hamas is going to do what they are going to do regardless of any fatwas against it...and i'm sure will happily reference any made in favor...

truth is, what i hear from people who are either from palestine, or who have family there is that the majority of the people are not very religious. so it doesn't really do any good to explain how suicide bombing is against islam to a person who isn't following islam for the most part anyway.

what the palestinian people need is a "ghandi" of sorts to rise from their own ranks...who can lead them to take the higher moral road...and hopefully through righteousness they can regain their dignity and rights. so far we haven't seen any such person...i pray there is one out there somewhere who will show his or her face soon.

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