Jihadis Bomb Christian Library In Gaza
The YMCA in Gaza…
Squeal while you still can, little piglets…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Explosives were detonated inside the library of Gaza’s YMCA early Friday, severely damaging the one-story building and shaking Gaza’s tiny Christian minority.
There was no claim of responsibility, but the attack came at a time of protests in the Muslim world against the reproduction of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers.
The attack on the YMCA was carried out early Friday. Masked gunmen came to the YMCA compound just after midnight and threatened two guards with pistols, said one of the watchmen, Rizek Ajrami.
The attackers then set off what Ajrami described as two homemade explosive devices. One left a small crater in the floor of the library and tore holes into the walls and ceiling. Books were strewn on the floor, covered by chunks of plaster, wicker bookshelves were overturned and wires dangled from the ceiling.
Hamas police declined comment. Gaza’s Islamic militant Hamas rulers have repeatedly pledged to protect Gaza’s about 3,000 Christians, a tiny minority in a territory of 1.4 million people. Christian institutions have been targeted several times since Hamas won parliament elections in 2006, and a Christian activist was killed in October.
For decades, Christians and Muslims had a relatively peaceful, if sometimes uneasy relationship in Gaza. Friendships spanned the religious divide and Muslims and Christian would visit each other on holidays, though intermarriage and proselytizing were strictly taboo.
Christians say they fear more attacks and, in the long run, for their future in Gaza. The community has been hit hard by emigration in recent years, with many Christians seeking jobs and a better life abroad.
The bombing of the library came at a time of protests in the Muslim world against the reproduction of Prophet Muhammad cartoons in Denmark.
Denmark’s leading newspapers had reproduced the cartoons of Islam’s prophet in a gesture of solidarity after Danish police said they uncovered a plot to kill the artist. The original drawings had sparked deadly riots across the Muslim world in 2006.
In the Gaza refugee camp of Jebaliya, thousands of Hamas supporters staged a protest march Friday against the re-publication of the cartoons.
(IHT)
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blowing up the YMCA, maybe the village people should be suing the Palestinians instead of Sweden.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:53 amit’s time to through down .
February 15th, 2008 at 12:33 pmdeal them some shit ,time to get it on!!
Aclu authorized it.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm