Monday, January 4, 2010
Here's a slightly edited email I received in reaction to the news of Hamas supporters marching in Boston's First Night parade (see: Gaza's Hamas Solidarity Brigades -- A Disaster From Egypt to Boston), from Eli Stone:
...Here is the scary part:
Note this clip from the marchers with sounds of "Intifada, Intifada" and "resistance is justified":
AND NOTE THE PLACARDS with the handprint.
This promotional video for Hamas shows off the "education" of children - Terrifying in its matter-of-factness. The child with bloodied hands is featured about 5 minutes into the video:
Although the irony of the placards used might have been lost on most of the demonstrators, it probably was not lost on the organizers. People need to be educated about the symbolism they are being co-opted to adopt. Perhaps they will think twice...
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One of these days, things like this along with other things that are happening in the U.S. are going to cross a line and people are going to get fed up, and all the talk of backlash will cease being just talk. It's one thing for this to take place in Europe but I don't think that the "free expression" exhibited here will jibe with what most Americans believe this country was founded on. (jmio)
Perhaps they would like to martyr themselves. I dare them.