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) PA Minister of Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “After prophecy and righteousness there is no status Allah has exalted more than Shahada (Martyrdom)... ‘And think not of those who have been killed in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their Lord.’...”

Singer Mustafa Khatib performs on PA TV: "Like the olive tree that remains upon this land - I remain... Take my blood, [Palestine], and if you need more, take the rest of the blood from my son - [add it] to the bill."

Moderator at Fatah ceremony:‎ ‎ "Mahmoud Abbas' speech, as delivered by his representative ‎Abbas Zaki"‎ Fatah Central Committee member, Abbas Zaki: “If Jan. 1, 1965 became a national holiday ‎‎(i.e., attempted terror attack on Israel’s National Water Carrier), then the battle of Karameh ‎‎(1968)...”

Singer Mustafa Khatib sings over the phone: "Like the olive tree that remains upon this land - I remain... Take my blood, [Palestine], and if you need more, take the rest of the blood from my son - [add it] to the bill."

Singer Ibrahim Sbehat: "If death were a boat, I would board it if it could achieve independence for the people of my homeland. If you see Death, I just want you to tell him, "Welcome," for the sake of Jerusalem of the Arabs." Singer Mustafa Khatib: "Take my blood, oh Palestine, and if you need..."

On May 31, 2012, as a gesture of goodwill to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority 91 bodies of terrorists who were killed during their terror attacks. The PA gave the terrorists a military funeral for heroes. The Secretary General of Mahmoud Abbas' office,...

On May 31, 2012, as a gesture of goodwill to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority 91 bodies of terrorists who were killed during their terror attacks. The PA gave the terrorists a military funeral for heroes. PA Mufti Muhammad Hussein gave a speech at the...

"Don't cry, Palestine, stand tall for your heroes. Let the cowards [Israel] see that your kids didn't surrender to fear in the midst of horror. Oh children of the stones, teach the sinners [Israel] that shooting doesn't scare you, that your dignity is preserved, and that death for the sake of the..."

Show host welcomes the music group: “We welcome you on behalf of the [PA] Ministry of Culture.” Band sings the song “Intifada Anthem”: “This is our country's word in the face of death: Our language is fire, and the revolution is the roof of our house. We sing it while erasing the step of the thief...”

“He sacrificed his life for the land. They wrapped him in white cloth with a flower. He shouted and said: "How sweet is Martyrdom." Meeting his Lord was his choice. He adorned his land with the purest blood. Tears for him are [tears of] joy. [His] mother makes sounds of joy. [The Martyr] a groom...”

"When we become Martyrs we'll go to Paradise. Don't say we're young. This way of life has made us adults. ... Without Palestine, what meaning is there to childhood? Children, you performed the (religious) duty and Sunna (Islamic tradition): There is no God but Allah, and the Shahid (Martyr) is..."

[Israeli Arab] member of Israeli Parliament Ahmed Tibi is introduced by the ceremony host with the words: "A message from our people in occupied Palestine of 1948."

"Now that we are at the gateway to eternity, we offer our souls and our blood to redeem the sacred homeland, for beloved Palestine. We turn in supplication to all Palestinians – that they should not forget our dripping blood and our souls which will flutter in the heavens over this beloved land. We..."

PA TV news reader: "Now, dear viewers, we move on to a glorious chapter in the history of the Palestinian people. On this very day, in 1978, the Shahida (Martyr) Dalal Mughrabi prepared to meet her Maker by carrying out a self-sacrifice Martyrdom operation [in which 37 civilians were killed near..."

Tayeb Abd Al-Rahim, Secretary General of the Presidency: “The Palestinian woman has known all forms of the struggle and its suffering, from the first female Martyr Shadia Abu Ghazaleh (died preparing a bomb), to the Martyr Dalal Mughrabi (led attack killing 37 civilians), to the unending line of...”

PA TV news report: Mother upon news of son's death in an IDF airstrike: "We had always hoped for his [my son's] Martyrdom (Shahada), knowing he wanted to die as a Martyr (Shahid). Every time he went out, we would say to him, 'May Allah be with you.' We knew that he wanted to die as a Martyr. Praise..."

"He [Abu Ali Iyad] was appointed [by Fatah] to set up military operations on the occupied lands [Israel] in 1966. He led the attack on the Beit Yosef colony [Israeli town], one of the fiercest [attacks] on Israeli colonies until then. He also led a number of operations, including the attacks on the..."

A music video on official Palestinian television designed to promote the desire among Palestinian males to be killed in the conflict with Israel

Boy 4: "He [Arafat] died from poisoning by the Jews. Well, I don't know what ‎he died from, but I know it was by the Jews."‎

Fatah leaders responded with loud applause when two terrorists who committed the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history were referred to as "heroic Martyrs" by former PA Prime Minister Abu Alaa, at the opening ceremony of Fatah's Sixth General Conference: "We have in our midst the hero..."

Child in PA school: "I have let my land drink my blood" "We are the ones who chose the way of peace; you are the one who chose the way of war. We are the children of the green gardens. Palestine is my mother and my father; I have let my land drink my blood, and I love the way of the Shahada..."

Child host: "The [clue] to the riddle: The national hero, a small child; A knight riding the "Martyrdom" horse; Martyrdom is bliss. Paradise is yours, the hero of Palestine, who carried a stone to confront a tank. The prize is very high: $200." Click to view video

Child TV host: "Dear children, here is [the clue] to the riddle: [You were] a beloved bride, daughter of Jaffa, Jasmine flower; You have lived 30 years since your death. You were escorted [in death] with your friends and the flag of Palestine… Dear children, the answer to the riddle: Dalal..."

In a PA TV music video, a mother sings to her son: "If you hear of [my] death, don't be sad. My soul and yours, my dear, are to honor Palestine, to honor Palestine!"

Sheikh Imad Hamato, Professor of Quranic Studies and PA cleric, during his weekly PA TV show teaching Islam: "A good friend of the Prophet Muhammad was preparing a bow and arrow when his own sword struck him and killed him. It's like the conflict today! One who exploded with a bomb - people talk..."