A pro-Palestinian “peace activist” comes up against the harsh reality of life — and death — in Gaza:
Hamas found the body Friday of a pro-Palestinian Italian activist who was killed by al Qaeda sympathizers in the Gaza Strip, raising questions about the Islamist group’s control over the beleaguered enclave. Two men were arrested and others were being sought for the abduction and killing of Vittorio Arrigoni, 36, who was found strangled in an abandoned house Friday, Hamas officials said.
Arrigoni was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), which describes itself as “a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli apartheid in Palestine by using nonviolent, direct-action methods and principles.” Hamas, which claims control over Gaza, expressed its sorrow at the murder: “[Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar] added that foreign activists like Arrigoni were ‘our friends’ and promised that the perpetrators would be punished.” The terrorist group even organized a rally to honor Arrigoni.
You would think that, given its stated commitment to nonviolence, the ISM would distance itself from Hamas. After all, like those who murdered Vittorio Arrigoni, Hamas routinely uses violence to achieve its ends. But on its website you won’t find the ISM spending much time disavowing Hamas’ terrorist tactics. (There’s plenty, however, on Israel’s “war crimes,” Israeli “apartheid,” and the “brutal” tactics of the Israeli military).
If it truly was interested in promoting nonviolence, the ISM would spend at least as much time challenging Hamas’ blatant disregard for human life — both Israeli and Palestinian — as it does attacking Israel. But don’t look for that to happen any time soon. For the ISM, giving Israel a bad name is full time work — and they’re willing to partner with anyone to get the job done.
What do you think?
12:04 pm
As soon as he died,here in Italy, his friends and communists and neofascists sites and opinion makers has begun to insinuated Israel killed him.Even his mom, the leftist mayor of a small town, said she doesn`t want his son`s coffin fly to Italy trough Israel for respect to his son`s memory!!!.
The truth is that 90% of people who are members of pro-Palestinian NGO( or belong to communist/socialist party and movement or are inspired by that ideology) belong to those organizations because they hate Israel and not because they really care of what are the living conditions of Palestinian people.
They consider Israel an artificial entity,they think Zionism is a racist movement they wish to see a country destroy Israel.This is what they hope and so they support any political leader or movement who keep their “dream” alive.
Before they supported Nasser and his socialist Pan Arabism and they didn`t care if the Palestinian had a state or not, then they supported Arafat, now they support Hamas, tomorrow they`ll support another political movement who will declare its goal is to destroy Israel.
6:50 pm
The U.S.A seems unconcerned with the 11 million illegal immigrants that have passed over our southern borders why not allow the palestiniansto come here and end all the fighting? We could give them Michigan! After all, we know they want their own states and we now have a president who is sympathetic to their cause.
6:55 pm
reed,you need to read a little closer as of terrorism here in the usa,we already have groups stationed throughout various states,why would we want anymore?how about praying for the peace of JERUSALEM?