Senior Hamas leader Haniyeh surrounded by his bodyguards (Photo: Reuters)
A telling sign of the times in the wake of the Arab Spring:
Buoyed by the rise of the Islamists to power in the Arab world, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is planning a tour of Arab and Islamic countries – the first of its kind since his movement came to power in 2006.
Yusef Rizka, political advisor to Haniyeh, said that the emir of Qatar has invited the Hamas prime minister to visit Doha, but no date has been set yet.
According to Rizka, Haniyeh is currently considering visiting not only Qatar, but also Turkey, Bahrain, Tunisia and a number of Arab countries. He pointed out that Turkey had also invited Haniyeh.
What do you think?
10:43 pm
Can we dare hope that all the things like this happening in the Muslim world will cause people to open their eyes to what Islam is really about? Then again, if rockets raining on Israel and planes crashing here at home didn’t … (said as a sigh) Shalom.
7:00 pm
That is crazy. A terrorist touring terros arab states. Wonders shall never end. What do you expect. STRENGTHENING TERRORISM OF COURSE.