Thanks Laurent,for passing these very sobering pieces along. While writing this, I hear that there has been another suicide bombing in Jerusalem. The cruelty and barbarism....this bomber,a woman this time,tried to enter the market in the heart of Jerusalem. This busy market, where the people were buying their fruits and vegetables for Sabbath. Thank God, she did not make into the market! (foreign journalists are discouraged from going to this hub because it is so,so dangerous) This is so insane and it is pure,raw EVIL.....how can there possibly be peace with this. And to tell Sharon to stop his offensive!!! These *poor* children will be unleashed on the world one day....it is such a pity. One more thought:Have you noticed Arafat never straps a bomb to himself? Why would he have to with all these pawns at his disposal. Talk about child abuse!! Nobel Peace Prize?? Should be yanked and Blank Blank Blank...up his Blankin arse!
Bree > > CHILDREN OF THE JIHAD > > Palestinian kids raised for war > > Taught to hate, kill Jews through 'Sesame Street'-type > > TV show > > > > Palestinian children are taught to hate Jews, to > > glorify "jihad" (holy war), violence, death and child > > martyrdom almost from birth, as an essential part of > > their culture and destiny. > > During the show, which features children aged 4-10, > > one young boy sings, "When I wander into Jerusalem, I > > will become a suicide bomber." Afterward, other > > children stand to call for "Jihad! Holy war to the end > > against the Zionist enemy." > > > > In another segment, a boy who appears to be no more > > than 8 or 9 years old chants: "My patience has run > > out. All Arab existence cries for revenge" against the > > Jews in Israel. > > Groups of children are gathered together, shouting for > > "Jihad against Israel." > > A small girl chants the now-familiar ditty, "When I > > wander into Jerusalem, I will become a suicide > > bomber." > > > > Another boy is shown in class proclaiming, "We will > > settle our claims with stones and bullets." > > > > In Palestinian school classrooms, the message is the > > same. > > "In the Palestinian case, what we see is the cynical > > use of children, who are exposed to a state-run > > ideology that pushes them to their death, in the name > > of Palestinian nationalism," she says. "Children are > > taught to idealize death, to view it as a positive. In > > many cases, they are told that death is not death at > > all, but rather the beginning of a new life." > > > > > How can children be sold on dying in battle? > > > > "The state threatens children if they're not willing > > to commit jihad," says Wurmser, "and tells them they > > will be punished by God if they do not commit jihad. > > If they do commit jihad, they and their families will > > be benefited by the state. [Their families] are > > promised major financial benefits if they kill > > themselves in suicide attacks against Israel." > > > > To get over the fear, explained Wurmser, "they are > > told by their teachers that they're not going to die > > at all. There is definitely an element of denial they > > are exposed to." > > > > This is not to say that some parents won't object to > > having their children converted to terrorists, says > > Wurmser, "but in the more religious families, there is > > no sense of sorrow. We see Palestinian mothers who > > have lost children - especially parents from very > > fundamentalist Muslim backgrounds -- who are not upset > > at all, but who say their sons have brought great > > honor to their families." This is typical, she says, > > of "radical national Arab regimes who have adopted the > > Islamic line." > > "For a people who count Abraham (or Ibrahim) among > > their ancestors, this willful child sacrifice violates > > the fundamental tenets of morality and ethics," said > > Steinberg. "The message of Abraham's non-sacrifice of > > Isaac was, and remains first and foremost, the > > absolute rejection of such practices." > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
