Also see: Israel’s Lies
"Hamas tries to punish woman walking with man" by Diaa Hadid, Associated Press | July 9, 2009
JERUSALEM - An attempt by Hamas police to detain a young woman walking with a man along a Gaza beach has raised alarms that the Islamic militant group is seeking to match its political control of the coastal territory with a strict enforcement of Islamic law.
The man she walked with and two of his peers were detained, beaten, and ordered to sign statements promising not to engage in immoral activities, said the woman and one of the men.
The incident was the first known case of Hamas openly trying to punish a woman for behaving in a way it views as un-Islamic since seizing power two years ago. But it follows months of quiet pressure on Gaza’s overwhelmingly conservative 1.4 million residents to abide by its strict religious mores.
How many times we gotta say they WON ELECTIONS?
And if they are SO BAD, why is their POPULARITY INCREASING?!
"Abbas has been fighting for his own political survival, as the popularity of Hamas grows."
And did you see what I linked at the top?
The AmeriKa's Zionist MSM just regurgitates the shit Israel dropped down it's throat, 'eh?
Hamas officials in Gaza have publicly urged shopkeepers to take down foreign advertisements showing the shape of women’s bodies and to stash lingerie often displayed in windows. Officials search electronic shops to check whether they are selling pornography on tiny flash drives.
“There’s an open, public program to preserve public morals in Gaza,’’ said local rights activist Isam Younis. “In reality that means trying to restrict freedoms.’’
Yeah, if you ain't for Jewish debauchery and immorality, you ain't for freedom!
Hamas denies any crackdown is underway. Since taking power, it has said it would only try to lead by example and not impose its views on anyone.
They were GIVEN POWER bu VOTERS!
However, the group has taken no public action against small, shadowy groups that have attacked perceived hotbeds of Western immorality, such as hairdressers and Internet cafes, fueling criticism that it has not been tough enough on hardline Muslim groups.
You know what?
FUCK ISRAEL'S PROPAGANDA!!!!!!!!!!
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More hatred from the racist Zionist MSM:
"Hamas backers are jailed in Texas; Two get 65 years for funneling millions to group" by Danny Robbins, Associated Press | May 28, 2009
DALLAS - Two founding members of what was once the largest US Muslim charity were each sentenced to 65 years in prison yesterday for funneling millions of dollars to the Palestinian militant group Hamas....
Some cried after the guilty verdicts were announced yesterday at the Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas. (Jim Mahoney/The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press)
The convictions followed a mistrial in which the government in 2007 failed to sway jurors that the now-defunct charity, based in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, was in fact aiding Hamas.
Translation: It was a railroad job!
The two Holy Land leaders were convicted on charges ranging from supporting a terrorist organization to tax fraud. The group wasn't accused of violence but of bankrolling Hamas-controlled schools and programs....
A judgment of $12.4 million was assessed against four of the defendants because they were convicted of money laundering. "These sentences should serve as a strong warning to anyone who knowingly provides financial support to terrorists under the guise of humanitarian relief," said David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, in a statement.
Then ABOUT those BILLIONS we have given Iz-ray-HELL!!!!
Hamas was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in 1995, making it illegal to offer the group support. Hamas has taken credit for hundreds of suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians.
And the THOUSANDS of PALESTINIANS Israel has MURDERED?
As they stood before Solis, the defendants said they only fed the needy and gave aid to a volatile region, reiterating themes they made in mounting their defenses. Sentenced separately throughout the day, the men were both emotional and defiant as they addressed the judge.
"We are five innocent men," Odeh said, adding that the group's function had been "providing charity to all mankind."
Abu Baker said he was involved "because I cared, not at the behest of Hamas." But he was cut off by Solis, who told him: "You didn't tell the whole story. Palestinians were in a desperate situation, but that doesn't justify supporting Hamas."And NOTHING justifies supporting that hellish little s***-stinking corpse of a state named Israel, either!
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