Wednesday, March 21, 2007
In a bid for sympathy and attention, the Muslim American Society, one of the principle groups behind the Islamic Society of Boston, is still informing its members that Dr. Sami Al Arian, jailed leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in America was, as of yesterday, on the 57th day of his hunger strike:
Dr. Al-Arian arrived to the visitation room in a wheelchair because he is too weak and fragile to walk. His wife and youngest children had not seen him in three months. His face was sunken in and his clothes were extremely loose-fitting. Dr. Al-Arian's ears were in pain and he was pale.
His wife, Nahla, said: "I was shocked when I saw my husband. In spirit, he is the same loving husband and father we know, but his physical state has deteriorated rapidly. He is rail thin, but thank God his faith remains strong."...
Is this the same God in whose name Islamic Jihad commits its murders? As always, sympathy for Al Arian is difficult to muster. Sympathy for the victims of Palestinian Islamic Jihad is another matter.
Update: Via CAIR, Al-Arian's gaunt condition stuns his family. Imagine how his victims' families felt.
