases, local Hamas commanders have worked out amnesty deals, averting further bloodshed. In the northern town Beit Lahiya, local Hamas leaders organized a "forgiveness festival" for four Fatah members, declaring in front of thousands that they had been forgiven. Hamas also has signaled it wants to revive due process.
In Gaza's Central Prison, inmates said Hamas has treated them well -an improvement over their old Fatah masters. Slots for food in cell doors were stuffed with bread and sardine cans. "Conditions are definitely better," said Abdul Fatah Mohammed, 27, who was sentenced to death for murder four years ago. But his case also reflects Hamas' confusion over what to do next. His appeal is on hold indefinitely because the legal system has been frozen by Abbas. "I'm waiting," Mohammed said. "The head of the prison
said he'll form a committee to question us again, and innocent people will go home. But that hasn't happened yet." - AP
நன்றி குவாய்தி டைம்ஸ்
Hamas torturing and killing Fatah supporters
Published Date: July 10, 2007
DEIR AL-BALAH: Adham Mustafa's bullet-riddled and mutilated body, filmed in a morgue two days after he was taken alive by Hamas, belied the Islamic militant group's promises not to harm its Fatah rivals. So did Tarek Asfour's legs, punctured with marks from nails Hamas gunmen banged into him. Hamas declared a general amnesty for members of the vanquished Fatah movement of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas after sweeping to power in the Gaza Strip on June 15, following a week of fighting. But since then, at
least nine Fatah loyalists have been killed, according to Mezan, an independent Gaza-based human rights group, which posted the names of the dead on its website.
At least 20 others have been arrested, some of them beaten, with the fate of those seized often left in the hands of Hamas field commanders. The ongoing vendetta has raised concerns that Hamas is gradually imposing authoritarian rule by silencing opponents. Hamas says it restored calm to chaotic Gaza, but human rights groups wonder at what price. "Either there's law, or there's no law," said Issam Younis, the head of Mezan. However, others note that Hamas couldn't observe due process even if it wanted to
because Gaza's legal system is in limbo. Abbas has barred judges, prosecutors and police from cooperating with Gaza's new rulers. Those ignoring the ban aren't paid.
Hamas also has complained of a campaign against it in the West Bank, where it says security forces and Fatah gunmen have seized 336 Hamas supporters in the past month and beat some of them in detention. One Hamas activist was killed and one critically wounded in a Fatah attack. In Gaza, Hamas insists the amnesty is generally holding, but acknowledges there are exceptions. Hamas' Executive Force, which is now policing Gaza, has a secret list with the names of Fatah loyalists marked for death for alleged i
nvolvement in the slaying of Hamas activists, Islam Shahwan, a spokesman for the militia, said after fighting ended last month.
He said they would not be granted trials if caught. Another Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said the group is now reviewing those cases, and they would not necessarily be executed. Asked about the post-amnesty killings, he said it took time for the pardon pledge to trickle down to local commanders. "The decision of a general amnesty needed several days to be implemented, and now it's very clear that there is complete quiet and commitment of Hamas members to this decision," he said.
Among those killed after the amnesty was Adham Mustafa, 19, a pro-Fatah security official who was captured by Hamas on the last day of fighting. A forensics report from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said Mustafa was killed in the evening of June 15, hours after the amnesty was announced. The report said he was shot at least seven times. A homemade video of Mustafa's corpse also showed his left eye was missing, as well as a large chunk of flesh under his right arm. His family kept in contact with Hamas while
Mustafa was in custody and was assured he would be freed. Instead, his relatives found his body at the morgue two days after his capture. Abu Zuhri declined comment on the incident.
On the day the amnesty was announced, Fatah fighter Salama Barbakh tried to make a run for Egypt. At the border, he was grabbed by Hamas gunmen, shot in the legs and taken back to his hometown of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. He was brought to the house of Wasfi Shahwan, a Hamas supporter whom Barbakh had allegedly killed more than a year ago. At the house, Barbakh was killed in a hail of bullets, and his body was then stabbed and stomped on. Hamas claimed responsibility.
There has been at least one confirmed incident of torture. In the village of Abassan, Fatah loyalist Tarek Asfour lay on a bed outside his home. Darkened bruises covered his body, and individual bandages were placed over 10 wounds on his legs, each half a centimeter (quarter-inch) deep. Those were the spots where Hamas interrogators banged nails into him, he said. He said he was seized by Hamas gunmen on June 29 and taken to an abandoned house.
Hamas interrogators hit him with a large stick, then with a hammer on his joints, all the time asking him questions about his participation in the fighting, about where he hid his weapons, and the whereabouts of his brother, a senior Fatah leader. "Hit and ask, hit and ask," he recounted. "I kept saying no, no, no, screaming and crying, I was afraid any admission would kill me. I thought I was a dead man.
