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| Violence and terror |
After demonizing Jews and Israelis, including citing Islamic sources that depict Jews negatively, and culminating with ongoing lies and libels that portray Jews as an immediate threat to Palestinian life and existence, the Palestinian Authority foment violence against Jews and Israelis, presenting it as legitimate and even heroic self-defense.
PA terror promotion takes many forms. Nationalistically, the PA actively elevates violence as a valid and heroic means to achieve political goals, while religiously, fighting and killing Jews has been presented repeatedly by PA religious and academic leaders as Allah’s will. On the social level, Palestinian leaders and society honor even the most loathsome of murderers portraying them as heroes and role models: Dalal Mughrabi, who led a bus hijacking in which 37 were killed, has schools, summer camps, and many other events and places baring her name to immortalize and glorify her and her terror attack.
Click to view PMW special report: “From Terrorists to Role Models”
 The success of the PA’s promotion of violence is readily evident: A majority of Palestinians support killing and suicide terror against civilian Jews and Israelis. A poll conducted after the murder of eight teenagers who were studying in a Jerusalem high school in 2008, found that 84% of Palestinians supported the murder [NY Times, March 19, 2008, citing the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research].
This violent image of a dagger being thrust into the Star of David has appeared hundreds of times in a video clip for children on PA TV, from 2001 – 2008.
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| Glorifying terrorists and terror |
Palestinian society’s habitual glorification of terrorists as heroes and role models is one of its most effective means of promoting terror. In honoring the worst killers, the PA is simultaneously giving approval to murder and enticing future terrorists with assurances of glory and honor if they succeed in killing. Terror and murder become the Palestinian’s ticket to fame, honor and glory.
The terrorists honored most highly amongst Palestinian society are those who have killed the greatest number. Abd Al-Baset Udeh, killer of 30 at the Passover Seder massacre, had a soccer tournament for 14-year-olds named for him. His brother was honored with distributing the trophies. Dalal Mughrabi, terrorist bus hijacker (led the most lethal terror attack in Israel’s history in 1978, when she and other terrorists killed 37 civilians, 12 of them children) has had summer camps, schools, graduation ceremonies and sporting events named for her, as well as many TV documentaries honoring her. Palestinian newspapers also frequently glorify Mughrabi, as in the Al-Ayyam article which described Mughrabi as writing "the most glorious page of heroism in the history of the Palestinian struggle. [Aug. 2, 2009]. Thaer Hammad, who as a lone gunman murdered 10 Israelis in 2002, was glorified by the official PA daily as “the hero of the Intifada."
This adulation of the worst terrorists and praise for their heroism reflects the policy of the leadership of the Palestinian Authority. This video shows PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas,
issuing “greetings of honour and esteem” to mass murderers, whom he publicly names, one by one:
“I send greetings of honour and esteem to all prisoners...
Said 'Ataba (serving life sentence for murder in terror attack)…
Marwan Barghouti (serving 5 life sentences for planning murderous terror attacks)
Ahmad Sa'adat (serving 30 years in prison for heading the terrorist organization PFLP; honored on PA TV for planning the assassination of Israeli Minister Ze'evi in 2001, but never tried)
Aziz Dweik (Hamas leader, chairman of Palestinian parliament)
Jamal Huweil (life sentence for planning terror attacks)
Jamal Tirawi (life sentence for café suicide terror attack).
Greetings to you from our people.”
[PA TV (Fatah), April 17, 2008] |
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International Red Cross plants trees to honor Palestinian terrorists
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, May 9, 2013
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Headline: "150 trees named for prisoners are planted in Jenin"
"The International Red Cross and the Palestinian Red Crescent, in cooperation with the Zububa Rural Council west of Jenin, yesterday planted 150 fruit trees that carry the names of the veteran prisoners jailed in the occupation prisons.
The Red Cross and the Red Crescent conducted a ceremony called 'My Honor is My Freedom' in the village of Zububa to mark the 150th anniversary of their founding. Fruit trees were planted at the entrance to the village, where the racist annexation and expansion wall that has swallowed up thousands of acres [of land] was built."
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PA officials attend martial arts festival named after terrorist Abu Jihad
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, May 2, 2013
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"President of the Palestinian Academy for Martial Arts, Jihad Uweida, announced that the first Prince of Martyrs (Shahids) Festival, named for Abu Jihad, will end this coming Saturday at the Hilal Al-Quds Club's gymnasium, attended by Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Adnan Al-Husseini...
