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These words, written by the Harvard Islamic Society in a March 4 editorial published in The Crimson, raise doubt about the feelings of Israelis and world Jewry towards the despicable murders committed by Goldstein in Hebron.
But this was no simple crazy act. Goldstein was a fanatic who took precise steps carefully calculated to reach a clear, if evil, goal. Presuming the American-born doctor intended to kill the Palestinian-Israeli peace process while avenging what he considered crimes against Jews, he chose time, place and...
More worrisome to Israelis as well as to Arafat is the prospect of growing support for Hamas, the militant Islamic organization that is the P.L.O.'s chief rival for the allegiance of Palestinians in the occupied territories. Hamas called the mosque massacre "a final message to Arafat and his group...
Similarly it is never reported that the Islamic faith prohibits terrorism. The media unthinkingly attributes acts of violence to Muslim fundamentalists. Yet the term Muslim fundamentalist refers to those who follow the literal wording of the Qur'an, and in Islamic law there is no justification for terrorism.
Omar Maabreh '94 is president of the Harvard Islamic Society. Rami A. Thabet '97 is a member of the Harvard Islamic Society.