Hamas Creates New TV Mascot, Assud The Bunny

GAZA, GAZA STRIP - FEBRUARY 15: Palestinian youth, Mohammad Ramadan, wears a rabbit suit as he appears on the Children Friday show "Tomorrow's Pioneers" as Assud the bunny, on Hamas's al-Aqsa channel February 15, 2008 in Gaza, Gaza Strip. Assud is the third character to appear on the children's program after his Mickey Mouse-esque predecessor "Farfour" was shown being beaten to death by an Israeli soldiers after it provoked outcry in Israel and was condemned elsewhere as inciting hatred among the young . Farfour was followed by Nahul the bee who was shown being killed a week later when an Israeli siege prevented him from receiving medical treatment. The show, which was last broadcast on Friday, featured criticism of the Danish media following the recent republication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)