When they received no answers, "they pulled my legs up and told me, 'we will put these nails in your legs,"' Asfour said. Ten nails later, Asfour confessed to where he hid his weapons. The Associated Press documented at least four other cases in which Fatah loyalists said they were detained and beaten by Hamas.
Abu Zuhri, the group's spokesman, said people have been detained in order to confiscate their weapons, a condition of the amnesty. He denied the beatings took place. And in some cases, local Hamas commanders have worked out amnesty deals, averting further bloodshed. In the northern town Beit Lahiya, local Hamas leaders organized a "forgiveness festival" for four Fatah members, declaring in front of thousands that they had been forgiven. Hamas also has signaled it wants to revive due process.
In Gaza's Central Prison, inmates said Hamas has treated them well -an improvement over their old Fatah masters. Slots for food in cell doors were stuffed with bread and sardine cans. "Conditions are definitely better," said Abdul Fatah Mohammed, 27, who was sentenced to death for murder four years ago. But his case also reflects Hamas' confusion over what to do next. His appeal is on hold indefinitely because the legal system has been frozen by Abbas. "I'm waiting," Mohammed said. "The head of the prison
said he'll form a committee to question us again, and innocent people will go home. But that hasn't happened yet." - AP
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
பிபிஸி நிருபர் ஆர்மி ஆப் இஸ்லாமிலிருந்து விடுவிக்கப்பட்டார்
காஜா பகுதியில் செய்தி சேகரிக்க சென்ற பிபிஸி நிருபர் ஆலன் ஜான்ஸ்டன் அங்குள்ள பயங்கரவாத குழுவான ஆர்மி ஆப் இஸ்லாமால் கடத்தப்பட்டு சிறைவைக்கப்பட்டார். இவருக்கு வெடிகுண்டு ஆடை அணிவித்து போட்டோ எடுத்து வினியோகித்து, பிரிட்டனில் சிறையில் இருக்கும் ஒரு தீவிரவாத இமாமை விடுவித்தால் இவரை விடுவிப்போம் என்று அறிவித்தனர். காஜா பகுதியில் ஹமாஸ் படா குழுவை தோற்கடித்து ஆக்கிரமித்ததும், அவர்கள் இவரை விடுவிக்க வேண்டும் என்று ஆர்மி ஆப் இஸ்லாம் மீது போர் தொடுத்தனர். இவர் விடுவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed in Gaza
Conal Urquhart in Gaza City
Wednesday July 4, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
BBC journalist Alan Johnston (centre) shown after his release. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty images
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip since March, was handed over to Hamas officials by his Islamist captors early this morning.
The 45-year-old Briton, looking pale and frail, was taken to the offices of the disputed Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, in Gaza City. A witness said he was well, but had lost a lot of weight.
The BBC confirmed Mr Johnston had been freed by his kidnappers.
He is expected to leave Gaza for Israel as soon as possible. According to a Foreign Office advance plan, he will receive medical attention in Jerusalem before decisions are made about when he will return home to Britain.
Speaking to BBC News 24 after his release, Mr Johnston said: "It's just the most fantastic thing to be free. It was an appalling experience to be kidnapped for 16 weeks."
"It became almost hard to imagine normal life again ... Now it really is over and it is indescribably good to be out."
Mr Johnston, the only western correspondent working full-time in Gaza, went missing on March 12. His captors later declared themselves to be the Army of Islam, an al-Qaida-inspired group with links to one of Gaza's powerful clans. Concern grew last month when the group issued a video of Mr Johnston in what appeared to be a vest packed with explosives and threatened to kill the reporter if there was an attempt to free him.
His release comes after Hamas security forces surrounded a group of buildings in Gaza City yesterday, where he was believed to have been held. Hamas had issued several ultimatums to his captors, warning that force could be used to secure his freedom.
From 5.30am yesterday, members of the Hamas police, the Executive Force, took over the rooftops of high rise apartment blocks that overlook the stronghold of the Dogmush family in the Sabra district of Gaza City. The activity was considered as part of a policy to increase pressure on the kidnappers.
The forces closed off all streets in the area and checked cars and individuals who wanted to leave the area. There was sporadic shooting throughout the day and one passerby was shot dead in crossfire.
The Hamas force has detained several members of the Dogmush family at roadblocks while Dogmush gunmen abducted 10 students of the Islamic University from their residence in the Sabra area.
The Dogmush family is a large clan which has several groups, one of which, under Mumtaz Dogmush, has been involved in several kidnappings, including that of Mr Johnston. The Army of Islam was involved in the abduction of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit more than a year ago, although it was sidelined soon afterwards.
