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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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1- General
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Hamas cleric proud of 2-year-old son for pretending teddy bear is a kidnapped soldier
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Aug. 22, 2014
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas) broadcast the Friday sermon from the Al -Shafi‘i mosque in Khan Younis, delivered by Sheikh Muhammad Salah Abu Rajab.
Sheikh Muhammad Salah Abu Rajab: “My two-year-old son’s toy, his favorite toy at home – like many other [children] – his favorite toy is a teddy bear. Before the war he used to hold it in his lap. Play with the teddy bear. But today, the bear has become [something else]. My son says every day: ‘Where’s the soldier?’ He carries it on his back, and in his other hand [carries] a toy rifle, and he walks around the house and wants to hide the soldier. Can you [Israel] face them [these children]? You can’t face them. We are training an army against you, which you cannot face.” |
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Hamas song mocks Israeli MIA Oron Shaul
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 22, 2014
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Hamas TV broadcast a song celebrating their claimed kidnapping of missing Israeli soldier Oron Shaul. Shaul was declared MIA after his Armored Personnel Carrier was destroyed during combat in Gaza on July 17, 2014. Hamas claimed to have kidnapped him. On Friday, July 26, 2014, the IDF declared that Oron Shaul was 'a soldier killed in action whose burial site is unknown.' The song opens with a fictitious phone call of someone trying to call the missing soldier:
[Phone rings]
(Israeli:) "Hello?"
(Hamas:) "Yes."
(Israeli:) "Am I speaking to Shaul Oron?"
(Hamas:) "What Shaul, my dear? You are talking to the Resistance. The number you dialed is temporarily kidnapped, thank you. Sincerely, the Palestine Defense Forces."
SONG BEGINS:
"Hurray! Hurray! The self-sacrificing fighters did it!
We've taken a second [Gilad] Shalit, a young, blond-haired boy
Congratulations on this Ramadan victory. This is the most beautiful holiday gift.
Hurray! Hurray! The self-sacrificing fighters did it!
6092065 is poor Shaul's number - the Palestinians broadcast it.
Hurray! Hurray! The self-sacrificing fighters did it!
Get out of here [Israelis] wherever you are, your face is changing colors...
Hurray! Hurray! The self-sacrificing fighters did it!
Netanyahu, before you go to sleep, go to the toilet
Put a rubber sheet under the blanket and have the potty next to you!"
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Hamas TV on claimed kidnapping of Israeli soldier: "Joy and particularly good news for the Palestinian Resistance!"
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 22, 2014
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| Al-Aqsa TV host: “Joy and particularly good news for the Palestinian resistance (i.e., Hamas). Now the occupation is forced – despite its attempts to hide and not publicize [it], and despite the fact that the Qassam [Brigades’] announcement was a painful surprise for them, and the Zionist occupation looked for all kinds of excuses, counting the name of the [kidnapped] soldier among those killed, and then removing his name and picture – now it is forced to admit that there is a missing soldier in the hands of the resistance.” |
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Fatah hands out candy to celebrate alleged "kidnapping" of Israeli soldier
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Facebook, Fatah - The Main Page, July 21, 2014
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The official Facebook page of Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party posted images from the Palestinian city of Tulkarem showing Fatah activists handing out candy to people in the street to celebrate the "kidnapping of the Israeli soldier" in Gaza. On July 21, 2014, Hamas disseminated the false claim that it had kidnapped a soldier - a claim that Israel soon refuted.
Alongside the images, the site administrator wrote:
"Fatah's Tulkarem branch hands out candy to residents in celebration of the kidnapping of the soldier by the Palestinian resistance on the blessed land of Gaza. Full freedom to all our brave prisoners."
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PA TV reporter in Gaza: "Fireworks" and "celebrations" greet news of Hamas' claimed kidnapping
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, July 21, 2014
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Official PA TV report from Gaza:
Official PA TV host: “Yesterday, the resistance announced that it had captured an Israeli soldier. How did the people on the street in Gaza receive this news, in light of the disaster in Gaza… how has this news affected the mood on the street in Gaza?”
Official PA TV reporter: “Not only the mood on the street in Gaza [has been affected]: The news has affected all Palestinians in all areas, in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip – meaning: There was widespread joy, a feeling of satisfaction… We received the news while we were in the Al-Shifa Hospital, and this rear courtyard [indicates the courtyard] literally became a courtyard of celebration: Cheers, shouts of ‘Allah is greater’, cries of joy over this achievement, this achievement of the Palestinian resistance (i.e., Hamas) – especially because most of the people here in the Al-Shifa Hospital are from among those who suffered from the Shuja’iya massacre (i.e., civilian casualties from Israeli bombing of Hamas’ terror infrastructure and tunnel network)… We’ve seen wounded people leaving their rooms [and coming] to this courtyard to celebrate this revenge, as they call it – the revenge of the Palestinian resistance for this massacre. There was great joy indeed; and there were also [celebratory] shots fired into the sky, as well as fireworks, through which the public expressed its great joy over this achievement, and they hope there will be an additional achievement (i.e., kidnapping), so that [pauses] – a small contribution on the part of the resistance, to restore some of the rights of the citizens who suffered so much in Shuja’iya.”
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PA TV: "Joyous and cheerful crowds took to the streets" to celebrate Hamas' claimed kidnapping of Israeli soldier
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, July 21, 2014
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Official PA TV program Palestine This Morning
PA TV host: “Yesterday, the resistance (i.e., Hamas) announced the capture of the Israeli soldier Shaul Oron and even showed the soldier’s [ID] number to prove the reliability of the resistance. In all the cities joyous and cheerful crowds took to the streets to welcome the news: There were crowds in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jenin, Hebron, Tulkarem – meaning, in almost all [the cities].”
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2- Responses to Gilad Shalit exchange
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In October 2011, the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for more than 5 years.
The following section documents responses to the Shalit deal as reported in Palestinian media:
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PA leader: "When they kidnapped [Gilad] Shalit, we congratulated them"
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, Jan. 2, 2014
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Deputy-Secretary of Fatah Central Committee, Jibril Rajoub: "If Hamas wants to kidnap soldiers, let them kidnap soldiers. Let them kidnap. Let them kidnap if they [the Israelis] don't want to release prisoners, but want them as prisoners forever, so [the prisoners] will come out as ghosts and skeletons. The Israelis need to understand. It's clear that kidnapping is the language they understand. On the contrary, we encourage them [Hamas]. When they kidnapped [Gilad] Shalit, we congratulated them. When they concluded the Shalit [exchange] deal, in spite of our having a few reservations about it, we also congratulated them."
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Note: In October 2011, the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for more than 5 years. |
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PA TV filler expresses support for Shalit kidnapping
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, June 25, 2013
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PA TV filler On this Day:
“On this day in 2006, Palestinian fighters (i.e., Hamas terrorists) attacked an Israeli border post, causing the death of two Israeli soldiers. But more importantly, the fighters succeeded in capturing an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit. This occupied the world for six years. Tel Aviv took advantage of this and imposed a strangling blockade on the Gaza Strip in addition to launching a destructive war at the end of 2008, but they failed to get him [Shalit] back until an agreement was reached with Hamas who had been holding Shalit. More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners were released by terms of this [agreement].”
Note: In October 2011, the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for more than 5 years.
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Released terrorist prisoner salutes Hamas terrorists who took part in Shalit kidnapping
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, Oct. 19, 2012
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PA TV program Good Morning Jerusalem on the anniversary of the Shalit prisoner exchange. Interview with Nasser Abd Rabbo, former prisoner released as part of the Shalit deal.
Nasser Abd Rabbo: "Firstly, I salute our heroic prisoners, all of them. We hope for them to be released, Allah willing. I salute the families of the Martyrs (Shahids) Rantisi and Farawneh, who died as Martyrs in the attack in which the soldier Shalit was kidnapped. We salute the families of the Martyrs."
PA TV host: "May Allah have mercy on them."
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Prisoners released in Shalit deal receive a presidential award
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 28, 2011
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"Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake, called upon the prisoners released in the second stage of the recent [prisoner] exchange to come to the Ministry's offices, in the districts of their residences, to receive the presidential award to the prisoners."
Note: Hundreds of the released prisoners were convicted on charges of murder and terror offenses.
