Palestinian official joyful at release of 104 prisoners, calling it “a new precedent for future generations”Official PA TV Live broadcast of the 49th anniversary of the launch of the Palestinian revolution in Tulkarem. Chairman of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Qadura Fares: “This year and last year there has been an important breakthrough. True, 104 [released] prisoners out of 5,000 is a small number...”Jan 12, 2014
Fatah official: Soak the land with blood to “liberate” JerusalemFatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi: “I say, from a position of responsibility, not a centimeter of Jerusalem will be liberated unless every grain of Palestinian soil is soaked in the blood of its brave people. For Jerusalem doesn’t need negotiations, because negotiations will not bring...”Dec 19, 2013
PA youth magazine calls terrorists “legitimate” and rejects coexistence with IsraelOp-ed by Muhammad Jaradat, reviewing the Israeli film “Lemon Tree”: “After watching Israeli director Eran Riklis’ Israeli film ‘Lemon Tree’, I tried to identify the picture depicted by the movie’s director and its heroes. I came to the conclusion that this is Israeli cinema’s new way of portraying...”Nov 1, 2013
PLO official: Return to '67 borders is for now; future generations will fight for the restOfficial PA TV program Religion and the World: Sheikh Yaqub Qarash, Preacher and Member of PLO’s National Council: “I say to our Palestinian people… Be sure that nothing was paid in exchange [for our prisoners’ release]… And I remind [you] that our real war is for the land and not for the man...”Oct 30, 2013
PLO official: US aggression against Syria will benefit Israel at Palestinians' expenseHeadline: “Forces of democracy hold a sit-down strike in front of the UN [headquarters] to oppose the American threats of aggression against Syria” “Issam Abu Daqqah, a member of the Central Committee of the [PLO’s] Democratic Front… said: ‘Our Palestinian people and all the Arab peoples understand...”Sep 11, 2013
Fatah official: I "oppose negotiations"Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Al-Tirawi: "The other point I would like to say is that the Israelis say that Beit El and Ma'ale Adumim are Israeli areas, but we also haven't forgotten that Haifa, Jaffa, Acre and Nazareth are Palestinian and will remain Palestinian forever." Click to view...Aug 13, 2013
Summer camp song: “No Jews and no normalization”The following are 2 verses of the song that was sung daily in a summer camp arranged by Zayzafuna: Headline: “A Zayzafuna song sung daily during Zayzafuna’s third summer camp activities” “No Jews and no normalization We informed everyone of this And it cannot be that we will sell out our national...”Jul 1, 2013
Conference participant who criticized Abbas beaten by PA Minister’s bodyguards“Participants in the Fourth National BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Conference, that convened yesterday [June 8, 2013] at Bethlehem University, advocated upgrading the boycott and divestment campaign against Israel to an effective popular and civil resistance strategy. A verbal conflict...”Jun 9, 2013
Abbas: Israel “falsifies facts and names” and Judaizes JerusalemExcerpt from PA Chairman Mahnoud Abbas’ speech about Jerusalem, at the fourth International Islamic Conference which took place in Ramallah: “I would like to send a message to our brave prisoners in the occupation’s prisoners: Oh heroes, you are our people’s torches of freedom. There will be no...”Jun 6, 2013
Abbas claims PA is committed to peace and has fulfilled all signed treatiesExcerpt from Abbas’ speech at the World Economic Forum in Jordan: “Palestine has spiritual and religious prominence and also an extraordinary geographic location. This is the land of the three monotheistic religions, the land of peace, to which hundreds of millions of people turn… In a few days, 46...”May 26, 2013
Palestinians will fight “for liberation using methods of struggle they deem suitable”Columnist for official PA daily Adel Abd Al-Rahman: “If there is no other option – let the Israeli occupation stay and let the national resistance flags be raised, capable of blocking the Israeli apartheid state’s plans and plots. This is because the Palestinian leadership won’t continue waiting...”Mar 13, 2013
Abbas: Israel's "aggressive and unfair war" in Gaza is meant to intensify Fatah-Hamas riftOn Nov. 14, 2012, Israel launched an aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip called Operation Pillar of Defense, with the aim of crippling the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and protecting Israeli civilians from Hamas rocket fire. Excerpt from Abbas' speech at the PA leadership's meeting on Nov. 18,...Nov 19, 2012
Abbas: Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa are meant to cause its collapseHeadline: "[Abbas] calls for support for effort by Palestinian state to receive full membership in the UN – the President calls for an Islamic solidarity summit to support the multifaceted Palestinian strategy concerning Jerusalem" "[Abbas said]: 'Our brothers, Palestine is still afflicted by the..."Aug 17, 2012
Archbishop rejects normal relations, including sports with IsraelPA TV youth program Speak Up As part of discussion on normalization, a recording of Archbishop Atallah Hanna is broadcast: Hanna: "Normalization – it's impossible for us to agree to it. We cannot accept normalization, in the sense that everything is normal, while our people is being killed every..."Jan 15, 2012
PA TV highlights PA statehood bid at the UN with songPA TV spot shows a young Palestinian girl in a car going through an Israeli check-point. The girl dreams of a future independent Palestinian state, visualizing herself going through the passport control at a Palestinian airport. The logo for the Palestinian statehood bid at the UN appears...Sep 13, 2011
PMW Op-Ed in JPost: PA Leadership Responsible for Gruesome MurdersIn the following op-ed PMW argues that Palestinian cessation from incitement to hatred and glorification of terror is not just another issue - it is a prerequisite to a peace process (March 14, 2011)Mar 14, 2011
May 2010 poll: 72% of Palestinians oppose oubreak of a third intifada"Outbreak of a Third Intifada: (72.2 %) of the Palestinian public oppose the outbreak of a third Intifada similar to that of 1987 and the much more violent 'Al-Aqsa Intifada' of 2000, whilst only (22.8 %) are in favor of an outbreak of a third Intifada and (5.0 %) refused to answer the question."...May 5, 2010
Yasser Arafat calls for Jihad, struggle, and combat"Struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle. Combat, combat, combat, combat. Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad."Oct 21, 1996
PLO did not remove denial of Israel from charterHistoric vote of Palestinian National Council meant to fulfill PLO obligation under Oslo Accords to amend articles in PLO Charter calling for Israel's destruction Before vote: Salim Za'noun, Chairman of meeting: "[Goal of vote is] an extension of 6 months… and then the Central Committee will..."Apr 24, 1996