Gaza Man In Trouble For Not Suffering Enough To Make Israel Look Bad

Only by letting suffering dominate the physical and psychological landscape can the sacred mission approach fulfillment.

Khan Yunis, March 15 – Hamas authorities in this autonomous coastal territory have begun harassing a local resident, witnesses report, because he fails to showcase the requisite level of misery the Islamist movement demands as part of its strategy to leverage Palestinian suffering to turn global opinion against the Jewish State and thus to undermine its perceived legitimacy and thereby facilitate its demise.

Aziz Abdelrahman, 57, has received several visits from police and government functionaries over the last several months, the witnesses observed, following a prolonged period of good spirits, joie de vivre, and conscious refusal to allow misfortune to spoil his optimism. The representatives of Hamas in its various governing capacities – law enforcement, public health, and propaganda, among others – sought to impress upon Mr. Abdelrahman the importance of maintaining a miserable, if not outright squalid, existence, in keeping with every Palestinian’s solemn duty to contribute to the struggle against Zionism and Jewish supremacy. Excess satisfaction with life, they explained, plays into Zionist hands by allowing people to entertain the sacrilegious notion that one might accept, even provisionally, the current reality, a world in which Jews are not under the Islamist boot. Only by letting suffering dominate the physical and psychological landscape can the sacred mission approach fulfillment.

“I think he earned his first visit because one Friday he was sitting in front of our apartment building greeting every passerby warmly and cheerfully,” recalled a neighbor from the same floor of the building who spoke on condition of anonymity. “He was just uncommonly happy, and wanted to share it. I admit it was infectious. I caught myself still smiling like a minute after the encounter. It’s a good thing no one snitched on me to the Ministry of Depression, or whatever they are, because I don’t need that hassle.”

Subsequent visits featured a more explicit threat of unpleasant consequences for continued good cheer, another neighbor disclosed. “He used to run a market stall, but their masked thugs shut it down and said they’d beat him to a pulp if he didn’t shape up,” the neighbor said. “So he just stopped selling at the market, but people come to buy from him at home. He’s still always smiling, always happy to see you. Just makes you feel good. It’s a dangerous feeling, which is why the thugs came back last night – but he wasn’t home. He doesn’t have much, so even though they trashed the place, he’s still in good spirits. Like Allah is protecting him – again, that makes you feel good, and it’s infectious.”

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