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Secretary of Abbas' office honors released Palestinian prisoners in Abbas' name
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 19, 2011
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| "The prisoners released as part of the second stage of the [prisoner] exchange deal for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit arrived at the presidential residence in Ramallah late last night… In a speech he delivered on behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, the Secretary General of the Presidential Office [Abd Al-Rahim] greeted the released prisoners and said: 'We welcome you among your people; you were in our hearts, in our conscience, and at the top of our list of priorities.' Abd Al-Rahim said: 'I convey to you the greetings of the President [Abbas], who gave me the honor of welcoming you. He wanted very much to be here, but he has important commitments outside of the homeland.' He added, 'You have always proved that you are stronger than the prison guards and the efforts to break [your] willpower; all of Palestine opens its arms to embrace you.'… Abd Al-Rahim noted that the sacrifice of the prisoners will not be in vain, since the sacrifice of the Shahids (Martyrs) and the prisoners touched the conscience of all free people in the world, and made Palestine a permanent feature on the political map." |
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Hamas TV song glorifies terrorists released in Shalit deal and anticipates humiliating “the new Shalit”
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Nov. 6, 2011
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In October 2011, the Israeli government agreed to release 1,027 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for more than 5 years. Hamas TV program Festival and Freedom marked the Festival of Sacrifice and the release of prisoners in the Shalit deal with the following song:
"Today we fulfilled [our commitment] to those who are free
Today we fulfilled [our commitment] to those who are free
We achieved what we hoped for
We destroyed the prisons of evil
Today we fulfilled [our commitment] to those who are free
We achieved what we hoped for
We destroyed the prisons of evil
We liberated what was dear to us
A thousand prisoners were liberated
And the freed women –
Twenty-seven moons (i.e., beautiful woman)
More precious than the sight of our eyes
Ahlam Tamimi commands
Ahlam Tamimi commands
Her sacrifice, oh men, will meet us
If Nael Barghouti passes by us, we will be filled with pride
If Abdallah Barghouti passes us by, we will be filled with pride
Abbas Al-Sayid insisted on
Being the last hero to be liberated
And closing the Ketziot prison, and Ofer
Closing the Ketziot prison, and Ofer
And Netanyahu committed suicide over the defeat
The ape, Israel, will remain sad
And the new Shalit [will be] humiliated at our hands
All the prisons will be emptied
Flags and decorations will flutter
Over Al-Aqsa [Mosque], Haifa, and Jaffa
Every neighborhood and street, village and city."
Note: Click "full article" below to view descriptions of Ahlam Tamimi, Nael Barghouti, Abdallah Barghouti and Abbas Al-Sayid. |
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3- Kidnapping and murder of 3 Israeli teens
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On June 12, 2014, Hamas terrorists Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh kidnapped and murdered Israeli teens Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Frenkel, 16, while they were hitchhiking. The boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with the Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them.
Significantly, a majority of Palestinians supported both the kidnapping and murders:
“57% of the public say that they supported the June 2014 kidnapping of the three Israelis in the West Bank when that incident took place. Support for the kidnapping reached 67% in the Gaza Strip and only 45% in the West Bank.
“Similarly, a majority of 54% supported the killing of the three kidnapped Israelis and 42% opposed it. Support for the killing reached 69% in the Gaza Strip and only 42% in the West Bank. 52% of the West Bankers opposed the killing of the three kidnapped Israelis.”
[http://www.pcpsr.org/en/special-gaza-war-poll, Sept. 2, 2014]
Hamas has publically admitted that Hamas members were responsibile for the kidnapping and murders:
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal to Vanity Fair:
“A Hamas field group in the West Bank had killed those three settlers. So, this was indeed an operation executed by a Hamas group.”
[Vanity Fair, Oct. 21, 2014]
The Palestinian Authority, though not behind the kidnapping, has likewise implied its support for the kidnapping, by glorifying the murders as “Shahids” –Martyrs – the term of highest religious honor in Islam.
"Israeli occupation forces executed citizens Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh today, Tuesday, in the early hours of the morning in a military operation in central Hebron... Security sources told WAFA that the occupation forces were still holding on to the bodies of the two Martyrs (Shahids)."
[WAFA news agency, Sept. 23, 2014]
Despite Hamas’ open admission of carrying out the kidnapping and murders, the PA has repeatedly claimed that Israel planned and/or did it as a pretext for starting the 2014 Gaza war, and has blamed Israel for killing the murderers and even claimed that Israel did that to “silence the truth.”
