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PA minister: "Victory or Shahada (Martyrdom-death). There is no third option"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Dec. 21, 2012
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PA TV broadcast the Friday sermon delivered by PA Minister for Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash at the Tashrifat Mosque in the PA presidential compound, Ramallah on Dec. 21, 2012. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Secretary General of his office, Al-Tayeb Abd Al-Rahim, were in the congregation.
Habbash: “We say to the whole world, we say to the occupation government, to whoever supports the occupation government to whoever defends the occupation government in international forums: As Allah lives, we are continuing what we do; we are continuing our Ribat (religious conflict to defend Islamic land). We are continuing our Jihad. We are continuing with our resolve. We are continuing to hold on, until Allah grants us victory, until Allah grants victory to our cause, until our Jerusalem is returned to us, until our state is established, or until we die. As Allah lives, this is one of two good things: Victory or Shahada (Martyrdom death for Allah). There is no third option. Either victory or Martyrdom death.”
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Poem recited on PA TV: We love Martyrdom death for Allah
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Source:
Palestinian TV (Fatah), Dec. 13, 2012
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“It cannot be that the mighty stone in the mountains of my land will soften
And the eyes of the fighter will doze off and not see the occupation army.
We love Martyrdom (Shahada, dying for Allah) and it is the power for determination and will.
Before the Front (possibly a reference to the terror organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PFLP) all my land gives evidence of our victory.”
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Song at Hamas event broadcast on PA TV: "Strap on your [explosive] belt, Martyrdom-death seeker"
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PA TV Live, Dec. 13, 2012
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Live broadcast from Nablus of Hamas celebrations of its 25th anniversary. The following song was played during the event:
“Strap on your [explosive] belt, Shahada (i.e., Martyrdom death) seeker,
And fill the square with blood
‘Till we bring back the soil of my land
Let everyone rejoice!
We will shout out: ‘The [Al-Qassam] Brigades!’
Best of them all: ‘The [Al-Qassam ] Brigades!’”
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Song on PA radio: "We strapped ourselves with explosives... and praised [Allah] for the Martyrdom"
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Radio Voice of Palestine (Fatah), Dec. 1, 2012
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Introductory narration of song:
"We have accepted [our] death, so that Jerusalem will return
We are bombs, friends, when the homeland calls
My heart, with fury, exploded and scattered
The shrapnel of this life flew, and the enemies were beheaded
Grieve not, Mother, shed no tears over my torn flesh
Gather [my] bones, Mother, return them to the earth...
Allah Akbar (Allah is Greater)!
If you summon: 'Come to self-sacrifice'
You will meet heroic men who mock death..."
Palestinian singer, Abu Arab:
"We praised the Lord, and set out for Martyrdom
We strapped ourselves with explosives, and trusted in Allah
Carry the load, heroes, show disaster to the settler
Neither day nor night will be sweet for him – until he leaves us
Raise your fire. Raise! Burn the settler with it
For the sake of Jerusalem and our holy place
We strapped ourselves with explosives
We trusted in [Allah] the Merciful and praised Him for the Martyrdom
Onward, onward, men, on the roads to glory
We praised the Lord, and set out for Martyrdom
We strapped ourselves with explosives, and trusted in Allah"
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Martyrdom-death for Palestinian youth glorified on PA TV News
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Source:
Palestinian TV (Fatah), Nov. 23, 2012
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PA TV News reports on a demonstration in Ramallah protesting Israel’s security fence and the killing of Rushdi Al-Tamimi. Rushdi Al-Tamimi was shot during a violent demonstration of young Palestinians throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers. He later died of his wounds. Al-Tamimi’s brother was at the protest, and said:
“We are grateful to Allah for Shahada (Martyrdom death for Allah). All Palestine and its young people are potential Martyrs (Shahids).” |
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Mother places suicide belt on child, on Facebook page for Fatah in Lebanon
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Fatah's Facebook page, Sept. 3, 2012
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 "My mother dressed me in a strange belt (i.e., a suicide belt).
