“Siza! Siza!” kusho uKoketso ehefuzela. “Malume uKoos, ngicela ungisize ngibambe izinkukhu zikaGogo!” Kodwa uThembela akalaleli ngoba kumnandi phandle. Izinwele zakhe ziphakama ziye phezulu, phezulu, phezulu, zedlule ikhanda lakhe, bese ziwa zimboza izindlebe zakhe. Ingubo yakhe izwakala sengathi yikhayithi futhi uThembela usekholwa ukuthi ukuba ubefuna, ubezondiza – ayoshona esibhakabhakeni. i believe that i can argue with much justification that the hamas does not value the lives and safety of its people as much as israel does, not least because the hamas sites rocket launchers and munitions in civilian areas in direct contravention of the geneva conventions, in the sure knowledge that the idf will attack them, whereas the idf tries everything humanly possible not to cause the collateral damage upon which the hamas appears to depend for its propaganda. amazingly, although the hamas is proud to have its spokesmen declare that palestinians love death more than israelis love life  (although it is doubtful that ordinary palestinians have ever been consulted about this) it is quick to rant and weep and wail if the civilians it deliberately puts in harms way actually get killed or wounded. the leaders who so proudly declare that palestinians love death do not, of course, die or put themselves in harms way. they are content with ""big talk, to exploit their people, and abuse their children in order to ensure that israel/jew--hatred is perpetuated down the generations.