Theos-Talk Archives (December 2001 Message tt00073)

Quite right. I am sure you noticed Mullah Omar wanted
to fight to the last drop of someone else's blood
until recently, and urged his followers to be martyrs.
Now that his personal safety is in danger, he is
reportedly offering to surrender in exchange for
amnesty. Conclusion: the imams don't believe their
own B.S., at least where martyrdom is concerned.

Come to think of it, I don't believe any of it.

--- Etzion Becker <etvionbb@netvision.net.il> wrote:
> I got my olive oil at last. I think I told you a
> while ago that I met my
> Arab friend from East Jerusalem on a project site a
> few months ago, and it
> is a pity you didn't see this. He was simply crying
> when hesaw me, and
> promised to arrange me like four gallons of good
> olive oil, from the hills
> north of Jerusalem. They said that olive oil from
> that area is the best, but
> I am no expert to judge. It is simply nice. A few
> weeks ago I got my oil
> when I went to his home, which is also another
> opportunity to exercise my
> Arabic, and to drink tea, of course. I was thinking
> to visit him again,
> because I asked him to give me some Arabic lessons,
> but due to the hum drum
> of life, I didn't. Yesterday I had to deliver
> materials to one of my project
> sites, I was late, and asked the foreman to wait for
> me. As soon as I
> entered the building, I saw this friend of mine! He
> just happened to pass
> by, so it was another unusuall coincidence; and
> again, the hugs and sobbing
> etc, etc. I trust Mr. Arafat won't be told, since
> Arabs and Jews living like
> brothers is out of the agenda; it is actually
> treason :-)
> Today while watching the news, it was surprising to
> see 15 Imams (Moslem
> religious leaders) coming to visit the people who
> were wounded in the
> suicide bombing. They condemed quite forcefully
> those insane acts, saying
> quite clearly that it is against the Koran, that we
> are brothers from the
> same father, etc. Quite refreshing, to say the
> least. I was already
> wondering where are those spiritual/religious
> leaders who will have the guts
> to say the truth, inspite of death threats which
> they get from the Moslem
> Extremists. When they started this phenomenon of
> suicide bombings, a few
> years ago, I saw one of those Hamas sheiks hailing
> profusely the "shahid"
> (martyr) , and the wonderful gifts which he enjoys
> now in heaven, and I
> asked my fellow Arabs at that time, if it is so
> great, why didn't he go
> first?! But not a single sheik has been willing to
> wear the explosive belt
> and leap to heaven. They will never lead their
> people, with their insane,
> crooked minds they will brain wash the heads of the
> people, as if this is a
> goal. Etzion
> 
> 
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