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Posted by Eric at 4:50 PM

"Hamas" in Hebrew means, "to do violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice."

I wonder if Hamas deliberately chose that name. Or does "Hamas" mean the same thing in Arabic?

 

3 Comments:

  1. Anonymous said...
    June 20, 2006 at 11:46 PM  
    "Hamas" means "zeal" in Arabic.


    J
    Anonymous said...
    June 20, 2006 at 11:52 PM  
    Which only further highlights the conflict between Jacob and Esau.

    Thanks Jack
    Anonymous said...
    June 21, 2006 at 8:30 PM  
    Ain't it strange learning the fact that they use this word knowing the meaning of the same themselves. Perhaps, they use it as a synonym of 'revenge'... it's almost like they're saying "we're returning you back what you've given us so long".... pretending that we're choosing a higher life by slaughtering evil roaches, I'm sorry to say, does not make my Christian brethrens any more holy than them.

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