Voices of Hamas, Voices of Terrorism Captured in Film 'Suicide Killers'

Voices of Hamas, Voices of Terrorism Captured in Film 'Suicide Killers'

Filmmaker Pierre Rehov Available in NYC Feb 2 - 10

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Avowed terrorist organization Hamas is now in charge of the Palestinian fate, yet responses from around the world are mixed. The UN envoy to the Middle East said, "Let's judge the participants in the government by what they do, not by what they have said in the past." The EU's representative concurred, "We are prepared to work with any Palestinian government if this government seeks peace, using peaceful means." In contrast, the U.S. State Department holds firm that Hamas is a terrorist organization and President Bush refuses to deal with them unless they renounce terrorism. "There should be no doubt about Hamas's intentions," said French Israeli filmmaker Pierre Rehov, who just returned from interviewing members of the organization in Israeli jails for attempting suicide bombings or aiding bombers. Rehov's forthcoming documentary, "Suicide Killers," addresses the impossible question of why they do it. He describes the interviews with Hamas members as forthright and shocking. "I filmed hundreds of hours with Hamas members in prison -- both men and women. Listen to their words and tell me if there's any ambiguity about the annihilation they hope to accomplish."

"I am not sorry for what I did and am very proud to have the opportunity to give back double the pain and suffering that the Israelis have caused me," said Kohera, 29, a mother of four serving three life sentences for collaborating with a suicide bomber. "When a Shahid commits a suicide bombing or gets shot he feels great pleasure -- no pain -- and wants to go back to earth to continue fighting to gain this pleasure and reward again." She described joyfully how she and others distributed candies when they learned of the London bombings last year. "We celebrated the attacks against the long- standing enemies of Islam," she explained.

Saura, 28, had intended to blow up Sbarro's restaurant in Jerusalem one year after it was decimated by an earlier bloody bombing. She described a glorious afterlife in which she would become the most beautiful of the 72 virgins in Paradise. "What I aspire for is acceptance from God. What I want is to maintain my own dignity and of that of my people," she said. "I do not want to enjoy life in this land, I want to satisfy God, what I tried to do is just that. My parents are very proud of me."

While directing "Suicide Killers" Rehov spent hundreds of interview hours looking into the eyes of terrorists, exploring their psyche, and seeing firsthand the culture that creates the terrorist mind. According to Rehov, the political victory by Hamas is a good thing. "At least now all the cards are on the table. It's better to have a declared enemy than a hidden enemy," he explained. "Now we're not playing make-believe as with Arafat's Fatah, which would denounce suicide bombings to the West while encouraging the wholesale destruction of Israel to the Arab-speaking world."

Rehov has directed six major documentaries, which have had screenings in Milan, Rome, and London, and have had great success in France, where they are widely distributed on DVD. He had his own 3-day film festival in NYC in January 2005. For more information, visit http://pierrerehov.com/ . Rehov is available for interview in New York City from February 2 - 10.

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