Hamas Unmasked
In a great breakthrough for peace, or perhaps a fashion statement, Hamas has banned ski masks. This is supposed to cut down on masked Muslims cutting each other down with automatic weapons. In its wisdom (sic.) Hamas has carved out an exception: Masks may be worn when shooting at Israelis.
In the immortal words of Andy Rooney, “Did you ever wonder…” Did you ever wonder where all these ski masks come from? I mean, who got the idea to bring thousands of ski masks to the Middle East? Given the absence of snow skiing opportunities in Gaza, I would think that anyone buying a ski mask is up to something nefarious. Like arms dealers, they must know that the end use is not recreational.
Maybe the way to peace is to ban the sale of ski masks totally. First step is to register all existing masks, then restrict their sale to proven killers of Israelis only. Finally, when peace is at hand and all the Israelis and non-conforming Muslims are dead, all the masks will be collected, burned and peace will reign for generations. Instead of disarmament, we'll have demastification.
Since Hamas members are no longer permitted to wear masks when killing fellow Muslims, Israelis may quickly go after any masked Muslims. As usual this is a Hamas policy not clearly thought through. But what else is new?