A palestinian public outcry against terrorism has seen Hamas rescind their charter (which calls for the destruction of Israel), and abandon terrorism.
Naaa, not really. But they did get their quaint little book of folk tales off the banned list.
The Hamas-run Palestinian Education Ministry on Saturday rescinded a controversial decision to pull an anthology of Palestinian folk tales from school libraries and destroy copies, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, following a widespread public outcry.
Education Minister Nasser Shaer, of Hamas, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he had not been informed of this week’s decision to ban the book, Speak Bird, Speak Again. Some 1,500 copies of the book were destroyed – the most direct attempt by the militant Muslim group to impose their beliefs on Palestinian society.
I have decided to correct the illegal measures that were taken regarding disposing the book, Shaer said.
A group of prominent intellectuals planned to protest the book ban in Ramallah on Saturday. They said they intended to proceed with the march, even after Shaer’s announcement.
The moral of the story? Their story is lacking morals.