The festival opened this past April 16, in Jerusalem ...attended by Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Adnan Al-Husseini, Jerusalem's Mufti, Sheik Muhammad Hussein and Advisor on Jerusalem affairs to the Palestinian President's Office, Ahmed Al-Ruweidi."
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Fatah Facebook page glorifies murderer as "the hero, the released prisoner"
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Fatah's Facebook page, Apr. 30, 2013
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 On April 30, 2013, an Israeli father of five Evyatar Borovsky was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist at the Tapuach Junction, north east of the Israeli city Ariel and south of the Palestinian city Nablus in the West Bank. Fatah's Facebook page celebrated the murder and glorified the murderer:
Fatah's Facebook page administrator:
"A picture of the settler who was killed today at the Al-Za'atara military checkpoint, in south Nablus, by the hero, the released prisoner, Salam As'ad Al-Zaghal from Tulkarem."
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Note: Click "full article" below to view more Fatah Facebook posts glorifying the terrorist. |
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19th annual football tournament named after terrorist Abu Jihad sponsored by UNDP
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 23, 2013
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Headline: “Draw for the 19th Prince of Martyrs Abu Jihad Football Tournament for youth.”
“On Sunday, [April 21, 2013] the [group] draw for the 19th Prince of Martyrs Khalil Al-Wazir Abu Jihad Football Tournament for youth born in 1996, took place in the Al-Ansar Club offices in Jerusalem. The tournament is organized by the Ansar Al-Quds Club, sponsored by the United Nations Development Program [UNDP] and funded by the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB].”
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Following PMW's report on the tournament, UNDP issued a statement denying that they sponsored the event. To view PMW's bulletin on UNDP's statement, click here. |
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Fatah commemorates the anniversary of terrorist Abu Jihad's death in Cairo
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 22, 2013
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Headline: “Commemorating Martyrs’ Day and the anniversary of Abu Jihad’s Martyrdom death in Cairo.”
“The Fatah Movement’s Arab Republic of Egypt branch marked Prisoners’ Day and the anniversary of Khalil Al-Wazir ‘Abu Jihad’s Martyrdom death… [which was] attended by many from the Palestinian community, a few senior officials, representatives from non-governmental associations and members of the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Ambassador of Palestine to Cairo, Barakat Al-Fara said in his speech that commemorating Prisoners’ Day proves that we are standing beside our brave prisoner brothers in light of the many torments they are experiencing.”
Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
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The anniversary of terrorist Abu Jihad's death is a "prominent national event" in April
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 22, 2013
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“It is not surprising that it is raining and snowing in April, especially since our fathers told us in their proverbs that the rains of April revive the man and renew the hope after a long wait and forgetfulness. It is known that in April, from a Palestinian point a view, there are many national events, the most prominent are perhaps Children’s Day, Prisoners’ Day, the anniversary of leader Abu Jihad Al-Wazir’s Martyrdom death, as well as the anniversary of the Martyrdom death of the two Kamals (i.e. Kamal Adwan and Kamal Nasser) [and the anniversary of the deaths of] Martyr Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rantisi and a long list of Martyrs.”
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Note: Khalil Al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Kamal Adwan was responsible for Fatah’s terrorist operations and a senior member of Black September. He and Kamal Nasser were killed by Israeli forces in April 1973.
Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rantisi was a co-founder of the Hamas terror movement.
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PA officials glorify terrorist at "study day on the life of fighter Abu Jihad"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 19, 2013
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 Headline: “A study day on the life of fighter ‘Abu Jihad’ on occasion of the 25th anniversary of his Martyrdom death.”
“Yesterday, [April 19, 2013] an event organized by the ‘Khalil Al-Wazir’ Foundation, examined the life of fighter ‘Abu Jihad’ on occasion of the 25th anniversary of his Martyrdom death, titled ‘The first bullet,the first stone.’ The event, held in the city of El-Bireh, was attended by member of Fatah Central Committee, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Chairman of the Prisoners’ Club, Qadura Fares, who spoke on behalf of prisoner Marwan Barghouti, Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Abdel Rahim Malouh and [wife of Abu Jihad] Intisar Al-Wazir ‘Um Jihad’.
