All that Glitters is not Gold – Nor is a Hamas Hudna!
May 24, 2006
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As I have written in numerous previous Blogs and Prophecy Updates, the offer of a Hudna (ceasefire) is the height of Isl amic tre
achery, and normally sought by Arabs only when they are in a precarious situation.
The precedent for a Hudna was established by the Prophet Muhammad himself, and is traditionally used to give time to the party offering it to regain strength to later destroy its opponent.
The Article by Ryan Jones in the Jerusalem Newswire, which follows, is apt to describe the real motives of Hamas in offering a Hudna to Israel.
Begin Jerusalem Newswire Article
Hamas: Ceasefire for Full Retreat
Proposal mirrors Prophet Mohammed’s Treacherous Plot
By Ryan Jones
May 23, 2006
The Palestinian Arabs, through their elected representatives, have reduced their offer to Israel from full peace to temporary ceasefire in return for nothing less than a full Israeli withdrawal from Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
In an interview with the leftist Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said:
“If Israel withdraws to the 1967 borders, peace will prevail and we will implement a ceasefire [hudna] for many years.
Our government is prepared to maintain a long-term cease-fire with Israel.”
While some in the media leaped to interpret Haniyeh’s remarks as a moderating of Hamas’ position, the offer in fact does not violate the terror group’s commitment to Israel’ s ultimate demi
se. Ra ther, it leaves
the terror option on the table indefinitely.
Nor does it contradict Hamas’ devotion to the Islamic principle that any land once under Muslim rule must not be allowed to revert permanently to “infidel” rule.
Haniyeh’s proposal follows the precedent set in the ceasefire offer made by Islam’s prophet Mohammed to the Quraish tribe of Mecca, a truce that Mohammed promptly broke the moment he was strong enough to defeat his enemy.
Ha’aretz correspondent Danny Rubinstein wrote that Haniyeh expressed surprise over Israel’s forbidding its ministers to hold contacts with the Hamas regime.
End Jerusalem Newswire Article
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