As darkness fell last night, dozens of Hamas gunmen in black masks moved closer to the Dogmush compound, a mixture of apartment blocks and commercial premises.
The breakthrough was said to have come after pressure from another militant group, the Popular Resistance Committees, who visited the Mumtaz Dogmush to help negotiate a final agreement.
Since Hamas has taken control of Gaza, its leaders have repeated their intention to free Mr Johnston, to demonstrate that they can provide better security in Gaza than the forces of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah which they routed in street battles two weeks ago.
The leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, said the freeing of Mr Johnston showed his movement had brought order to the Gaza Strip.
"We have been able to close this chapter which has harmed the image of our people greatly. The efforts by Hamas have produced the freedom of Alan Johnston," Mr Meshaal told the Reuters agency by telephone from Syria.
Simon Wilson, the bureau chief of the BBC, said he believed that the buildup of forces was a tactic to increase pressure on the kidnappers rather than a prelude to a rescue attempt. "We have repeatedly said that we do not want military action to free Alan," he said.
At a press conference in Gaza City earlier, Mr Haniyeh said that Hamas hoped to end Mr Johnston's captivity peacefully but retained other options. Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, accused Mr Johnston's captors of smearing the Palestinian people's reputation.
In London, no immediate comment was available from the Foreign Office. More than a dozen journalists and foreign aid workers have been kidnapped in Gaza in recent months, but Mr Johnston was held longer than others.
Friday, June 29, 2007
டெரரிஸ்ட் மிக்கி மௌஸ் அடித்து கொல்லப்பட்டது
ஹமாஸ் டெலிவிஷனில் ஒரு மிக்கிமௌஸ் கீச்சுக்குரலில் பாலஸ்தீன குழந்தைகளை தற்கொலைப்படைகளாக ஆகி இஸ்ரேலில் தற்கொலை செய்துகொள்ள வற்புறுத்தி வந்தது.
இந்த டெரரிஸ்ட் மிக்கி மௌஸ் கடைசி எபிஸோடில் அடித்து கொல்லப்பட்டது. அடித்து கொன்றது ஒரு இஸ்ரேலி ராணுவ வீரர் மாதிரி வேடம் அணிந்த நடிகர்.
Hamas TV Kills Off Mickey Mouse Double
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Mickey Mouse lookalike who preached Islamic domination on a Hamas-affiliated children's television program was beaten to death in the show's final episode Friday.
In the final skit, "Farfour" was killed by an actor posing as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfour's land. At one point, the mouse called the Israeli a "terrorist."
"Farfour was martyred while defending his land," said Sara, the teen presenter. He was killed "by the killers of children," she added.
The weekly show, featuring a giant black-and-white rodent with a high-pitched voice, had attracted worldwide attention because the character urged Palestinian children to fight Israel. It was broadcast on Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV.
Station officials said Friday that Farfour was taken off the air to make room for new programs. Station manager Mohammed Bilal said he did not know what would be shown instead.
Israeli officials have denounced the program, "Tomorrow's Pioneers," as incendiary and outrageous. The program was also opposed by the state-run Palestinian Broadcasting Corp., which is controlled by Fatah, Hamas' rival.
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இந்த டெரரிஸ்ட் மிக்கி மௌஸ் கடைசி எபிஸோடில் அடித்து கொல்லப்பட்டது. அடித்து கொன்றது ஒரு இஸ்ரேலி ராணுவ வீரர் மாதிரி வேடம் அணிந்த நடிகர்.
Hamas TV Kills Off Mickey Mouse Double
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Mickey Mouse lookalike who preached Islamic domination on a Hamas-affiliated children's television program was beaten to death in the show's final episode Friday.
In the final skit, "Farfour" was killed by an actor posing as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfour's land. At one point, the mouse called the Israeli a "terrorist."
"Farfour was martyred while defending his land," said Sara, the teen presenter. He was killed "by the killers of children," she added.
The weekly show, featuring a giant black-and-white rodent with a high-pitched voice, had attracted worldwide attention because the character urged Palestinian children to fight Israel. It was broadcast on Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV.
Station officials said Friday that Farfour was taken off the air to make room for new programs. Station manager Mohammed Bilal said he did not know what would be shown instead.
Israeli officials have denounced the program, "Tomorrow's Pioneers," as incendiary and outrageous. The program was also opposed by the state-run Palestinian Broadcasting Corp., which is controlled by Fatah, Hamas' rival.
