Losing the Very Young
By Douglas Farah
There is a deeply disturbing story from AP on how Hamas reaches the youngest children for recruitment. The results, in the form of suicide bombers and the spiral of violence, are hard to miss.
Using a Mickey Mouse knock-off called "Farfour," meaning butterfly, the al Aqsa TV station airs a program each Friday lays down the broad hate speech that Islamist groups are so adept at.
Hamas is the Muslim Brotherhood in the area, according to its own statements. And Hamas runs al Aqsa. The Brotherhood's supreme guide, Mohammed Akef said of Hamas: "Its principles, methods and programs are derived from true Islam."
The TV cartoon program is not subtle in its message.
"You and I are laying the foundation for a world led by Islamists," Farfour said. My full blog is here.