I just finished watching this and it was very interesting. The parts that I really clued in on were the activities in the prisons and on the streets of Gaza, and how Hamas has been treating the people. The use of torture and murder by Hamas, to find and eliminate informants, has really disgusted many in Gaza–to include this son of a Hamas leader. Some call the fighting between Fatah and Hamas and others–the Intrafada, or Palestinian killing Palestinian. It is a problem in Gaza, and because of these power grabs, the Israelis are able to get informants that want to eliminate their competitors.
So to follow up on how significant informants have been in this war, and over the years, this is proof positive of their impact. Check it out, and with the link I provided below, just keep following each part at the end of the video. It is like six parts, with up to 8 minutes per part.
Also, Mosab has certainly created a stir within Hamas and throughout the muslim world. He has numerous death threats against him, and I really feel for the guy. It took a lot of courage to choose a path that millions of people completely disagree with. So what made him convert? The paranoia mixed with torture and murder that Hamas used against the people, and one little idea out of the bible that really struck him. Love thy enemy… It’s hard to imagine that an idea like this could have such an impact, but if this guy came from a highly religious and spiritual family anyways, then that makes sense. –Matt
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Escape from Hamas
Escape from Hamas airs Saturday January 3 at 9 p.m., with repeats at 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. EST, and Sunday January 4 at 9 p.m., with repeats at 12 midnight, 2 a.m., EST.
“As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other world leaders try to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, one former member of the militant Islamic organization said there will never be lasting peace between the two groups.
“There is no chance. Is there any chance for fire to co-exist with the water?” said Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of the group’s founding members.
Yousef added: “It’s not about Israel, it’s not about Hamas: it’s about both ideologies.”
Yousef, son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the most influential leaders of the militant group, said the organization betrays the Palestinian cause and tortures its own members.
Hamas, formed in the late 1980’s as an outgrowth of the Palestinian branch of the radical Muslim Brotherhood, is considered a terror organization by the U.S. government. Hamas seized power in the Gaza strip in 2007 in a violent coup against the more moderate Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas.
Yousef said he was indoctrinated at an early age to use violence to challenge Israeli control in the region. As a teenager he moved up within the organization and became the leader of the radical Islamic Youth Movement that fought Israeli tanks and troops in the streets, celebrated suicide bombings and recruited young men to the cause.
Yousef, 30, said he realized the true nature of Hamas and radical Islam during a stint in an Israeli prison. He renounced his Muslim faith, left his family behind in Ramallah and converted to Christianity.
“Islam is not the word of God,” said Yousef. “If you want to be offended it’s your problem. But you know something? Go study. Think for a second that I might be right. So wake up, look at your path, see where you’re going. Are you really going to heaven with 72 virgins after you kill yourself and kill another 20 people?”
Yousef has sought asylum in the United States and now attends an evangelical Christian church in San Diego, Calif.
“The Hamas leadership, including my father, they’re responsible; they’re responsible for all the violence that happened from the organization. I know they describe it as reaction to Israeli aggression, but still, they are part of it and they had to make decisions in those operations against Israel (for) which there was the killing of many civilians.”
Yousef talks more about his extraordinary story of faith, courage, violence and betrayal in a FOX News documentary, “Escape From Hamas,” hosted by Bill Hemmer.”
Click here to view video of Mosab Hassan Yousef speaking out.