(Story continues below)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகளால், காஜா பகுதி கிறிஸ்துவர்களது கான்வெண்ட் உடைக்கப்பட்டு, சிலுவைகள், இயேசு சிலை ஆகியவை நொறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன
ஹமாஸ் முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதிகளால், காஜா பகுதி கிறிஸ்துவர்களது கான்வெண்ட் உடைக்கப்பட்டு, சிலுவைகள், இயேசு சிலை ஆகியவை நொறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இதனால், அங்கு வாழும் பாலஸ்தீன கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் அங்கிருந்து ஓடுவதற்கு தயாராகிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள்.
Gaza Christians fear persecution after convent damaged, vow to migrate if harmed
The Associated PressPublished: June 26, 2007
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Broken crucifixes and shards from a Jesus statue have been swept up, but Gaza's tiny Christian community says the violent warning sent by Islamic militants cannot be erased.
The ransacking of Gaza's Catholic convent and an adjacent Rosary Sisters school during Hamas' sweep to power this month broke more than wood and plaster: it signaled the end of a relatively peaceful, even if sometimes uneasy relationship between Gaza's 1.4 million Muslims and 3,000 Christians.
Despite Hamas promises of protection, Christians fear more attacks, and some say they want to leave. Gaza's flock has already been hit hard by emigration in recent years, and a new exodus could effectively wipe out one of the Arab world's tiniest and oldest Christian communities.
"We don't trust them (Hamas). Our time is coming," said a Greek Orthodox Christian who in the current climate of fear asked not to be identified.
No one has claimed responsibility for the damage, and Hamas vehemently denied involvement.
However, signs point to Muslim extremists rather than ordinary vandals. A statue and picture of the Virgin Mary — who is held in high esteem by Muslims — were left untouched.
In a Tuesday meeting with Catholic priest Manuel Musalam, deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas promised to find the perpetrators. However, he played down the attack, referring only to damage to the school, not the convent.
Assailants struck toward the end of Hamas' 5-day battle against rival Fatah forces for control of Gaza. The school and convent are close to a pro-Fatah security compound besieged by Hamas fighters, who pounded it with rockets and mortars. The compound was overrun on the last day of fighting, June 14.
The destruction was discovered a day later.
In the convent's chapel, two wooden crosses were found broken, another golden cross twisted out of place. The face of a ceramic statue of Jesus was smashed and prayer books littered the floor.
Three nuns living in the convent were on vacation, said deputy school principal Hanadi Missak. A rocket slammed into a bedroom, scorching walls. However, other areas appeared deliberately burned by setting fire to curtains.
The school's administrative computers and laptops were stolen. Missak said Hamas officials have returned the stolen computers, but didn't explain where they found them.
Missak suggested the vandals were acting on their own. "They were ignorant people. They don't represent all Muslims," Missak said.
Other Christians blamed Hamas for the destruction — at the least for not preventing it after taking over the security stronghold. One woman said only Hamas militants could enter the convent during the fighting, when Gaza's civilians were pinned down in their homes.
The attack marked a watershed for Gaza's Christians, crushing the belief that a shared Palestinian identity would always override Muslim-Christian differences.
Bernard Sabella, a researcher who has conducted surveys among Palestinian Christians, said the problem needs to be dealt with urgently because it tears at the fabric of Palestinian society. "People think seriously about migrating after such sectarian acts," he said.
Christians have held a unique place in Gaza's society as respected members of the territory's small elite, running schools, hospitals and businesses. Yasser Arafat, the late Palestinian leader, courted Christians, assigning them top posts in government and his Fatah movement.
Hamas too, is mindful of Palestinian Christians. The deposed Hamas government included a Christian Cabinet minister, and a prominent Gaza Christian, Hussam al-Tawil, was elected to parliament on the Hamas slate.
In September, after extremists hurled several pipe bombs at the Greek Orthodox Church following an uproar over Pope Benedict XVI's comments about Islam, Hamas' militia protected the church.
Many were shaken at the time, but optimistic about relations with their Muslim neighbors.
But the tone has changed: eight Greek Orthodox congregants, meeting in a church rectory after Sunday services, agreed to discuss their concerns, but on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
"We don't know what's coming, and I don't trust them (Hamas)," said one woman. "So far they aren't doing anything to us. But I don't know how sincere their intentions are or how long this will last."
Another said she's been harassed for not wearing a headscarf.
There haven't been any attacks on Christians since the ransacking, but many said they feared it was simply a matter of time.
Ghada Tarazi, a benevolent society director, said she was optimistic — Hamas gunmen treated her politely when they came to her home recently, looking for looted items.
But others fear a way of life is ending.
மேலும்..
Gaza Christians fear persecution after convent damaged, vow to migrate if harmed
The Associated PressPublished: June 26, 2007
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Broken crucifixes and shards from a Jesus statue have been swept up, but Gaza's tiny Christian community says the violent warning sent by Islamic militants cannot be erased.
