Re: The Mddle Ages in the Middle East

They'd be in deep shit if the birthmark looked like a star of david.


Occidental wrote:
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> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&u=/nm/20031202/od_nm/mideast_baby_dc_2&printer=1
> 
> Palestinian Baby Born in Bethlehem Draws Crowds
> Tue Dec 2,10:28 AM ET
> 
> The boy has gained attention for being born with a large birthmark
> across his cheek that roughly forms in Arabic letters the name of his
> uncle, Ala, a Hamas militant killed by Israeli troops after he was
> alleged to have planned a suicide bombing.
> 
> The family, devout Muslims, called it a divine message of support for
> the Palestinians against Israel, though some local Christians
> preparing for subdued Christmas observances have quietly dismissed it
> as lacking any religious significance.
> 
> The Israeli army declined comment but one security source said: "It
> sounds very freaky." The family denied any hoax.
> 
> The security source said the baby's uncle, who was shot dead eight
> months ago, was suspected of masterminding a bombing that killed 12
> people on a Jerusalem bus in November 2002.
> 
> Cradling the baby in her arms, the infant's grandmother, Aysha Ayyad,
> 58, said her son secretly joined the Islamic group Hamas shortly after
> he was beaten by Israeli soldiers.
> 
> She said the birthmark was a sign "the soldiers can kill our sons but
> not our spirit." She voiced hope Israelis and Palestinians would make
> peace and allow her grandson to grow up free from violence.
> 
> As she spoke, an Israeli army patrol fired teargas at stone-throwing
> youths nearby.
> 
> Despite the commotion, the imam from the camp's main mosque entered
> the crowded living room, traced a finger along the swirling birthmark
> -- which finishes behind the baby's right ear -- and pronounced it a
> "gift from God."