"Ultimately, we should bless every Palestinian man or woman who goes calmly to carry out a martyrdom operation, in order to receive a reward in the Hereafter, sacrificing her life for her religion and her homeland and knowing that she will never return from this operation." Thus expounded the editors of the Egyptian government daily Al-Masaa in a late January edition.
"We have no argument regarding the question of the legitimacy of these operations," the Egyptian newspaper continued, "because they are considered a powerful weapon used by the Palestinians against an enemy with no morality or religion.... [e]ven if during [a martyrdom operation] civilians or children are killed...."
However, the newspaper did have one criticism of the Islamist terrorists striking Jewish children in Israel: "We ask again, why do the various Palestinian organizations insist on publishing the name of everyone who carries out a martyrdom operation against the Zionist entity?" When the names are published, the editors explain, "the armies of the [Zionist] entity hasten to the home of the martyr's family, wounded by the loss of its son, in order to multiply its pain by destroying its home."
The Egyptian newspaper continued: "We ask the leaders of these organizations: Give us one good reason for publishing the names of the martyrs whom, it can be assumed, martyred themselves for the religion, the homeland, and the people, and not for any other reason." The editors note that while the "Lebanese resistance" was able to publicize the names of its "shahids", the Hamas or Fatah "situation is different... in the case of Lebanon, the shahids... lived in territories not under the control of the Zionist occupation, while in the Palestinian case, [they live under Zionist occupation]."
[Translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), an independent, non-profit organization that translates and analyzes the media of the Middle East.]
"We have no argument regarding the question of the legitimacy of these operations," the Egyptian newspaper continued, "because they are considered a powerful weapon used by the Palestinians against an enemy with no morality or religion.... [e]ven if during [a martyrdom operation] civilians or children are killed...."
However, the newspaper did have one criticism of the Islamist terrorists striking Jewish children in Israel: "We ask again, why do the various Palestinian organizations insist on publishing the name of everyone who carries out a martyrdom operation against the Zionist entity?" When the names are published, the editors explain, "the armies of the [Zionist] entity hasten to the home of the martyr's family, wounded by the loss of its son, in order to multiply its pain by destroying its home."
The Egyptian newspaper continued: "We ask the leaders of these organizations: Give us one good reason for publishing the names of the martyrs whom, it can be assumed, martyred themselves for the religion, the homeland, and the people, and not for any other reason." The editors note that while the "Lebanese resistance" was able to publicize the names of its "shahids", the Hamas or Fatah "situation is different... in the case of Lebanon, the shahids... lived in territories not under the control of the Zionist occupation, while in the Palestinian case, [they live under Zionist occupation]."
[Translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), an independent, non-profit organization that translates and analyzes the media of the Middle East.]