I asked her: 'What is this, mother?'
She said: 'I will put it on you and you will go to your death!'
I said to her: 'Mother, what have I done that you want me to die?'
She shed a tear that hurt my heart and said: 'The homeland needs you, son. Go and blow up the sons of Zion.'
I said to her: 'Why me and not you?'
She said: 'I will stay in order to give birth to more children for the sake of Palestine.'
I kissed her hand and said to her: 'Keep it up, mother, for you and for Palestine I will kill the impure and the damned.'"
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Note: The picture was posted on Facebook on Sept. 3, 2012. The Facebook page states that it is "the official page of Fatah's Information and Culture Commission in Lebanon," and is linked to from the official website of the Fatah Information and Culture Commission (www.fatehmedia.ps). |
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Father offers his son's blood for Palestine in PA TV song (version 1)
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 20, 2012
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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 more, take the rest of the blood from my son - [add it] to the bill."
Singer Ibrahim Sbehat: "Oh Palestine, adorned by its olives, with our eyes and hearts, we safeguard it. By Allah, we will give our most precious ones for its sake. By Allah, [we will give up] our lives easily for its sake."
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PA daily encourages and supports Jihad and Martyrdom
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Source:
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 3, 2012
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Headline: "Smart leadership on the Jihad front"
"Allah's messenger [Muhammad] taught us that Jihad, with its conditions, its rules and its true motivations, is the pinnacle of worship of Allah, and therefore Muhammad's contemporaries strongly encouraged Jihad, resolve, sacrifice, and Martyrdom, as it says in the Hadith: 'The Jihad warrior is likened to one who unceasingly fasts and stands in prayer, not ceasing his prayer and his fast until the Jihad warrior returns.'"
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Fatah official is proud of Palestinian women who carry out suicide attacks and celebrate the death of Martyrs
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), May 15, 2012
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Interview with Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee, on the PA TV program Palestine This Morning:
Zaki: "Actually we started a process of organization and precise reconnaissance, in order to start the Fatah revolution, in January '65. From then until today, 48 years of rivers of blood, sweat and tears, we have [had] ups and downs, but the enemy feels, each day that it is regressing. Each period we use a different form of struggle: At one time [we struggle] with weapons, at another time – stones, another time – empty stomachs (i.e., hunger strikes), such that we will defeat this executioner in our battle. I believe that the memory, the love of Palestine and the geography of Palestine still lives in the mind of this tremendous nation. The children, of whom it was said that they would not know this land – they now know it better than the scholars and the adults, and they make sacrifices [for it]. The women carry out Martyrdom-seeking operations (i.e., suicide attacks), and utter sounds of joy over the Martyr, and sing to the groom (i.e., the Martyr who marries the 72 virgins in Paradise).This shows what a right that has claimants is, and that the Palestinian people is ready to sacrifice until this black day (Nakba day) is erased through its struggle…" |
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PA official promotes Martyrdom-death: “Either we live in dignity… or we return as Martyrs”
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, May 9, 2012
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| "Director-General of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, Abd Al-Nasser Salah, called upon international organizations, foremost among them the Red Cross, to protect the Palestinian prisoners… He emphasized, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the Writers' Union, and all our nation's intellectuals, inside the country and outside of it, that the heroic prisoners have taken their lives in their hands in order that we may live in dignity; [they] have sacrificed their best years and their future so that our people can taste the taste of freedom. He added that the time has come for us to give them a little of what we owe them, by coming to their aid and standing unified around their legitimate demands to live in freedom and dignity, because they are seekers of justice, freedom, and peace. The poet [and Director-General of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture] Abd Al-Nasser emphasized that the courageous prisoners have resolved to continue with their battle under the slogan, 'Either we will live in dignity, without oppression and humiliation, or we will return to our families as Martyrs (Shahids), fragrant with the perfume of Paradise.'" |
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PA Ministry of Culture encourages Martyrdom: “Teach us how to turn heartbeats into bombs”
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Dec. 30, 2011
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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 (i.e., Israel).
