Egyptian-American Writer Magdi
Khalil:
MEMRI August 19th 2014
In a recent Al-Jazeera TV show,
American-Egyptian writer Magdi Khalil criticized Hamas' claim to have the moral
high ground, saying: "They garner sympathy over the corpses of
children." "We are talking about a group like ISIS," Khalil said
in the program, which aired on August 19, 2014. "If you want to die – go
and die. Let Khaled Mash'al, Haniya, and Al-Zahhar die. Just don't let the
children die."
Following are excerpts:
Magdi Khalil: "How many
casualties were caused by Hamas missiles that landed in Gaza by mistake? The
Hamas missiles that landed in Gaza by mistake caused many more casualties than
they caused in Israel.
"For example, a missile
landed in the Al-Shati refugee camp, killing ten children. Another missile
landed on Al-Shifa Hospital, killing four children. They defused an unexploded
Israeli missile without knowing the basics of how to do it, and as a result,
six people were killed, including an American journalist.
"My colleague said that we
have won the moral high ground... Is it moral to launch missiles from
hospitals, from schools, from bedrooms, from mosques, and from the roof of a
church, where thousands of Gazans had found refuge? The church's priest was
interviewed on CBN and said: "From the roof of this church, Hamas members
are launching missiles at Israel. We welcomed them in our church, but they
began launching missiles at Israel from the roof." Is this the moral high
ground that my colleague is talking about?
"Is it moral for Hamas leaders
to hide in Al-Shifa Hospital, thus risking the lives of regular people? Is this
the moral high ground? They are fleeing like rats, hiding behind patients in
Gaza hospitals. Is it moral for Hamas leaders to hide behind these patients?
"They garner sympathy over
the corpses of children. This is part of the strategy of the Islamists. They
consider sympathy garnered over the corpses of children to be a victory.
"The whole world knows that
Hamas does not care about the spirit of humanity. They do not care about the
children, about their people, about the losses, about the destruction of their
country, or about the number of casualties.
"We are talking about a group
like ISIS. What kind of honor is it if it is at the expense of children's
corpses? You don't know the meaning of life. All you know is the meaning of
death. You constitute an enterprise of destruction in the region. You are
wreaking destruction in Palestine. You don't know the meaning of life.
"Go and die, brother, but
don't make others die instead. If you want to die – go and die. Let Khaled
Mash'al die. Let Haniya and Al-Zahhar die. Just don't let the children
die."
Palestinian activist Ibrahim
Hamami: "We should clean our own home before we confront the occupation.
These people must be eliminated even before the Zionists are eliminated,
because they stab us in the back..."
Magdi Khalil: "Are you
threatening to eliminate us, you terrorist?! Are you threatening me, you
terrorist?!"
TV host Faisal Al-Qassem:
"Dear viewers, let me just thank both of our guests..."
View the clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/4441.htm
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