Al-Aloul spoke about ‘Abu Jihad: The military activity and the armed struggle’ and noted that Abu Jihad was gifted with leadership traits and that he has a long history of military activity. He also said that benefit should be derived from his experience. In addition, he described what Abu Jihad had done as part of his military activity, which was aimed against soldiers and not civilians.”
Text on poster of Abu Jihad:
"Khalil Al-Wazir Foundation
‘The First Bullet, the First Stone’ Conference
on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Martyrdom death of the Prince of the Martyrs Khalil Al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)"
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Note: Abu Jihad was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacki |
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Ministry of Culture celebrates terrorist Abu Jihad at girls' elementary school
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 18, 2013
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“Yesterday, [April 17, 2013] the Ministry of Culture in the Tulkarem district, in cooperation with the Director of Education, marked Prisoners’ Day and the 25th anniversary of the Martyrdom death of Khalil Al-Wazir, Abu Jihad, with a celebration of culture and song at the Omar Bin Abd Al-Aziz Elementary School for Girls.
Bureau Chief of the Ministry of Culture Abd al-Fattah al-Kam… mentioned the 25th anniversary of Martyr (Shahid) Abu Jihad, because during his path of struggle, which was overflowing with complete commitment to Palestine and to fighting for it, he always adhered to national unity and to independent, national decision-making, and strived to achieve the national goals of the Palestinian people.”
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
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Jenin Governor speaking in Abbas' name: Terrorist Abu Jihad is "one of the giants and heroes"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 18, 2013
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Headline: “District Governor of Jenin marks Prisoners’ Day and the anniversary of Abu Jihad’s Martyrdom death”
“On Wednesday, [April 17, 2013] the Jenin district marked Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and the 25th anniversary of Abu Jihad’s Martyrdom death by organizing a mass rally in the Martyr Yasser Arafat Square in the city center.
District Governor of Jenin, Talal Dweikat, said in his speech on behalf of [PA Chairman] Mahmoud Abbas: ‘We are emphasizing the President’s words, he said that we are committed to the way of the Martyrs and prisoners until victory and until we gain our Palestinian country, whose capital is Jerusalem. Today, we mark Abu Jihad’s anniversary, one of the giants and heroes who wrote epics of bravery and on the anniversary of his Martyrdom death we see the thousands of fighters and prisoners who sacrificed for their homeland…’
Member of the PLO Executive Committee, Saleh Rafat, directed a salutation of honor and pride to the soul of Martyr Abu Jihad who played an important and historical role in leading the modern Palestinian revolution. In addition he saluted all the Martyrs, specifically the Martyrs of the prisoners’ movement.”
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Note: Abu Jihad was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
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Terrorist Fadi Al-Amoudi glorified on Fatah's Facebook page as a hero
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Fatah's Facebook page, Apr. 17, 2013
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 Administrator of Fatah's official Facebook page:
"On April 17 [Fatah's military wing] the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades were the first to respond to the assassination of [Hamas founder and head] Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The response was earth shattering - the Martyrdom-seeking operation at the Erez crossing (at the Israel-Egyptian border), in which many Zionists were killed. This is the Martyrdom-seeking hero Fadi Al-Amoudi."
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Note: Fadi Al-Amoudi - suicide bomber who killed an Israeli border policeman and wounded three others at the Erez crossing at the Israeli-Egyptian border in April 2004. |
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Terrorist Martyr Abu Jihad honored on Palestinian Prisoners' Day
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 17, 2013
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“Yesterday [April 16, 2013] the Al-Nour Lil-Kafif (i.e., Sight for the Blind) school in Jenin held a conference on the prisoners’ suffering and on the anniversary of Khalil Al-Wazir, Abu Jihad’s Martyrdom death, as part of the April 17 events, Prisoners’ Day and as part of the campaign for solidarity with the prisoners in the occupation’s prisons.
The conference was attended by a few students, teachers, administrative staffmembers and representatives from official and non-governmental institutions. Principle of the school, Samar Abu Al-Wafa, greeted the participants and emphasized the importance of the issue of the prisoners’ in the occupation’s prisons on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day [and the importance of] the heroic history of Martyr (Shahid) Abu Jihad.”
