Jihad is turning into a trade of souls; massacres are now being called “weddings” by Hamas members and supporters. It’s outrageous when children are killed, but apparently not to some. Martyrdom is a magical word nowadays, they call them martyrs and suddenly everything is OK. Who gave Hamas the right to claim their souls as martyrs? Was that kid asked whether he would like to die for the sake of….I’m reluctant to say God or land since what Hamas has been doing lately is exactly the opposite of that. It has starved Palestinians in the name of armed resistance and caused them live under inhumane circumstances because of their gigantic ego and their self-righteous attitude towards other Palestinian parties. Hamas is the defender of virtues and the sole representative of God’s power on earth, everyone should agree with that or else…

I’m not against armed resistance, I’m not against defending the people and their land. If anything, I’ve been known for being pro-Palestine and anti-Zionism. I don’t have to defend myself or refer you to older posts. I’m with carefully planned, defense-oriented and/or preventive armed resistance. I’m with a dignified response to attacks on civilians but against any irresponsible action that would confirm that indeed, the resistance is a threat to the illegal state that is called Israel. Illegal or not, it’s there and it’s not going away anytime soon. To make the world think that Palestinian resistance is indeed capable and has the intention to attack the Israeli land will only make things worse for Palestinians. It does not help defend their case, on the other hand, it defends Israel’s. And lets not kid ourselves, Israel has the US’s OK with or without Hamas’ help (by firing rockets on Israeli cities) but how is that strengthening our point when we want the rest of the world to believe that we are not a threat to anyone? To be so arrogant as to say that we don’t need anyone’s support, that we don’t want the international community to interfere is crazy talk.

I’m aware that things are a lot more complicated than that. I’m aware that we must defend ourselves but I’m just not sure that the world understands. I don’t think we have done everything we need to do before we act like a state who’s merely defending itself against unjustified attacks of a neighboring “illegal” state. Does the world even recognize us as a state?! Israel has done a damn good job making Palestinians look like ignorant terrorists who live in total chaos. And today marks the 10th day of a massive “creative anarchy” operation that would ensure Palestinians remain behind in terms of everything and starting with education.

Part of me is praying that no more blood is spelled, no more souls are sacrificed to serve the ideology of some. And part of me is, perhaps instinctively, wishing that the Palestinian armed resistance (or any other resistance in the region for that matter) actually has a good plan.

God bless us all.