The ransacking of Gaza's Catholic convent and an adjacent Rosary Sisters school during Hamas' sweep to power this month broke more than wood and plaster: it signaled the end of a relatively peaceful, even if sometimes uneasy relationship between Gaza's 1.4 million Muslims and 3,000 Christians.
Despite Hamas promises of protection, Christians fear more attacks, and some say they want to leave. Gaza's flock has already been hit hard by emigration in recent years, and a new exodus could effectively wipe out one of the Arab world's tiniest and oldest Christian communities.
"We don't trust them (Hamas). Our time is coming," said a Greek Orthodox Christian who in the current climate of fear asked not to be identified.
No one has claimed responsibility for the damage, and Hamas vehemently denied involvement.
However, signs point to Muslim extremists rather than ordinary vandals. A statue and picture of the Virgin Mary — who is held in high esteem by Muslims — were left untouched.
In a Tuesday meeting with Catholic priest Manuel Musalam, deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas promised to find the perpetrators. However, he played down the attack, referring only to damage to the school, not the convent.
Assailants struck toward the end of Hamas' 5-day battle against rival Fatah forces for control of Gaza. The school and convent are close to a pro-Fatah security compound besieged by Hamas fighters, who pounded it with rockets and mortars. The compound was overrun on the last day of fighting, June 14.
The destruction was discovered a day later.
In the convent's chapel, two wooden crosses were found broken, another golden cross twisted out of place. The face of a ceramic statue of Jesus was smashed and prayer books littered the floor.
Three nuns living in the convent were on vacation, said deputy school principal Hanadi Missak. A rocket slammed into a bedroom, scorching walls. However, other areas appeared deliberately burned by setting fire to curtains.
The school's administrative computers and laptops were stolen. Missak said Hamas officials have returned the stolen computers, but didn't explain where they found them.
Missak suggested the vandals were acting on their own. "They were ignorant people. They don't represent all Muslims," Missak said.
Other Christians blamed Hamas for the destruction — at the least for not preventing it after taking over the security stronghold. One woman said only Hamas militants could enter the convent during the fighting, when Gaza's civilians were pinned down in their homes.
The attack marked a watershed for Gaza's Christians, crushing the belief that a shared Palestinian identity would always override Muslim-Christian differences.
Bernard Sabella, a researcher who has conducted surveys among Palestinian Christians, said the problem needs to be dealt with urgently because it tears at the fabric of Palestinian society. "People think seriously about migrating after such sectarian acts," he said.
Christians have held a unique place in Gaza's society as respected members of the territory's small elite, running schools, hospitals and businesses. Yasser Arafat, the late Palestinian leader, courted Christians, assigning them top posts in government and his Fatah movement.
Hamas too, is mindful of Palestinian Christians. The deposed Hamas government included a Christian Cabinet minister, and a prominent Gaza Christian, Hussam al-Tawil, was elected to parliament on the Hamas slate.
In September, after extremists hurled several pipe bombs at the Greek Orthodox Church following an uproar over Pope Benedict XVI's comments about Islam, Hamas' militia protected the church.
Many were shaken at the time, but optimistic about relations with their Muslim neighbors.
But the tone has changed: eight Greek Orthodox congregants, meeting in a church rectory after Sunday services, agreed to discuss their concerns, but on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
"We don't know what's coming, and I don't trust them (Hamas)," said one woman. "So far they aren't doing anything to us. But I don't know how sincere their intentions are or how long this will last."
Another said she's been harassed for not wearing a headscarf.
There haven't been any attacks on Christians since the ransacking, but many said they feared it was simply a matter of time.
Ghada Tarazi, a benevolent society director, said she was optimistic — Hamas gunmen treated her politely when they came to her home recently, looking for looted items.
But others fear a way of life is ending.
மேலும்..
Friday, June 22, 2007
ஹமாஸுக்கும் படாவுக்கும் இடையே நடந்த போரில் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பாலஸ்தீன மக்கள்
தீவிரவாதத்துக்கு ஆதரவு தருவது மக்களுக்கே ஆபத்தாக முடியும் என்பதற்கு படாவுக்கும் ஹமாசுக்கும் ஆதரவு தந்து வந்த பாலஸ்தீன மக்கள் இன்று உணர்கிறார்கள்.
ஹமாஸூக்கும் படாவுக்கும் நடக்கும் போரிலிருந்து தப்ப இன்று இஸ்ரேலுக்கு ஓடுகிறார்கள் பாலஸ்தீனர்கள்.
In Israel, Palestinians tell of Hamas butchery
By Fadi Eyadat and Mijal Grinberg
Fatan al-Hinawi, 9, was hospitalized in the children's ward of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv after being wounded in Gaza. A bullet punctured her side, hit her spine, bowels, a kidney and came out the other side, hitting her arm.
