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Hamas Leader's Medical Specialty


[Newsweek] Kevin Peraino - Mahmoud Zahar is one of the most powerful Hamas figures in Gaza. One of the movement's leading hawks, he displays a deep suspicion of most Westerners. A New York Times reporter once asked the Islamist, who is a medical doctor, about his field of expertise. "Thyroids," Zahar replied. "I'm very good at cutting throats."
2008-01-24 01:00:00
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