Note: Khalil Al-Wazir (Abu Jihad): was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
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Arch-terrorist Abu Jihad glorified for killing dozens of civilians, in PA TV documentary
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Apr. 16, 2013
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Film narrator: "The Palestinian revolution was at its peak, and many times Fatah carried out 60 special operations a day. Among the leading operations of the Prince of Martyrs (Abu Jihad): the explosion of the Zohar reservoir in 1955, the explosion of the Israeli National Water Carrier in 1965, the 1975 Savoy Hotel operation in Tel Aviv, in which 10 Israelis were killed, the Dalal Mughrabi operation in 1978, in which more than 37 Israelis were killed, the shelling of the Eilat Port in 1979, and the Dimona Reactor operation in 1988 (bus hijacking and killing of 3 civilians), which was the principle reason for his assassination on April 16, 1988."
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethat in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
This article appeared two years in a row on the same date, on April 16, 2012 and 2013. |
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PA media glorifies terrorist Abu Jihad for his killings and attacks on civilian targets
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 16, 2013
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The following article was published in WAFA, the official PA News Agency, and in Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, the PA daily:
"Abu Jihad was killed by the Israeli Mossad in Tunisia on April 16, 1988... and was crowned the Prince of the Martyrs of Palestine... Among the military operations planned by Abu Jihad: the explosion at the Zohar reservoir in 1955; the operation to blow up the Israeli National Water Carrier in 1965; the operation at the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv, which killed 10 Israelis, in 1975; the blowing up of a truck bomb in Jerusalem in 1975; the killing of Albert Levi, the senior sapper, and his assistant, in Nablus in 1976; the Dalal Mughrabi operation (i.e., bus hijacking), in which more than 37 Israelis were killed, in 1978; the shelling of the Eilat Port in 1979; the Katyusha fire on the northern settlements [in Israel] in 1981..."
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
This article was originally published on April 16, 2012. It was published again on the same date in 2013. |
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Terrorist Dalal Mughrabi was a "hero" and terrorist Abu Jihad was "the great and humble leader"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 16, 2013
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Op-ed by Khaled Mismar. The writer talks about the time he spent working as a radio announcer on the Sawt Al-Asifa (Voice of Al-Asifa) station in Lebanon:
Headline: “The first bullet and the first stone (i.e., reference to terrorist Abu Jihad) still remembered!”
“One evening, I was the temporary [radio] announcer in the southern station and the broadcast technician at the time was brother Abu Zuhair, Hisham Al-Sa’adi. We visited a few fighters that night, including a young Fedayeen (self-sacrificing fighter) woman, who wore an army uniform and wanted to see the announcer broadcasting live but the broadcast’s material was recorded. Abu Zuhair came up with a plan and asked me to go into the studio and turn on the microphone and speak so that only those in the control room would be able to hear me. This cheered up the young woman who heard the announcer broadcasting live. Afterwards I found out that she was the hero Martyr (Shahid) Dalal Mughrabi.
This is one example, among many others that there is no room to mention, of the life events of the great and humble leader, who made the occupying Zionists lose sleep on several brave operations…Oh Abu Jihad, you will remain in our memories and in future generations’ memories, until we achieve the exalted goal for which the [Palestinian] national liberation organization, Fatah, set out with its Al-Asifa forces (PLO unit). This is revolution until victory.”
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Note: Dalal Mughrabi led the most lethal terror attack in Israel’s history in 1978, when she and other terrorists hijacked a bus and killed 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Khalil Al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned m |
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PA TV glorifies Abu Jihad for planning "operations" that killed dozens of Israelis
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Apr. 16, 2013
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PA TV reporter: "The Eilabun tunnel operation in 1965 (bombing of Israel's National Water Carrier), the shelling of the northern settlements (i.e., northern Israel) in 1981, in between the Savoy Hotel operation in Tel Aviv in 1975 (11 killed), the blowing up of a truck bomb that same year (15 killed in Jerusalem), and the birth of Dalal's Republic in 1978 on the Haifa-Tel Aviv road (37 killed in a bus hijacking) -- these are the prominent operations planned and supervised by Abu Jihad, the most noble of men."
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Note: Eilabun tunnel attack: Attempted bombing of Israel's National Water Carrier in 1965,
Attack on the northern settlements: In 1981, shelling of Katyusha rockets on Northern Israel.
