Mocking Hamas

Here's a story that should require no comment:

"Hamas TV has axed a Mickey Mouse lookalike who made worldwide headlines for preaching Islamic domination and armed struggle to youngsters.

The station broadcast what it said was the last episode of a weekly children's show featuring the character named Farfour.

In the final skit, Farfour was beaten to death by an actor posing as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfour's land.

At one point, Farfour called the Israeli a "terrorist."

"Farfour was martyred while defending his land," said Sara, the teen presenter.

It is my firm, principled belief that we do not make fun of Islamist movements to the extent that they deserve. Oh sure, there are plenty of voices disagreeing with them, but that's not what I'm referring to. They should also be satired, parodied, mocked, ridiculed, belittled -- and this is not done nearly enough. Sure, the Salafi desire to change the world back into some 7th century idyll is evil and harmful, but what is often forgotten is that it also rather silly.