On August 16, the Gazan jihad group Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad issued a 47-minute video titled "The Path of Honor versus the Path of Shame," in which it attacked Fatah for its alliance with Israel, but especially Hamas, for not implementing the shari'a in Gaza. One innovation in this film lies in juxtaposing footage of Hamas's present leadership with video and audio recordings of the movement's past leaders - thus letting the leaders of the past "indict" those of the present. Another new feature is appealing directly to the members of Hamas's military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and putting them on the spot for tolerating the cease-fire with Israel and the non-implementation of the shari'a. ...
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