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Hamasin Poika.Pdf HAMASIN POIKA Vaikuttava kertomus terrorista, petoksesta, poliittisesta juonittelusta ja mahdottomilta tuntuvista valinnoista MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF RON BRACKIN SUOMENTANUT PEKKA NIEMINEN avainm~dia Son of Hamas, Finnish Copyright © 2010 by Mosab Hassan Yousef Finnish edition © 201 () by KeyMedia with permission ofTyndale House Publishers, Ine. All rights reserved. Englanninkielisestä alkuteoksesta Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Suomentanut Pekka Nieminen Hamasin poika Copyright © 2010 Keymedia Avainmedia LähetysjäIjestö ry. PL 71,04251 KERAVA [email protected] www.avainmedia.org Cover design by Dean Renninger ISBN 978-951-646-060-7 Printed in Finland, Otavan Ki!]apaino Oy, Keuruu 2010 Painettu Suomessa, Otavan KiIjapaino Oy, Keuruu 2010 Rakkaalle isälleni ja haavoitetulle perheelleni Palestiinan ja Israelin välisen selkkauksen uhreille Kaikille ihmisille, jotka Herrani on pelastanut Rakas perheeni, olen hyvin ylpeä teistä. Ainoastaan minun Ju­ malani voi ymmärtää, mitä te olette joutuneet kestämään. Ta­ juan kyllä, että se, mitä olen tehnyt, on iskenyt teihin jälleen syvän haavan. Voi olla, ettei se parane tämän elämän aikana ja että teidän on kenties aina kannettava sen aiheuttamaa häpeää. Minusta olisi voinut tulla sankari, josta kansani olisi ollut ylpeä. Tiesin, millaista sankaria ihmiset odottivat: taistelijaa, joka on omistautunut itse ja omistanut perheensäkin kansakunnan asialle. Ja vaikka olisin saanut surmani, minun tarinaani olisi kerrottu tuleville sukupolville, ja minusta olisi oltu ylpeitä aina ja ikuisesti. Mutta jos totta puhutaan, en olisi ollut kovinkaan kummoinen sankari. Minusta ei tullut oman kansani silmissä sankaria, vaan pettu­ ri. Aikoinaan teillä oli syyrä olla ylpeä minusta, mutta nyt tuotan teille pelkkää häpeää. Aikoinaan minusta puhuttiin prinssinä, mutta nyt olen muukalaisena vieraassa maassa vihollisinani yksi­ näisyys ja pimeys. Tiedän, että te pidätte minua petturina. Muistakaa kuiten­ kin, etten halunnut pettää teitä, vaan romuttaa sen käsityksen, joka teillä on sankaruudesta. Rauha voi syntyä vasta sitten kun MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF Mediterranean Sea Lähi-idän kansat - niin juutalaiset kuin arabit - alkavat käsittää jotakin siitä, mitä itse käsitän. Ja jos minun Herraani hyljeksittiin siksi, että hän pelasti maailman helvetin rangaistukselta, silloin hyljeksityksi joutuminen ei haittaa minuakaan! En tiedä, mitä tulevaisuus pitää sisällään, mutta sen tiedän, että minua ei pelota. Haluan vielä antaa teille pohdittavaksi aja­ tuksen, joka on kantanut minua tänne saakka: kaikki vuosien varrella kokemani syyllisyys ja häpeä on pientä, jos olen onnistu­ nut pelastamaan yhdenkin viattoman ihmisen hengen. Moniko sitten antaa arvoa sille, mitä olen tehnyt? Ei kovin­ kaan moni. Mutta ei se mitään. Uskoin siihen, mitä tein, ja uskon vieläkin; siinä ainoa polttoaine edessä olevalle pitkälle matkalle. Kun ajattelen niitä viattomia ihmisiä, joiden ei ole tarvinnut vuo­ dattaa vertaan, minut täyttää toivo siitä, että jaksan jatkaa tällä tiellä viimeiseen päivään saakka. Minä olen maksanut ja te olette maksaneet, mutta siitä huo­ limatta sodan ja rauhan laskuja erääntyy edelleen maksettavaksi. Olkoon Jumala meidän kaikkien kanssa ja antakoon meille sen, mitä tarvitsemme tämän raskaan taakan kantamiseen. Rakkain terveisin Poikanne SISÄLLYS Israelin ja miehitettyjen alueiden kartta IX Alkusanat XI Esipuhe XIII 1. LUKU Pidätettynä 1 2. LUKU Uskon tikapuut 5 3. LUKU Hamas 15 4. LUKU Kiviä heittelemässä 23 5. LUKU Hengissä pysyttelyä 33 6. LUKU Sankarin paluu 41 7. LUKU Radikaali 47 8. LUKU Palo yltyy 53 9. LUKU Aseet tulevat.. 65 10. LUKU Teurastamo 73 II. LUKU Uhri 83 12. LUKU Numero 823 93 13. LUKU Epäile kaikkia 101 14. LUKU Mellakka 111 15. LUKU Damaskoksen tiellä 119 16. LUKU Toinen intifada 133 17. LUKU Peitetehtävissä 143 18. LUKU Etsityimpienjoukossa 155 19. LUKU Kengät 163 20. LUKU Raastava päätös 173 HAMASIN POIKA 21. LUKU Peliä 181 22. LUKU Operaatio Suojakilpi 193 23. LUKU Yliluonnollista varjelusta 203 24. LUKU Varmassa turvassa 211 25. LUKU Saleh 223 26. LUKU Isäni ja Hamas 237 ····h ... ')47 27. LUKU Jaa yvalset. _ Jälkinäytös 257 Lopuksi 261 Henkilöt 267 Sanasto 271 Tärkeitä vuosilukuja 275 Loppuviitteet 277 VIII ALKUSANAT Aika on jatkumo - lanka joka mittaa syntymän ja kuoleman välisen etäisyyden. Tapahtumat sitä vastoin ovat pikemminkin kuin persialainen matto - tuhansia värikkäitä lankoja, joista on kudottu moni­ mutkaisia muotoja ja kuvioita. Tapahtumien kertomista pelkäs• tään aikajärjestyksessä voisi verrata maton purkamiseen ja sen lankojen asettamiseen peräkkäin. Se saattaisi olla yksinkertai­ sempaa, mutta samalla kokonaishahmo katoaisi näkyvistä. Tämän kirjan tapahtumat perustuvat muistikuviini, jotka olen kertonut parhaan kykyni mukaan. Ne on poimittu Israelin miehittämillä alueilla vietetyn elämän myllerryksen keskeltä ja nivottu yhteen niin kuin ne tapahtuivat - peräkkäin ja saman­ aikaisesti. Olen halunnut antaa lukijalle kiintopisteitä ja selvittää ara­ biankielisiä nimiä ja käsitteitä. Sen tähden kirjan loppuun on liitetty henkilöluettelo, sanasto ja luettelo tärkeistä vuosiluvuista. Olen turvallisuussyistä aivan tarkoituksella jättänyt pois run­ saasti yksityiskohtia kertoessani Israelin turvallisuuspalvelun eli Shin Betin arkaluontoisista operaatioista.Tässä kirjassa esiintyvät tiedot eivät vaaranna vähimmässäkään määrin meneillään olevaa maailmanlaajuista terrorismin vastaista sotaa, jossa Israelilla on erittäin merkittävä rooli. Lopuksi korostan sitä, että Hamasill poika 011 Lähi-idäll ta­ voin kertomus, joka jatkuu. Kehotallkill sillua tutustllllwall blogiilli {http://www.sonofhamas.com).jossa kerron arvioitani merkit­ tävistä tapahtumista palestiinalaisalueilla. Kerron siinä myös siitä, miten Herra käyttää kirjaani, mitä perheelleni kuuluu,ja minne Herra on minua johtamassa. -J1HY XII ESIPUHE Yli viiden vuosikymmenen ajan diplomaatit, pääministerit ja presidentit ovat puhuneet Lähi-idän rauhasta kuin Graalin mal­ jasta. Kaikki maailmannäyttämölle ilmaantuvat uudet kasvot ovat sitä mieltä, että juuri he kykenevät ratkaisemaan arabien ja Israelin välisen selkkauksen. Mutta kaikki he myös epäonnistu• vat yhtä surkeasti ja perusteellisesti kuin edeltäjänsäkin. Asia vain on niin, että harva länsimaalainen ymmärtää edes jossakin määrin niitä seikkoja, jotka tekevät Lähi-idästä ja sen asukkaista niin