Monday, January 19, 2004

This puts a different spin on it.

On Thursday, I asked what was Israel to do about women suicide bombers who, in their pre-attack video, say making the attack was something they wanted to do since they were 13.

Now, two Israeli articles, here and here, say the women who made the attack was not the fanatical believer as was claimed by Hamas, but rather was given a choice, make a suicide attack or be killed in an "honor murder". The articles state she was or had an affair and her husband found out. By Islamic law, he could kill her or have her killed to restore the family honor. Instead Hamas said she could make the attack in atonement for her actions and thus restore the family honor.

We here people say Islam is a religion of peace. So WHY are the Muslim leaders SILENT on what happened and denouncing it?? Does Hamas speak for Islam now? If so what is Israel's or even the US' incentive to negotiate with Muslims nations if Hamas' version of Islam is correct?

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