Al-Hinawi is one of five Palestinians, three of them children, who were caught in Hamas-Fatah cross fire and taken to Ichilov. Some are in serious condition.
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Shadi, a 23-year-old policemen, is one of them. He was attacked by Hamas gunmen a week ago. "There were five of them. They stood over me and shot my legs from the knee down. One of them put his Kalashnikov to my head. Instinctively I moved the barrel aside and the bullet hit my hand," Shadi told Haaretz yesterday. He arrived at Ichilov with one leg amputated and the other leg crushed.
"I wanted to shoot myself for voting Hamas," another patient said. He came with his brother, who had been shot in the head while evacuating wounded people in his taxi. "We really believed Hamas would change things," he said.
"Hamas has money and weapons for the next 20 years. All the youngsters want to join it, it offers good wages, not what we get from the Palestinian Authority," he said.
"Hamas is no different from Bush. Israel is also to blame. Israel starved us, wouldn't let Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas] display any achievements or force, while Hamas kept getting stronger."
Israel could have stopped Hamas' attacks on Fatah's offices, but it didn't, he added.
Later yesterday, Zecharia Alrai, 39, an officer in Fatah's elite Force 17 commando unit, arrived. He had been abducted by four Hamas gunmen a week ago. They loaded him into a jeep and drove him to an isolated spot, where they shot three bullets into his leg and dumped him.
"That's not Islam. That's evil and hypocrisy. How ironic that Israel is rescuing us from our Muslim 'brothers,'" he said.
Meanwhile, Russian citizen Elvira Mahana crossed the border from Gaza to Israel with her three children. Her husband, a Palestinian she met in Russia, was not with them. Russian and Ukrainian families were being evacuated from Gaza by their embassies and sent home via Jordan. Mahana said she hoped her husband would escape via Rafah to Russia.
"This is no time for love," a Russian embassy official at the Erez crossing said yesterday. Several families had to separate, either because the husband did not have Russian citizenship, as in Mahana's case, or because Israel would not let all the men cross the border, citing security reasons, the Russian officials said.
Meanwhile, medical rescue teams were preparing to evacuate more wounded. At the Erez vehicle crossing, a Palestinian worker took a stretcher from the Israelis and brought it to a patient, who underwent a security check before being taken across the border.
"Many are trying to flee Gaza," a Gaza policeman who had been hospitalized in Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital told Haaretz yesterday. "I reached Erez, but they weren't letting anyone cross, even those who had permits. The soldiers told us to move back, firing at the ground," he said.
Then Hamas gunmen started firing into the crowd. Israeli soldiers fired back, with hundreds of Palestinians caught in the middle.
ஹமாஸூக்கும் படாவுக்கும் நடக்கும் போரிலிருந்து தப்ப இன்று இஸ்ரேலுக்கு ஓடுகிறார்கள் பாலஸ்தீனர்கள்.
In Israel, Palestinians tell of Hamas butchery
By Fadi Eyadat and Mijal Grinberg
Fatan al-Hinawi, 9, was hospitalized in the children's ward of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv after being wounded in Gaza. A bullet punctured her side, hit her spine, bowels, a kidney and came out the other side, hitting her arm.
Al-Hinawi is one of five Palestinians, three of them children, who were caught in Hamas-Fatah cross fire and taken to Ichilov. Some are in serious condition.
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Shadi, a 23-year-old policemen, is one of them. He was attacked by Hamas gunmen a week ago. "There were five of them. They stood over me and shot my legs from the knee down. One of them put his Kalashnikov to my head. Instinctively I moved the barrel aside and the bullet hit my hand," Shadi told Haaretz yesterday. He arrived at Ichilov with one leg amputated and the other leg crushed.
"I wanted to shoot myself for voting Hamas," another patient said. He came with his brother, who had been shot in the head while evacuating wounded people in his taxi. "We really believed Hamas would change things," he said.
"Hamas has money and weapons for the next 20 years. All the youngsters want to join it, it offers good wages, not what we get from the Palestinian Authority," he said.
"Hamas is no different from Bush. Israel is also to blame. Israel starved us, wouldn't let Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas] display any achievements or force, while Hamas kept getting stronger."
Israel could have stopped Hamas' attacks on Fatah's offices, but it didn't, he added.
Later yesterday, Zecharia Alrai, 39, an officer in Fatah's elite Force 17 commando unit, arrived. He had been abducted by four Hamas gunmen a week ago. They loaded him into a jeep and drove him to an isolated spot, where they shot three bullets into his leg and dumped him.
"That's not Islam. That's evil and hypocrisy. How ironic that Israel is rescuing us from our Muslim 'brothers,'" he said.
