Hamas court orders execution of 'collaborator'

[oberliner]

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — A Gaza military court has convicted three men of collaborating with Israel, sentencing one to death and two more to prison terms, the Hamas interior ministry said on Monday.

"The military court handed down a death sentence against one collaborator with the occupation, and prison terms of seven years and three years for two other collaborators," the ministry said in a statement.

No additional details on the men were provided.

In April, Gaza's Hamas rulers executed two alleged "collaborators" in the first executions to be carried out since the Islamist movement seized power in June 2007.

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[oberliner]

2. "Harmless noisemakers"

You are really going to stick with that characterization of the rocket attacks, aren't you?

[LeftishBrit]

3. I consider OCL as morally wrong, unjustified, and counterproductive, BUT

as regards your post:

(a) if the rockets are just 'harmless noisemakers', why would people bother to fire them in the first place? I doubt that those who fired them regard them just as 'harmless noisemakers'!

(b) How does what Israel does justify Hamas violence toward *Palestinians*? That reminds me of arguments from people on the the American Right that '9-11 changed everything' and justifies violence toward American Muslims, and more general restrictions on everyone's civil liberties.

(c) I was not aware that Oberliner was responsible for, involved in, or even a supporter of OCL; so why should he have a problem in 'living with himself' on that account?