Demonization of Israel/Jews

PMW Report: "Zionist gangs stole Palestine"

May 18, 2011

This report examines how the establishment of the State of Israel is depicted in the Palestinian Authority's educational system and official media, both of which operate under the supervision of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The report documents how the establishment of Israel and its continued existence are demonized by spokesmen and representatives of the PA in the official controlled media. The aim of the report is to document the PA positions expressed in internal Palestinian discourse in Arabic that are not expressed to the outside world. The report focuses on statements by senior PA officials, columnists in the official PA press, and program hosts and reporters on PA TV, from 2010-2011.

PMW Incitement Watch: The PA during the proximity talks, May - June 2010

July 19, 2010

This report is part of a PMW series monitoring Palestinian incitement during the proximity talks, which began in May 2010. These monthly reports were distributed in the European Union Parliament, and presented in the U.S. Congress and to the Prime Minister's Office in Israel. Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas declared that the PA would fulfill its commitments in the proximity talks, with special focus on their stopping incitement. However, PMW's analysis of Palestinian media has documented that every condition, principle and expectation set by the US and the Quartet for accepting the Palestinian Authority as a partner in the peace process continues to be violated by the Palestinian Authority in the first months of talks.

US and the Palestinian Authority after Annapolis

July 30, 2009

PMW presented this report on Palestinian Authority violations of the Annapolis conference (Nov. 2007) was presented in the US Congress in July 2009. More than a year after the Annapolis conference, the Palestinian Authority continues to mislead donor countries. In English, it talks peace, but in Arabic, it: Denies Israel's existence; Incites hatred; Promotes terror and glorifies terrorists.

Denmark and the Palestinian Authority after Annapolis

June 11, 2009

PMW presented this report on Palestinian Authority violations of the Annapolis conference (Nov. 2007) was presented in the Danish Parliament in June 2009. More than a year after the Annapolis conference, the Palestinian Authority continues to mislead donor countries. In English, it talks peace, but in Arabic, it: Denies Israel's existence; Incites hatred; Promotes terror and glorifies terrorists.

Sweden and the Palestinian Authority after Annapolis

June 9, 2009

PMW presented this report on Palestinian Authority violations of the Annapolis conference (Nov. 2007) was presented in the Swedish Parliament in June 2009. More than a year after the Annapolis conference, the Palestinian Authority continues to mislead donor countries. In English, it talks peace, but in Arabic, it: Denies Israel's existence; Incites hatred; Promotes terror and glorifies terrorists.

Genocide - Durban 2

Apr. 21, 2009

This PMW report was distributed to the media, world leaders, and NGOs at the Durban 2 Conference on Racism in Geneva in April 2009. The report documented that genocide promotion has become a common component of the Palestinian world, and that genocide promotion in the Palestinian areas is often said to be Allah's will, making genocide a religious imperative.

Canada and the Palestinian Authority after Annapolis

Mar. 25, 2009

PMW presented this report on Palestinian Authority violations of the Annapolis conference (Nov. 2007) was presented in the Canadian Parliament in March 2009. More than a year after the Annapolis conference, the Palestinian Authority continues to mislead donor countries. In English, it talks peace, but in Arabic, it: Denies Israel's existence; Incites hatred; Promotes terror and glorifies terrorists.

PA Libels and Lies Part 3: 2006-2008

Nov. 2, 2008

In 2006 Israel finally brought the six year Palestinian Terror War to an end. Although unable to continue the active path of terror, the Palestinian Authority has continued to promote hatred through many avenues, including the escalated promotion of lies and libels.

Norway and the Palestinian Authority after Annapolis

Oct. 22, 2008

Norway's Foreign Minister misled by the Palestinian Authority: FM Jonas Gahr Støre gives erroneous testimony in response to parliamentary question. Nearly a year after the Annapolis conference (Nov. 2007), the PA continues to deceive: Talking peace in English, while in Arabic denying Israel's existence, promoting hatred and terror, and broadcasting songs about Israel's destruction.

PA Libels and Lies Part 2: 2000-2006

Oct. 16, 2008

After starting the Palestinian Terror War in October 2000, the Palestinian Authority intensified the use of libels and lies about Israel in order to fuel hatred and foster broad Palestinian support for terror and murder of Israelis. The following is a small representative collection from among thousands of libels that fueled the 6 year Palestinian Terror War, from 2000-2006.

PA Libels and Lies Part 1: 1997-2000

Sept. 1, 2008

The Palestinian Authority libel campaign during the years 1997-2000 was instrumental in creating the atmosphere of hatred that led to the 5-year Terror War. By depicting Israelis as threatening, murdering Israelis would later be seen as legitimate self-defense.

Hillary Clinton's full statement introducing PMW's report on Palestinian schoolbooks

Feb. 8, 2008 - US Senate Building

Hillary Clinton's full statement introducing PMW's report on Palestinian schoolbook, and Itamar Marcus's excerpts from the report, presented in a press conference releasing the PMW report in the US Senate building in February 2007.

New 12th Grade Palestinian schoolbooks present a world without Israel

Feb. 1, 2007

"The Ribat for Allah is one of the actions related to Jihad for Allah, it means: Being found in areas where there is a struggle between Muslims and their enemies... the endurance of Palestine's people on their land… is one of the greatest of the Ribat and they are worthy of a great reward from Allah." [Islamic Education, grade 12, pp. 86-87]

Kill A Jew, Go To Heaven

Jan. 26, 2005

The Palestinian Authority teaches an ideology of virulent hatred of Jews and Israel that mandates the killing of Jews solely because they are Jews. The murder of Jews is presented not only as beneficial to Muslims and Arabs, but as necessary for all humankind.

PMW report: Unprecedented levels of violence and hate on PA TV

Sept. 11, 2000

"Palestinian Authority [PA] television broadcasting of violence and hate has reached unprecedented levels this summer and has created an atmosphere of the eve of outbreak of war. Palestinian television is currently broadcasting a systematic campaign that negates the peace process and reconciliation. Included are abundant violence clips, the depiction of Israeli soldiers as rapists and murderers, call for eternal war against the Jews, military marches, libelous accusations, denial of Israel’s right to exist, and education of Palestinian children to see all of Israel as stolen 'Palestine.'"

Comparing the PA Opinions and School Textbooks with the Hamas Charter

Dec. 1, 1999

In Israel it is accepted to differentiate between the Palestinian Authority (PA), on the one hand, that supports peace, and between Hamas, on the other hand, as one who opposes peace. However, within Palestinian society, in the education of their children and in the media, a unified ideology on the most substantive issues as pertains to Israel is often presented, including, the denial of Israel's right to exist and defining Israel as the "conqueror of all of Palestine." The religious obligation to destroy Israel, which supposedly is a tenet identified only with Hamas, constitutes the sole attitude toward Israel that appears in textbooks published by the PA Ministry of Education, and is a recurrent theme in the media, often with the same formulations as in the Hamas Charter.