vaikeasti ratkaistavan ongelman. Minun tilantee­ ni on toinen,ja se puolestaan johtuu siitä, että näkökuinuni on hyvin poikkeuksellinen. Minähän olen syntynyt ja kasvanut tällä alueella, keskellä näitä ristiriitoja. Olen islamin lapsi ja terroris­ mista syytetyn miehen poika. Olen myös Jeesuksen seuraaja. Ennen kuin täytin 21, olinjo nähnyt asioita,joita kenenkään ei pitäisi joutua näkemään: viheliäistä köyhyyttä, vallan väärin• käyttöä, kidutusta ja kuolemaa. Sain seurata maailmalla otsi­ koihin nousseiden Lähi-idän huippujohtajien kulissientakaista kanssakäymistä. Minuun luotettiin Hamasin korkeimmalla ta­ solla ja osallistuin niin sanottuun intifadaan.Viruin vankina Is­ raelin pelätyimmän vankilan uumenissa.Ja kuten tuonnempana selviää, tein valintoja, joiden johdosta minulle rakkaat ihmiset pitävät minua petturina. XIII HAMASIN POIKA Olen uskomattoman matkani varrella kulkenut pimeiden paikkojen läpi ja päässyt käsiksi poikkeuksellisiin salaisuuksiin. Tämän kirjan sivuilla paljastan vihdoin muutamia tällaisia pit­ kään kätkössä olleita salaisuuksia ja kerron tapahtumista ja ta­ pahtumaketjuista,jotka ovat tähän saakka olleet vain muutami­ en julkisuudesta erossa pysyttelevien ihmisten tiedossa. Nämä paljastukset tulevat todennäköisesti aiheuttamaan voimakkaita vastareaktioita eri puolilla Lähi-itää, mutta toivon samalla, että totuuden kertominen lohduttaa tämän aina vain jatkuvan selkkauksen monien uhrien omaisia ja auttaa heitä saattamaan asioiden pohtimisen jonkinlaiseen päätökseen. Olen havainnut amerikkalaisten parissa liikkuessani, että monilla on paljon kysyttävää arabien ja Israelin välisestä selkka­ uksesta, mutta hyvin vähän vastauksia ja vielä vähemmän kun­ nollista tietoa. Minulta kysytään muun muassa seuraavaa: "Eivätkö Lähi-idän ihmiset voisi yksinkertaisest lakata riitelemästä keskenään?" "Kummat ovat oikeassa - israelilaiset vai palestiinalaiset?" "Kenelle se maa loppujen lopuksi kuuluu? Mikseivät arabit voisi muuttaa muihin arabimaihin?" • "Miksei Israel luovuta takaisin niitä maa-alueita ja sitä omaisuutta,jonka se otti haltuunsa kuuden päivän sodassa vuonna 1967?" • "Miksi niin suuri osa palestiinalaisista asuu vieläkin pakolaisleireissä? Miksei heille voisi antaa omaa valtiota?" "Miksi palestiinalaiset vihaavat Israelia niin kiihkeästi?" • "Miten Israel voisi suojautua itsemurhaiskuilta ja jatkuvilta rakettihyökkäyksiltä?" Nämä ovat kaikki hyviä kysymyksiä. Mutta yhdessäkään ni­ istä ei kajota varsinaiseen asiaan, ongelman ytimeen. Meneillään olevan selkkauksen juuret ovat kaukana menneisyydessä, Saaran XIV MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF ja Hagarin välisessä vihanpidossa,josta kerrotaan Raamatun en­ simmäisessä kiIjassa. Mutta poliittisten ja kulttuuristen realiteet­ tien ymmärtämiseksi ei ole tarpeen palata juuri sen kauemmaksi menneisyyteen kuin ensimmäisen maailmansodan seurauksiin. Tuon sodan päätyttyä palestiinalaisalueet, jotka olivat vuo­ sisatojen ajan olleet palestiinalaisten kansallinen koti,julistettiin Ison-Britannian mandaattialueeksi. Ja Britannian hallituksella oli erikoinen käsitys alueen luonteesta, mikä käsitys ilmaistiin vuoden 1917 Balfourin julistuksessa: "Hänen Majesteettinsa hallitus
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