While the world focused on Hamas militants launching rockets from Gaza at southern Israel, the terrorist organization also voted quietly to implement Islamic law in the Gaza Strip, including crucifixion of Christians, according to reports in the Arabic press. The traditional Muslim criminal code, known as Sharia law, includes penalties such as amputation of limbs for stealing and the death penalty, including crucifixion, for actions Hamas deems detrimental to Palestinian interests, including collaborating with Israel. The new law was reported on the Al-Arabiya Web site and in the London-based Saudi-owned newspaper Al-Hayat, which wrote that the implementation of Sharia law has brought criticism and concern from human rights organizations in the Gaza Strip. But the media scarcely took notice when the decision was reported during the Christian holidays as fighting between Hamas and Israel escalated in late December. Hamas endorsement of nailing enemies of Islam to crosses came at the same time it renewed its jihad, Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick wrote on Dec. 26. Here, too, Hamas wanted to make sure that Christians didn't feel neglected as its fighters launched missiles at Jewish day care centers and schools. Christians are a minority in Gaza, numbering fewer than 2,000 residents among 1.6 million in the Strip. After Hamas came to power, the Islamic group began enforcing sharia law more strictly, though not officially. Christians were the first to feel the squeeze. Some Christian men felt compelled to grow beards and women donned head scarves to downplay their identities as non-Muslims. Read the entire article here.You can read more about Sharia Law in London here and in the United States here.
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When are Christians going to wake up?!!!
C-CS
Sharia law needs to be stopped.
Christopher Hamilton
The Right Opinion, for the Right Wing
Gugess I better strike the Gaza Strip off my vacation list.
No but seriously, it's scary. We have no idea how lucky we are to live over here.
For an understanding of shari'a law, please buy and read Nonie Darwish's book Cruel and Usual Punishment. I'm reading it right now in preparation for interviewing her on January 23 on BTW's The Gathering Storm.
Also, the past few days, Nonie has written articles for or been interviewed by Front Page Magazine and Family Security Council.
As an Arab who lived for 30 years in Egypt, Nonie has a perspective which is extremely important for the West to learn from. For example, there are no footbaths in public places in Egypt, but here in the States, Moslems are pushing for those footbaths and getting them. It's all part of the Moslem agenda.
It's hard for me to get it through my head that there are people out there who don't know exactly what Sharia law is! It's also shameful that the MSM isn't doing anything to educate people regarding Sharia law, considering it's our worst enemy!
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