This blood is the voice.
We have gathered the blood from our first wound.
We escorted the Martyr of the land to his wedding [to 72 Dark-Eyed maidens], and held a pre-wedding party for our female Martyr (who became one of the Dark-Eyed).
We said to the little one: 'Grow up', as we declared our Intifada.
Our country is the sea, the threshing floor and the clay houses.
Our country is Al-Ram, Rama and the Ramin plain (note: Rama is in northern Israel), the Acre fortress, the sun of the Carmel and Haifa (note: All in northern Israel), and Gaza, which responds to death with the knife.
Band sings the song “Teach us”:
Teach us how to make torches from the darkness of night.
Teach us how to get jasmine from the wounds of the heart.
Teach us how to turn heartbeats into bombs.
Teach us how to eat our bread which is drenched with blood, that we may live.
Not that we may live but that we may continue to fight.”
Note: The anthem originally aired Dec. 2, 2011 and was rebroadcast on Dec. 30, 2011. |
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Performance celebrating Martyrdom-death
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Source:
Palestinian TV (Fatah), Dec. 30, 2011
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"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 steps of the thief (i.e., Israel). This blood is the voice. We have gathered the blood from our first wound. We escorted the Martyr of the land to his wedding (to 72 Dark-Eyed maidens), and held a pre-wedding party for our female Martyr (who became one of the Dark-Eyed). We said to the little one: "Grow up", as we declared our Intifada. Our country is the sea, the threshing floor and the clay houses. [Our country is] the Acre fortress, the sun of the Carmel and Haifa (note: All in northern Israel), and Gaza, which responds to death with the knife. [Song: "Teach us"] Teach us how to make torches from the darkness of night. Teach us how to turn heartbeats into bombs. Teach us how to eat our bread which is drenched with blood, that we may live. Not that we may live but that we may continue to fight."
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PA TV shows footage of Arafat glorifying Martyrdom-death and defining the conflict with Israel as religious
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Nov. 10, 2011
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PA TV news report about Arafat with background photographs of him with Clinton, Rabin, Barak:
"From Madrid to Oslo and Washington, and what came between them and what followed, culminating at Camp David, Arafat remained true to the [Palestinian] right. And then the negotiations collapsed because of the Israeli arrogance, and the land was set on fire with the Intifada of 2000."
[Recording played of Arafat in his headquarters in Ramallah: They want me a prisoner, expelled, or dead – no! I say to them – A Martyr! A Martyr! A Martyr! And they [Palestinians] are in Ribat until the Day of Judgment. The Shahid (Martyr) [in Jerusalem] is [worth] forty Shahids (elsewhere). Allah, grant us Shahada (Martyrdom death) on the land of Ribat (religious conflict/war), the first direction of prayer, the third most important place after the two mosques in Mecca and Medina."
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Suicide terrorist's accomplice chose Israeli Sbarro restaurant "because many people entered it"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Oct. 24, 2011
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Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi led a suicide bomber to the Sbarro pizza shop in Jerusalem in August 2001. 15 people were murdered in the attack, 7 of them children. In October 2011, Tamimi was released from Israeli prison as part of the Shalit prisoner exchange deal brokered between the Israeli government and Hamas.
Interview with Tamimi on Hamas TV following her release:
Ahlam Tamimi: "You make a big deal about the Sbarro restaurant (bombing) in which 15 Israelis were killed, but my first operation (i.e., terror attack) was at the King George supermarket (in central Jerusalem). I chose the Sbarro restaurant, but I didn't go in with him (i.e., the terrorist). A few days beforehand, I counted the number of people entering the restaurant, a large number of people would enter this restaurant."
