Arabs, including Palestinians, are beginning to break with the notion that the most radical is the also the most authentic representative of the Muslim/Arab/Palestinian world. They are beginning to have enough of Islamism and they are taking on Hamas. The head of Syria's reform party, Farid Ghadry argues that Arabs must decide - to stop Hamas:
We Arabs must be the ones to stop Hamas and Hizbullah, rather than support their demonic and twisted logic of resisting development, enlightenment, and progress of the region. Even when development and enlightenment stare them in the face, their instinct is to destroy them pretending to safeguard their honor, the mechanics of which supersede all else including a happy life of fulfillment and accomplishments.So while we abhor violence of all kind, Israel's campaign against Hamas must continue to the bitter end not only for the sake of peace but also to help Arabs realize they have a choice: Destroy like Gaza or develop like Dubai. Will this happen soon? Maybe not, but if a wake-up call and a nudge, once in a while, to pierce through the fog of deceit perpetrated by Syria and Iran is what it takes to see the light, then we stand by the West and Israel in the only hope that an Arab Renaissance in the Levant may actually have a chance of resurrection.
In the video below made by a man identifying himself as an Arab argues that Hamas is shooting Palestinians for singing at a wedding and "are doing worse to Palestinians than Israelis" therefore Muslims should be chanting "Death to Hamas:" Watch -
A politically active Palestinian American sent out to her listserv the following response to the ADC call to fight, believe it or not, pro Israeli Arab media. I would like to add that she met with Hamas leaders in Europe shortly after they were elected and at that time not only gave them the benefit of the doubt but tried to help them trusting their promises to do their best for Gaza's Palestinian citizens. As you can see, reality has since disabused her of such hopes.
This is . . . , that Egyptian idiot's handy work...he's the media something or another for this organization and won't resign so that anyone with sanity left, can you believe he can tick off even Arabs??? Yeah, I'm tired for the biased media but we all know it is not biased and never has been biased towards Israel...Maybe if Israel stoops so low as to claim (with no verification) that 900 people died and show repeated pictures of the same child, man, woman die in several places before taking a picture again to report their deaths...yeah, as bold as that sounds, they have exploited sympathy and Anti-Semitism to that low point and don't care who knows it simply because the oil bosses won't be happy if someone speaks so no one will and no one cares...The worst part is that no one has from all these cheap useless alphabet soups or will even stand up for the Palestinians against the Palestinians...Hamas, Arafat and all the other "saints" have killed and robbed more Palestinians up close and personal more than "The enemy" Israel is even able to come close to and yet, they never spoke up knowing all that... I for one, can't stand before G-d and tell him that I view a bunch that did that to Muslims what they did. It is exactly as if they forbade someone from fasting or praying and then I call them Muslims and heck...stand by them??
Sorry, Hamas will not provide me with a ticket to eternal peace and I have to think about what I say and do before I let them con me into saying what the rest of the herd are without looking...Israel or no Israel, they are not a representative of Palestinians, Muslims or even humans and shouldn't be supported or entertained...if anyone else would've done what they did they entire Muslim world would've been screaming and burning somethings...so where are they now? It's selective? The Quran makes it clear...do not choose part of the script and reject the other or you will suffer...where is that voice...
I'm going to follow the links with my children and some friends and I will voice my Palestinian, Arab, Muslim opinion but these people who sent this email are not going to like it...the truth hurts