Meanwhile, Russian citizen Elvira Mahana crossed the border from Gaza to Israel with her three children. Her husband, a Palestinian she met in Russia, was not with them. Russian and Ukrainian families were being evacuated from Gaza by their embassies and sent home via Jordan. Mahana said she hoped her husband would escape via Rafah to Russia.
"This is no time for love," a Russian embassy official at the Erez crossing said yesterday. Several families had to separate, either because the husband did not have Russian citizenship, as in Mahana's case, or because Israel would not let all the men cross the border, citing security reasons, the Russian officials said.
Meanwhile, medical rescue teams were preparing to evacuate more wounded. At the Erez vehicle crossing, a Palestinian worker took a stretcher from the Israelis and brought it to a patient, who underwent a security check before being taken across the border.
"Many are trying to flee Gaza," a Gaza policeman who had been hospitalized in Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital told Haaretz yesterday. "I reached Erez, but they weren't letting anyone cross, even those who had permits. The soldiers told us to move back, firing at the ground," he said.
Then Hamas gunmen started firing into the crowd. Israeli soldiers fired back, with hundreds of Palestinians caught in the middle.
Monday, June 18, 2007
ஹமாஸ் வெற்றிக்கு பிறகு பாலஸ்தீன காஜாவை விட்டு இஸ்ரேலுக்கு ஓடும் பாலஸ்தீனர்கள்
காஜா பகுதியில் ஹமாஸ் குழு படா குழுவை வென்று அங்கு பல பாலஸ்தீன படா குழுவினரை கொன்றிருக்கிறார்கள். அவர்களது தீவிரவாதத்துக்கு அஞ்சி அங்கிருந்து பாலஸ்தீனர்கள் இஸ்ரேலுக்கு ஓடிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள்.
Gazans Try to Reach Israel Via Tunnel
By DIAA HADID
The Associated Press
Sunday, June 17, 2007; 4:03 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Jamal Abu Zayda waited 15 hours in the Erez crossing, a narrow tunnel with high walls, jostling with thieves, panicked women and crying babies before reaching Israel early Sunday.
By just getting out of the tunnel, he was one of the lucky ones.
Palestinians gather around the remains of the statue of The Unknown Soldier after it was brought down by Palestinian militants in Gaza City, Sunday, June 17, 2007. Militants tore down Gaza's unknown soldier early Sunday morning, smashing the statue's head, and dumping the fiberglass remains in the Strip's main square. The Unknown Soldier once stood a Gaza park close to the parliamentary building, his head upright and his hand raised into the sky. The statue's location was a popular place for militant press conferences, where lovers secretly met and men smoked water pipes in the evening. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
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A fluent Hebrew speaker with excellent relations with Israeli officials, Abu Zayda stood a good chance of getting out of Gaza, now ruled by Hamas militants. As a former senior security official from Fatah, he feared he'd been put on a Hamas death list.
Although there is a general amnesty for most Fatah fighters, who lost a five-day battle with Hamas militias, the Muslim group has vowed to kill those they believe have blood on their hands.
Many officials are still trapped inside the narrow concrete-walled corridor. Like Abu Zayda, they fear returning to Gaza, but Israel won't let them in.
Hundreds of others in the tunnel hope to get a break into the West Bank. Their lives aren't at risk, they just don't want to live under Hamas rule.
"It's hell in there," Abu Zayda said from the Israeli side of the crossing. "They should give themselves up to Hamas _ it's better than staying in the tunnel."
____
Once marking a meeting place for secret lovers, rowdy militant press conferences and bored chain-smokers, Gaza's unknown soldier statue lay dumped in a square on Sunday, his head missing.
The unknown soldier once stood at a park close to the parliament building, his head upright and his hand raised bravely into the sky.
But strict interpretations of Islam forbid the display of statues, and many in Gaza fear that Hamas, now in control of the territory, will not stop extremist Muslims from imposing their views.
Militants tore down the statue on Sunday morning, said Abu Mohammed, a park cleaner. The battered soldier was tossed in bustling Palestine Square
Gazans Try to Reach Israel Via Tunnel
By DIAA HADID
The Associated Press
Sunday, June 17, 2007; 4:03 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Jamal Abu Zayda waited 15 hours in the Erez crossing, a narrow tunnel with high walls, jostling with thieves, panicked women and crying babies before reaching Israel early Sunday.
By just getting out of the tunnel, he was one of the lucky ones.
