Words to ponder
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)
"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Reporter: "The martyrdom-seeking campaign by Hamas and Islamic Jihad may have come as a response to the Hebron massacre, but the ideological basis of this campaign is deeply rooted in Hamas' declaration of Jihad against Israel.
"These films were not intended to be broadcast. Hamas made them for internal use, and they provide a rare perspective on the movement's efforts to teach its principles to new recruits."
Children singing: "Rejoice, oh Bitah, cheer in merriment, oh Nujud, our occupied homeland will be restored through Jihad."
Crowd: "Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your goal?"
Crowd: "Allah."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your constitution?"
Crowd: "The Koran."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "Who is your leader?"
Crowd: "The Prophet Muhammad."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your path?"
Crowd: "Jihad."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your greatest desire?"
Crowd: "Death for the sake of Allah."
Reporter: "If Jihad is the goal, the self-sacrifice operations against the Israelis were the weapon chosen in the mid-nineties. In a series of operations, Hamas and Islamic Jihad hit the major Israeli cities and caused the deaths of dozens. This was part of the strategy."
An excerpt from a show about the culture of martyrdom, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on July 22, 2005. Via Memri
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)
"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Reporter: "The martyrdom-seeking campaign by Hamas and Islamic Jihad may have come as a response to the Hebron massacre, but the ideological basis of this campaign is deeply rooted in Hamas' declaration of Jihad against Israel.
"These films were not intended to be broadcast. Hamas made them for internal use, and they provide a rare perspective on the movement's efforts to teach its principles to new recruits."
Children singing: "Rejoice, oh Bitah, cheer in merriment, oh Nujud, our occupied homeland will be restored through Jihad."
Crowd: "Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your goal?"
Crowd: "Allah."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your constitution?"
Crowd: "The Koran."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "Who is your leader?"
Crowd: "The Prophet Muhammad."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your path?"
Crowd: "Jihad."
Male voice on loudspeaker: "What is your greatest desire?"
Crowd: "Death for the sake of Allah."
Reporter: "If Jihad is the goal, the self-sacrifice operations against the Israelis were the weapon chosen in the mid-nineties. In a series of operations, Hamas and Islamic Jihad hit the major Israeli cities and caused the deaths of dozens. This was part of the strategy."
An excerpt from a show about the culture of martyrdom, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on July 22, 2005. Via Memri
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