Host: "What did you talk about with the Martyrdom-seeker on the way (to the suicide attack)?"
Tamimi: "It's impossible to describe him with words. We met only on the day of the operation. The [Hamas] brothers changed his entire appearance. He wasn't bearded. He wore jeans and a hat. It's important to say that I was walking with a spiritual person. Next to him, I sensed a sort of divine aura surrounding us. We looked into each other's eyes. I said to him, 'There is no God but Allah,' and he said, 'and Muhammad is Allah's messenger,' and he smiled."
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Suicide terrorist's accomplice about killing 15: If time could go backwards I would do it again
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Source:
amnonnews.net (Jordan), Oct. 19, 2011
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Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi led a suicide bomber to the Sbarro pizza shop in Jerusalem in August 2001. 15 people were murdered in the attack, 7 of them children. In October 2011, Tamimi was released from Israeli prison as part of the prisoner exchange deal brokered between the Israeli government and Hamas. The following interview was held after her release:
Interviewer: "How did you take the sentence?" [15 life sentences]
Ahlam Tamimi: "I'm a Jihad fighter for Allah, and a Jihad fighter for Allah is ready for any outcome: either he will die as a Shahid (Martyr), or he will be assassinated, or he will be taken captive; [or] Allah can decree some unknown fate for him -- [for instance,] that he will live as a wanted [fugitive]."
Interviewer: "If you could set the clock back, Ahlam, would you carry out, or take part in, a major operation (i.e., terror attack)?"
Ahlam Tamimi: "Of course. I don't regret what happened, absolutely not. That is the path; I give myself for the sake of Allah, to Jihad for Allah. I carried out [my mission] and Allah made me successful: You know the number of victims who were killed. All that was thanks to the success from Allah. Do you expect me to abandon what I did, saying [I regret it]? Regret is something that is out of the question. If time could go backwards, I would carry out what I did, in the same manner."
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"Martyrdom is sweet," and "Martyr" is "groom" on way to "wedding" in song at Palestinian cultural festival
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Sept. 14, 2011
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“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 and his wedding - Martyrdom and heroism.
Oh hero, rest in peace, do not worry.”
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Note: According to Islamic belief, the Martyr (Shahid) marries 72 Dark-Eyed Virgins in Paradise. |
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Columnist in PA daily glorifies Ribat and Martyrdom for "Palestine"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 24, 2011
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From religious section of newspaper, religious columnist Sheikh Taleb Al-Silwa:
“An anniversary dear to our hearts awaits us – the date of Muhammad’s Night Journey, that was both a physical and spiritual event for the Prophet, confirming for us the sanctity of blessed Palestine and Ribat (religious conflict/war to defend Islamic territory) upon it. It was Allah’s will that the place of this tremendous sign should be Jerusalem, the first Qiblah (i.e., direction of prayer) and the third most holy place after the two honored holy places (i.e., Mecca and Medina). This is clear proof, so that every Muslim can be certain of the significance of unity and Ribat and the affinity among the parts of the Islamic land. In view of this anniversary that we are about to commemorate, we must stress the following points:
1. The land of Palestine is a single land that cannot be divided, no matter what the circumstances…
2. …
3. To emphasize the greatness of Ribat and Martyrdom upon the land of the Resurrection.” (According to Muslim tradition, resurrected souls will assemble in Jerusalem. – Ed.) |
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PA TV host: "Die as a Martyr in a self-sacrificing operation [i.e. terror attack]"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), June 15, 2011
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Arab-Israeli host [talking about Palestinian refugees who died as Shahids (Martyrs) on the Israeli-Syrian border in demonstrations on the anniversary of the Six-Day War:
“My brother: Die as a Shahid (Martyr) in a self-sacrificing operation (i.e., terror attack); die as a Shahid for the cause, but do not approach the [Israel- Syrian] border and allow an Israeli the pleasure of killing you.”
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