Palestinians gather around the remains of the statue of The Unknown Soldier after it was brought down by Palestinian militants in Gaza City, Sunday, June 17, 2007. Militants tore down Gaza's unknown soldier early Sunday morning, smashing the statue's head, and dumping the fiberglass remains in the Strip's main square. The Unknown Soldier once stood a Gaza park close to the parliamentary building, his head upright and his hand raised into the sky. The statue's location was a popular place for militant press conferences, where lovers secretly met and men smoked water pipes in the evening. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
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A fluent Hebrew speaker with excellent relations with Israeli officials, Abu Zayda stood a good chance of getting out of Gaza, now ruled by Hamas militants. As a former senior security official from Fatah, he feared he'd been put on a Hamas death list.
Although there is a general amnesty for most Fatah fighters, who lost a five-day battle with Hamas militias, the Muslim group has vowed to kill those they believe have blood on their hands.
Many officials are still trapped inside the narrow concrete-walled corridor. Like Abu Zayda, they fear returning to Gaza, but Israel won't let them in.
Hundreds of others in the tunnel hope to get a break into the West Bank. Their lives aren't at risk, they just don't want to live under Hamas rule.
"It's hell in there," Abu Zayda said from the Israeli side of the crossing. "They should give themselves up to Hamas _ it's better than staying in the tunnel."
____
Once marking a meeting place for secret lovers, rowdy militant press conferences and bored chain-smokers, Gaza's unknown soldier statue lay dumped in a square on Sunday, his head missing.
The unknown soldier once stood at a park close to the parliament building, his head upright and his hand raised bravely into the sky.
But strict interpretations of Islam forbid the display of statues, and many in Gaza fear that Hamas, now in control of the territory, will not stop extremist Muslims from imposing their views.
Militants tore down the statue on Sunday morning, said Abu Mohammed, a park cleaner. The battered soldier was tossed in bustling Palestine Square
காஜாவில், பண்டைய சர்ச்சும் கிறிஸ்துவ பள்ளிக்கூடமும் ஹமாஸ் முஸ்லீம் தீவிரவாதிகளால் அழிக்கப்பட்டன
பாலஸ்தீனத்தில் காஜா பகுதியில் படா பிரிவினரை கொன்று காஜா பகுதியை முழுவத்மாக ஆக்கிரமித்த ஹமாஸ் முஸ்லீம் தீவிரவாதிகள் அங்குள்ள பழங்காலத்திய கிறிஸ்துவ சர்ச்சையும் அதனைச்சார்ந்த கிறிஸ்துவ பள்ளிக்கூடத்தையும் அழித்தனர்.
ஹமாஸ் பிரிவினரின் கொடூரத்தை எதிர்ப்பார்த்து உயிருக்கு அஞ்சி அங்குள்ள கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் இருப்பதாக தெரிகிறது.
நன்றி வாஷிங்டன் டைம்ஸ்
Christian school, church destroyed in Gaza
Published: June 18, 2007 at 11:32 AM
GAZA, June 18 (UPI) -- A Catholic priest in Gaza Monday said Christians need protection from escalating attacks by Muslim extremists.
The Rev. Manual Musalam's appeal came after attacks on the Rosary Sisters School and the Latin Church in Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported.
"The masked gunmen used rocket-propelled grenades to storm the main entrances of the school and church," he told the Post. "Then they destroyed almost everything inside, including the Cross, the Holy Book, computers and other equipment."
Musalam, who leads a small Latin community in Gaza said: "Christians have been living in peace and security with Muslims for many years, but those who attacked us are trying to sabotage this relationship," the Post reported.
Musalam said Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called him Sunday to condemn the attack.
While Fatah officials blamed the attack on Hamas, a Hamas spokesman denied the group was responsible, the Post reported.
ஹமாஸ் பிரிவினரின் கொடூரத்தை எதிர்ப்பார்த்து உயிருக்கு அஞ்சி அங்குள்ள கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் இருப்பதாக தெரிகிறது.
நன்றி வாஷிங்டன் டைம்ஸ்
Christian school, church destroyed in Gaza
Published: June 18, 2007 at 11:32 AM
GAZA, June 18 (UPI) -- A Catholic priest in Gaza Monday said Christians need protection from escalating attacks by Muslim extremists.
The Rev. Manual Musalam's appeal came after attacks on the Rosary Sisters School and the Latin Church in Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported.
"The masked gunmen used rocket-propelled grenades to storm the main entrances of the school and church," he told the Post. "Then they destroyed almost everything inside, including the Cross, the Holy Book, computers and other equipment."
Musalam, who leads a small Latin community in Gaza said: "Christians have been living in peace and security with Muslims for many years, but those who attacked us are trying to sabotage this relationship," the Post reported.
Musalam said Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called him Sunday to condemn the attack.
While Fatah officials blamed the attack on Hamas, a Hamas spokesman denied the group was responsible, the Post reported.
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