Israel Matzav

Khaled Meshaal in Gaza

Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal arrived in Gaza for the first time on Friday. Thus far, the IDF has ignored the target rich environment.

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal kissed the ground upon arriving in the Gaza Strip for the first time on Friday to attend celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement.

The Hamas leader declared the moment of his arrival in the Strip to be his symbolic "third birth," setting foot in the coastal enclave for the first time and returning to the area of Mandate Palestine for the first time since 1967.

Mashaal clarified that his "first birth" was his literal birth, and the second, his survival of an Israeli assassination attempt. His "fourth birth," Mashaal said, would take place "when the whole of Palestine is liberated."

On Thursday, Mashaal’s wife and daughters arrived in the Strip together with 15 Hamas officials.

Relatives of slain Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari also headed from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip via Egypt to attend the celebrations.

It's a pity we no longer have the faith in God to do what we ought to have done on Friday morning. It's interesting that JPost left out the fact that Meshaal said that he wants to be a 'martyr' in Gaza.

Shabbat Shalom everyone. 

Labels: Gaza, Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Meshaal

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:00 PM