Should Hamas be punished ?
414292
punished? Hamas is a whacko cult of murder junkies who brainwash kids to hate and kill. They need to be wiped off the planet.
1005219
Cos it seems they are allowed to.No one ever blames them for that.U've  heard about  yesterday's  attack on the beach in Gaza.No big news agency reported it cos it seems it wasn't important enough.All u see on tv is how "poor" Israelis are victims,even when they kill civilians,It's like saying that it's ok to kill people there as long as they are not Israelis.
538242
Fantastic question! \n\nI'd get rid of those pesky Palestinians in a heartbeat! They are nothing but troublemakers worthy of death.\n\nTell us your choice in an update!
127941
Yes it is hypocritical of the U.S to refuse diplomatic relations with Hamas! Why? Did you know that before we gained our independence from England we were considered terrorists by much of the world? Who are we to refuse relations with a democraticly elected government? You can't have it both ways.....you are either for democracy or you are not. If we are willing to go to war to impose democracy on others, we MUST be willing to accept their democratic choices.........However, we do not have to give aid to them. A gift is just that, a voluntary giving. We get to choose who we give to.
135593
B"H\nDemocracy isn't a cure-all.  When a group of people vote for a government that supports suicide bombing to try to wipe out a particular race, and has as part of its statutes the refusal of any compromise and the insistance on a violent end to another people, the country needs to be held responsible (no more treating terrorists as "renegades" - action should now be taken against the nation itself instead of just chasing after individual murderers).\n\nIt is contrary to international law to advocate war.  The Palistinean governement includes in its charter the following:\n\n"[Peace] initiatives, the so-called peaceful solutions, and the international conferences to resolve the Palestinian problem, are all contrary to the beliefs of the Islamic Resistance Movement."\n\n"There is no solution to the Palestinian problem except by Jihad."  The initiatives, proposals and International Conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility."\n\nWhat defines a terrorist is not a subjective matter.  There are clear outlines for this under UN guidelines.  The government of Hamas will not stop killing until (GD forbid) they have wiped out every Jew.  \n\nTheir goal is NOT peace; their goal is NOT religious freedom; their goal is GENOCIDE.\n\nTheir government sanctioned terrorist actions must be recognized as an act of war and treated as such.
806086
it depends\nand the punishment is for BOTH not just the woman like non Muslims here say.\nand there has to be 4 adult witnesses to the incident. not just some BS claim.\n\nread this http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=article&aid=101
887871
Palestine and Lebanon got their punishment for killing innocent people!
959976
Yes, I read the comment from the director of MI5.  I believe it is plausable.  As far as solutions, we as the public ar limited, I mean really the majority of muslims are alright, it's just the fanatics.  Should we punish them all, for actions of the few? No. However, I do feel that the muslim community in general, should take a little more pro-active approach to encouraging this type of behaviour to stop.  They should denounce hate pedalers and encourage prosecution of people who incite violence against people who don't follow their religion.  They have done this on a few occasions but more is needed.  MI5 says they are following 1600 people, good, hopefully any plots should be foiled.  If there are more bombings, it will get alot worse for muslims in the UK.  As far as apologies and running away from Iraq, that's not a solution.  Those are chicken sh*t tactics, and is exactly what the fundamentalists want, so they can spew more hate fueled rhetoric, calling the west heartless, weak, scared, defeated, and call for the destruction of the zionist empire next.  Blah,Blah,Blah.  All we can do, is remain vigilent in our own communities and rely on spy agencies to do their job.  After all, they already took away our fire arms, so we have to leave any response to the government.
628729
yes\nhistory will decide that the detainees were criminal or not.\nanyhow i feel they should be kept in camps governed by Geneva Convention on POW.
808371
Yes, they should be punished. Mutilating the body of a child/woman is a crime. And it is also very dangerous for the circumcised woman's/girl's health.
219531
In my opinion I don't think so, Hamas is just a resistance motion against Israeli Occupation, as in any People resistance in any country !!!
466303
NO \nIran backs Hamas--so Yes to the terrorist attacks.
928188
Yes, put them on trial for removing a barbaric religious government (the Taliban) and toppling a brutal dictator (Saddam).
530509
Well Hamas won. The people have spoken. Now Hamas has a choice, keep their present stand on destroying Israel (a country formed and recognized by UN charter which is more than I can say for that area called Palistine.)and being broke. Or they can denounce terrorism and recognise Israel as a country and join most of the rest of the world with all the benefits and perks of being on someones dole.
809172
Yes.  The verdict is just; the consequences of the verdict, however, may prove to be very unpleasant indeed.  More fuel for the Jihad.
795477
Of course...nothing new for Israel...\nSo many times Israel got away with murder because US has vetoed every single sanctions against it...So it is because of the support of US and the silence of UN...This is their idea of justice...\nWhile Israel's crimes are called "self defense",the Palestinians fighting for liberty will be called "terrorists"...because they don't have the full support of the most powerful country in the world:USA...\nNo one will ever accuse Israel of deliberately killing civilians.even if they do... Actually the excuse was "technical error".but of course Mr Olmert already told us that those kinds of errors "may happen " in the future...
374759
I think they should be stopped my force! they are no different from terrorists. \n\nEvery other country obides by the laws set by the UN so why shouldn't they