Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumThe men Israel blames for the deaths of Israeli teenagers and their violent family history
The lead suspects in the boys abductions are Aisha and Qawasmeh. The fact that theyve been missing since the teens disappearance is clear evidence they have links with the abduction, an anonymous senior Palestinian intelligence official told the Times of Israel.
...
Both men reportedly come from families with connections to Hamas and have spent time in Israeli jail. Qawasmeh has been arrested five times and once allegedly told Israeli intelligence that the Hamas military wing had recruited him. Aisha, meanwhile, has been arrested twice, Israeli authorities say, and his family has deep ties to the group. Aishas father spent time in Israeli prisons for alleged connections with Hamas. And his brother, who was killed in 2005 after he attempted to throw an explosive at Israeli soldiers, was also suspected of a Hamas affiliation.
...
The family has sometimes operated on the fringes of Hamas, wrote Eldar, who suspects the timing of the kidnappings is too convenient. Each time Hamas has reached an understanding with Israel about a cease-fire at least one member of the family has been responsible for planning or initiating a suicide attack, and any understanding with Israel, achieved after considerable effort, were suddenly laid waste, Eldar said.
In 2003, the family unleashed a grisly campaign of suicide bombings. One got on an Israeli bus in the port city of Haifa and blew himself up. Another infiltrated a settlers neighborhood in Hebron and detonated explosives strapped to his waist. One more opened fire inside another Jewish settlement. Each, reported the Los Angeles Times, were in their 20s.
...
Now again, Eldar wrote, it appears as though the family has acted in way that Hamas had neither expected nor wanted. Marwan Qawasmeh and Amar Abu Aisha have brought Hamas to a place where its leadership never intended to go, Al-Monitor reported. By kidnapping three Israelis, the Qawasmeh family decided to take the leaders there anywhere.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/01/the-men-israel-blames-for-the-deaths-of-israeli-teenagers-and-their-violent-family-history/
...
Both men reportedly come from families with connections to Hamas and have spent time in Israeli jail. Qawasmeh has been arrested five times and once allegedly told Israeli intelligence that the Hamas military wing had recruited him. Aisha, meanwhile, has been arrested twice, Israeli authorities say, and his family has deep ties to the group. Aishas father spent time in Israeli prisons for alleged connections with Hamas. And his brother, who was killed in 2005 after he attempted to throw an explosive at Israeli soldiers, was also suspected of a Hamas affiliation.
...
The family has sometimes operated on the fringes of Hamas, wrote Eldar, who suspects the timing of the kidnappings is too convenient. Each time Hamas has reached an understanding with Israel about a cease-fire at least one member of the family has been responsible for planning or initiating a suicide attack, and any understanding with Israel, achieved after considerable effort, were suddenly laid waste, Eldar said.
In 2003, the family unleashed a grisly campaign of suicide bombings. One got on an Israeli bus in the port city of Haifa and blew himself up. Another infiltrated a settlers neighborhood in Hebron and detonated explosives strapped to his waist. One more opened fire inside another Jewish settlement. Each, reported the Los Angeles Times, were in their 20s.
...
Now again, Eldar wrote, it appears as though the family has acted in way that Hamas had neither expected nor wanted. Marwan Qawasmeh and Amar Abu Aisha have brought Hamas to a place where its leadership never intended to go, Al-Monitor reported. By kidnapping three Israelis, the Qawasmeh family decided to take the leaders there anywhere.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/01/the-men-israel-blames-for-the-deaths-of-israeli-teenagers-and-their-violent-family-history/
A "rogue faction" perhaps, but still operating with Hamas' support and protection, and following their general policy of kidnapping and murdering Israelis.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
2 replies, 729 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
The men Israel blames for the deaths of Israeli teenagers and their violent family history (Original Post)
Fozzledick
Jul 2014
OP
King_David
(14,851 posts)1. Pure Evil.
( and I hope a Jury here on DU doesn't consider that hate speech )
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)2. Were the murderers of the Palestinian just
found today also pure evil?
It will remian to be seen how swift justice is in that case, but it would be pure evil if it was swept under the rug and forgotten.