To put it mildly, Hamas is not a positive force for change in the Middle East. The terrorist organization has left no stone unturned in trying to derail peace with Israel or trying to consolidate its position as the preeminent Arab power player amongst the Palestinians. Thus you can imagine the earthquake when the son of the leader of Hamas announced his conversion to Christianity and that he had spied for the Israelis.
He has written a book about the "why" behind his actions and it makes for fascinating reading. The article below is an interview with him that discusses some of the reasons, but the standout quote is this:
"I converted to Christianity because I was convinced by Jesus Christ as a character, as a personality. I loved him, his wisdom, his love, his unconditional love. I didn't leave [the Islamic] religion to put myself in another box of religion. At the same time it's a beautiful thing to see my God exist in my life and see the change in my life. I see that when he does exist in other Middle Easterners there will be a change."
Amen. Apparently God is still in the business of converting Sauls to Pauls and this means hope for the Middle East.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103481069258868.html
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