Heaven Forfend!
No, of course, Mr. Haniyeh, you would be entirely correct in stating: "We want to assure you that words such as 'civil war' don't exist in our dictionary". Yes, of course, how could it be otherwise? In your dictionary all is sweetness and light, we see that exhibited time and again throughout the Middle East. You honour your god, your religion and your Prophet by sweet and patient social arbitrage.If differences of opinion exist, you sit down like the good souls that you are and exhibit the utmost tolerance of opinions until finally acceptable compromise is reached and accepted in good spirit by all concerned. After all, this is evidence of a civil society, a people whom tradition has taught to trust and respect others unlike themselves, to make sincere efforts toward acceptance of diversity.
That is why the unfortunate occurrence of 'civil war' cannot become a reality with your people, be they Hamas or Fatah, since your patience with slight differences is legendary. We see also how you treat your enemies, those whom you accuse of deliberately visiting harm on your people at large. You treat them as honoured guests, come to the bargaining table to relent their sins of the past. You give them ample opportunity to express their desire to live in peace with and among you.
This is most honourable of you. In doing such things you honour Allah, you honour the Prophet Muhammad, you honour the long history and tradition of the Arab peoples. Mind, we do know that some Arab Muslims have the surely-unjust reputation of harbouring ill will bordering on a mentality of bloodlust toward perceived enemies, but this is not your way.
Obviously, so very obviously. All the more so as you alert us to this. You abhor the savage mindset that would set out to murder children because their father is seen as an enemy. This you would never, ever support; you condemn such actions. Nor would you ever see fit to set out to explode personal suicide-murder devices against unarmed civilian women and children and the elderly.
This is the kind of unspeakable behaviour that you might expect say, of Jews, but certainly not Arabs.
Permit me a moment of personal curiosity, Ismail Haniyeh, but did you find time during your discussions in Sudan to enquire of Mr. Bashir on behalf of your brethren in Darfur?
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, December 14, 2006
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