The
words of Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas' military wing, contained
a recurring theme that has been echoed by other Hamas terrorist leaders
-- that Hamas mujahedeen yearn for death the way the Jews yearn for
life. Is that so?
With this mantra, Hamas
has dispatched many Palestinians to their deaths as suicide attackers,
seeking to kill as many Jewish civilians as possible. Dim-witted and
morally sinful Palestinians are promised sex and wine in paradise as a
preferable alternative to their current lives of depression and shame.
But Hamas' lust for
death does not stand the test of reality. If Hamas leaders actually
sought death as much as they claim they do, they would have led their
fighters onto the battlefield, rather than sought shelter in deep
bunkers, surrounded by a human shield of Palestinian civilians. These
civilians seek life, not death, but they cannot escape and are
criminally forced to serve as a protective human layer for Hamas
leaders, despite IDF warnings.
It turns out that words
are one thing, while actions are another. The purpose of these
statements by Hamas leaders is to frighten Israelis about murderers at
their doorstep who have a crazy and irrational death lust and do not act
in accordance with human norms that value life.
A look at Islamic
tradition shows that the Prophet Muhammad did not go into battle unless
he was sure of victory. He did all the required intelligence and
operational preparations to make sure that victory was certain.
Death in battle was not
the default option during the early days of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad
cried for jihadi fighters who fell in battle, and regretted their loss.
The purpose of the Islamic army was to fight, take over, loot and
convert or kill conquered peoples. Soldiers did not go into battle with
the goal of dying. Only those who had the misfortune of dying, and
thereby were denied of the enjoyment of plunder and captured women, were
promised the pleasures of paradise.
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