Son of Hamas -
Mosab Hassan Yousef
This book is a true account of a boy born in the Occupied
Territories in Palestine, to the leader of Hamas.
It is an almost blow-by-blow account of how his gentle religious
father was pushed towards the insanity that is the violence in the
Middle East, how his youth was shaped by those around him, how his
arrest by the Shin Bet opened his eyes to the corruption, evil and
futility of the methods of his people, and how he made unthinkable
choices.
One feels for the author as he has given up everything,
including his inherited faith, his position, his family, even his
name because he could not see or believe in the struggle which is
cause of all the misery to his people.
Quite a compelling read, and a must-read for those who are
trying to understand what is going on in the Middle East.
4 out of 5