Webloggin » Grandma Explodes for Peace

In another example of the religion of peace and Hamas‘ willingness to work with the people of Israel for a lasting peace, we have a grandmother detonating a suicide belt in the presence of Israeli troops, killing herself and slightly wounding two of Israel’s finest.

Fatma Omar An-Najar was seen acting suspiciously by troops who were moving through a refugee camp in Northern Gaza. The Solidiers threw a stun grenade, which makes noise but causes no damage, resulting in the woman setting off her explosives. The Israeli soldiers were in the strip as part of an effort to stem rocket fire originating from that area into Southern Israel.

An-Najar’s daughter claimed the Grandmother was looking for martyrdom and had recently participated in a staged diversion where she, the daughter and other women had acted as a diversion so Hamas fighters could escape.

But the past few weeks have seen an increase in militant activity by women in Gaza who have served as “human shields” defending the homes of militants that Israel has threatened to destroy.

Fatheya said she and her mother had taken part in a rally at a Gaza mosque three weeks ago where women defied a cordon of Israeli troops to create a diversion for besieged Hamas fighters to slip away.

One can’t help but think a religion of peace couldn’t find a better way to promote international cooperation and understanding than by launching rockets into a neighboring country and blowing themselves up while taking out others in the process. Tantamount in the process would be to quit using their women and children as a dodge so they can live to fight another day.

If muslims truly want us to believe that Islam is a religion of peace then they might start by condemning this sort of act and reaching out to those non-muslims that they are currently trying to obliterate. Until then the world is left to make the obvious conclusions.

[Discuss at the Republic of Biloxi]