Hamas: If Israel Doesn't Surrender We'll Blah Blah Blah
Israel may have 200 nuclear warheads, but Hamas has 200,000 people who want to blow themselves up inside Israel, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said Tuesday. Zahar, who was speaking to supporters at the Islamic University in Gaza City, said Israel would pay a heavy price if it rejected the Egyptian initiative for truce with the Palestinians. "If Israel says no, it will pay a heavy price," he said. "We are a besieged people and we will have to use all our tools to defend ourselves against Israel." Zahar said he expected Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman to brief Israeli leaders next week on Cairo's efforts to achieve a truce. He said that once Israel accepted the Egyptian initiative, all the border crossings into the Gaza Strip would be reopened. "The issue of the truce initiative will be determined finally next week," he added. "I believe Israel will accept the initiative, although it will try to drag its feet on some issues."
That's a really big number. Let's see though: Hamas has managed to get a grand total of three suicide bombers out of Gaza since the security fence was completed. Two of them were British nationals - naturally - and they got through the crossing as tourists. So that leaves one suicide bomber who's been able to make it past the crossings after about a decade of trying. At this rate the sun will go nova before Hamas gets through half of this glorious suicide army they've put together. Thank you, super effective security fence that the left insists can never stop suicide bombers.
The good, true argument against relying on fences, of course, is that they can't stop rockets. Hamas shot another 13 rockets and mortars at Israeli schools and hospitals yesterday. Hey, you don't think that that's why Hamas wants to reopen the crossings do you?
References:
* Zahar: We have 200,000 suicide bombers [JPost]
* Barak: This isn't the time for a truce [JPost]
Previously:
* UN Finally Notices Hamas Bombing Of Israeli Civilians, Rushes To Condemn Israel For Responding (Update: The EU Too!)
* Carter "Understands" Why Hamas Has To Bomb Israeli Schools And Hospitals
* Hamas Blocks Israeli Food Shipments, Intentionally Starves Gaza Civilians To Create A Humanitarian Disaster - Again!
