Son of Hamas leader converts.

The 30 year old son of a leading figure in Hamas has converted to Christianity.

Mosab Hassan Yousef says that a lot of the bad image Palestinians have (He obviously doesn't watch the BBC or read the Guardian) is due to the misdeeds of their leaders and he hopes that his coversion might lead his former coreligionists to revise their positions regarding torture, mutiation and the destruction of alternative civilisations.

No doubt we will see the usual suspects coming forward to denounce him for speaking out, and there will quite possibly be protests and maybe even attempts on his life. We should however praise him. To stand up for ones beliefs, especially when to do so imposes exile and the risk of murder, is admirable and we can only hope that his actions prompt some people to think.