Less Than Human
Well, do you recognize this as human behavior?
Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya fondly kissed the bloodied head of his son Hamza in a Gaza morgue Thursday, saying he was proud that his son had given his life for the Hamas cause and joined a long line of family members killed in the conflict with Israel.
Hamza died in an Israeli air strike Thursday morning as he led a squad firing rockets against Israeli towns, Hamas said.
”I thank God for this gift,” Khalil al-Haya said. ”This is the 10th member of my family to receive the honor of martyrdom.”
I’ve argued before that Palestinian culture backtracks on millions of years of evolution. All life seeks to extend its own span, and to replicate itself through offspring. Most higher life forms also protect and defend their young. None that I know of celebrate their deaths.
The article makes clear that this fool’s relatives died in Israeli attempts on his life. So his happiness at their deaths is a little rich, given his direct responsibility for them.
Joe O'Neill said,
March 1, 2008 @ 7:19 am
This only re-inforces my absolute belief in Darwin