Savoy terror attack: In March 1975, eight terrorists traveled by boat from Lebanon to a Tel Aviv beach. They took over the Savoy Hotel and took guests as hostages. The next morning, Israeli forces attacked and killed seven of the terrorists. Eight hostages and three soldiers were killed by the terrorists during the attack.
Attack with truck bomb: Attack in Jerusalem in 1975 with a truck carrying a refrigerator filled with explosives. 15 people were killed and 77 wounded.
Coastal Road attack: Dalal Mughrabi led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history, when she and other terrorists sailed from Lebanon to an Israeli shore, hijacked a bus and killed 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
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Fatah's Facebook page commemorates the death of terrorist Andalib Takatka
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Fatah's Facebook page, Apr. 12, 2013
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 Administrator of Fatah's official Facebook page:
"Today, (April 12, 2013) is the 11th anniversary of Andalib Takatka's Martyrdom death. She carried out an operation in Jerusalem killing 6 Zionists and wounding 89."
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Note: Andalib Takatka killed 6 and wounded more than 80 when she blew herself up at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem in 2002. |
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Football championship named after terrorist Abu Jihad
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 10, 2013
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Headline: “Al- Ansar Club in Jerusalem organizes the 19th football championship named after Abu Jihad.”
"In the corridors of the Al-Ansar Club in Jerusalem preparations continue for the annual championship named after the Prince of Martyrs Khalil Al-Wazir ‘Abu Jihad,’ which the club has made a point of holding annually since 1995.”
Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
UNDP sponsored this championship, the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida reported on April 23, 2013. |
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Graduating university class named after terrorist Abu Jihad
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 9, 2013
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Headline: "Zaki participates in an appreciation ceremony for outstanding students in the Al-Najah University and calls for unity."
“Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki said that the Al-Najah National University is a beacon of light, not only in Nablus but in all of Palestine… During his speech in an appreciation ceremony for the outstanding students from the Martyr Abu Jihad Class, Zaki expressed hope that that class would fulfill the dream of Martyr commander Khalil Al-Wazir [Abu Jihad.]”
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children. |
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Ramallah Governor visits family of imprisoned murderer Issa Abd Rabbo
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 8, 2013
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Headline: "[Ramallah District Governor] Ghannam visits prisoners' homes and offers condolences on the Martyrdom death of Abu Hamdiyeh."
"Ramallah District Governor Laila Ghannam yesterday visited the families of Issa Abd Rabbo and Muhammad Abu Aker in Bethlehem, and expressed her interest in how they (the prisoners) are doing and the conditions [of their confinement]. She stressed that the prisoners' mothers pay a price of their own vitality and strength, while demonstrating patience and resolve that prove the determination of the Palestinian people to challenge [Israel], in spite of its (the Palestinian people's) difficult situation... The District Governor expressed condolences over the death of hero prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh. She said that his Martyrdom death serves as a death notice for all human rights organizations that sat passively while he suffered. She also noted that the cancer that attacked his body as a result of [Israel's] intentional medical negligence is evidence of a despicable crime against humanity that has been added to the long list of wounds inflicted by the occupation on anything Palestinian."
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Note: Issa Abd Rabbo killed two Israeli university students, Ron Levi and Revital Seri, who were hiking south of Jerusalem in 1984. At gun point he tied them up, put bags over their heads and then shot and murdered both. He is serving two life sentences in an Israeli prison.
Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh was a Hamas member who recruited a terrorist to carry out an attack on a Jerusalem coffee shop in 2002. He was sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder, membership in a terror organization and possession of weapons. He died of cancer while in prison in early April 2013. |
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Sports festival named after terrorist Abu Jihad, the "Prince of Martyrs"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 7, 2013
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Headline: “On the anniversary of Abu Jihad’s death as Martyr (Shahid) – the Palestinian Association for Martial Arts holds its first Prince of Martyrs festival.”
“President of the Palestinian Academy for Martial Arts, Jihad Uweida, announced that the association’s events and activities will begin this April 16, parallel to the anniversary of the death of commander Martyr, Khalil Al-Wazir ‘Abu Jihad’.
The constituent council of the Academy [for Martial Arts] is working diligently to mark this anniversary by holding its first sports festival in Jerusalem in cooperation with the Jerusalem sports and youth clubs and institutions. The festival includes all sports related to martial arts and self-defense in addition to football, basketball and a bicycle race.”
Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children. |
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