Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic by Zaki Chehab
By Zaki Chehab
One of the few reporters to not be stunned via this end result used to be Zaki Chehab who has constructed a world acceptance as a fearless reporter and was once one of many first to interview individuals the Iraqi resistance in may well 2003. Fluent in Arabic, he's a Palestinian refugee who grew up in UN refugee camps and has distinctive entry to and figuring out of Hamas.
Like Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, Chehab indicates how Hamas equipped a powerful social base in Palestine via its welfare courses. He additionally explains why, within the face of the never-ending complexities, disappointments and delays led to by means of the signing of the Oslo Peace Accord, Hamas's technique of armed fight and terrorism bargains the Palestinian humans a seductive, basic and lethal alternative.
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16 The officer, whose name was not revealed, said, ‘I used to observe his behaviour and attitude towards the prisoners who looked after him. He was always very kind and considerate and that is why they cared about him. ’17 Nazem described the Sheikh as: a very quiet person which was part of his personality and had nothing to do with his illness. Even when he was released and was in charge of public issues, he was still not very talkative. What I can remember of him is that he was an ideological individual who didn’t feel regret or express apology.
Father of the Movement A strong leader around which the nascent movement could unify was essential in the early days of Hamas and the Intifada, and the charismatic Sheikh Yassin, with his learning, his asceticism and his bravery, fitted the bill. The Israelis unwittingly helped by giving him unprecedented publicity. After his arrest on 18 May 1989, his trial, which lasted for about a year, was broadcast live by Israeli TV stations and was presided over by the military court judge in Gaza Central Prison.
Whatever Sheikh Yassin agreed to with Israel concerning Palestine’s future and its coexistence with the Jews in one state, whether it be a ceasefire or maintaining a long cooling-off period, were intended as temporary measures, not a prescription for lasting peace. His longterm ambitions were unwavering: to reclaim the whole of Palestine as it had been before 1948, with Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital, to redraw the borders as they existed prior to 1967, and to dismantle 36 Hamas Is Born the settlements.