Op-ed by Yahya Rabah, columnist for the official PA daily and member of the Fatah Leadership Committee in Gaza:
"In the early hours of the morning... Israel assassinated the young men Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh... The two young men were Hamas members from Hebron who had been 'accused' of kidnapping and murdering three Israeli settlers on June 12 [2014]...
It is possible that, were they alive, they would tell us and the world that the operation of kidnapping and murder of the three settlers is unrelated to the official Israeli version. Therefore, the execution of the young men, Marwan and Amer, amounted to the murder of the truth."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 24, 2014]
Op-ed by Yahya Rabah, official PA daily columnist and a member of the Fatah Leadership Committee in Gaza:
“The occupation (i.e., Israel) planned this aggression… The aggression began on June 12 following a fabricated event for which no one took responsibility, that is, the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 16, 2014]
Op-ed by Mahmoud Abu Al-Haija, editor in chief of Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, the official PA daily:
“Prior to this operation [the kidnapping], Israel was in a severe crisis, but today, it is emerging from its crisis in the way it knows – [through] an aggressive, malicious and indecent operation, which has so far met with no real international discouragement.
This operation [the kidnapping] was [carried out] without any political discussion (i.e., planning), indicating that it was nothing more than a plot, and history will no doubt reveal those who devised and planned it.”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 14, 2014]
This section documents the varied Palestinian responses to the kidnapping of the 3 Israeli teens:
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PA libel: Israel killed the kidnappers so they couldn’t tell truth of their innocence
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 25, 2014
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Op-ed by Yahya Rabah, columnist for the official PA daily and a member of the Fatah Leadership Committee in Gaza
“Several days ago, a driver from Jerusalem had a normal accident, the likes of which – and worse – occur [regularly] in Tel Aviv, and can happen a thousand times in Washington, New York, London, Paris or anywhere in the world. The accident occurred when a wheel of Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shaloudi’s car swerved. The car collided with several pedestrians, causing the death of an Israeli baby. According to witnesses present on the scene, Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shaloudi shouted as the car swerved, because he was losing control of the vehicle. Yet the Israeli police shot him, killing him immediately! ... Note that the accused was killed immediately in order [to ensure] that the truth would die with him. The same thing happened when the three Israeli youths were kidnapped on June 12 [2014]… From the outset, the Netanyahu government accused two Palestinians of committing the kidnapping operation – Al- [Marwan] Al-Qawasmi and [Amer] Abu Aisheh – and when the war ended, the accused were caught, and, by coincidence, were executed immediately, so that the truth would die with them.”
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Hamas leader Mashaal admits Hamas kidnapped and murdered the 3 Israeli teens, and says it was justified
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Vanity Fair, Oct. 21, 2014
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Interviewer: "You’ve referred to these men as “martyrs,” as heroes (i.e., the terrorist murderers). You said in the past few weeks that you were unaware of the plan to kidnap and kill these kids. But it sounds as though you’re saying it was perfectly appropriate to kidnap and kill three teenagers. Is that correct?"
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal: "The answer is clear. When this operation took place last June, I then said in remarks to the media that we had no information. I could neither confirm nor deny. Later on, and as the Israeli investigations have shown, it turned out that a Hamas field group in the West Bank had killed those three settlers. So, this was indeed an operation executed by a Hamas group. We now have specific information. [The] question now is: Was this operation legitimate or not? This was a legitimate operation. Why? I told you. It is the right of the lawful owners of the land in the West Bank, whether they are from Hamas, or from some other group, to engage in resistance against the occupiers, whether they are the Israeli military or settlers. It’s as simple as that."
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Abbas representative glorifies killers of 3 Israeli teens as Martyrs and says Israel assassinated them
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Facebook page of Fatah Central Committee Member Abbas Zaki, Sept. 30, 2014
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Excerpt from the speech given by Fatah Central Committee Member and Commissioner of Arab Relations and Relations with China Abbas Zaki, who represented PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China:
"The barbaric massacre of Palestinian civilians perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip using all forms of the most advanced weaponry and without determining military objectives proves that its mission was killing and destruction… [All this comes in addition] to the continuing intentional assassinations of Palestinian citizens, the last of which was the assassination of the Martyrs (Shahids) [Amer] Abu Aisheh and [Marwan] Al-Qawasmi in Hebron.”
Note: Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh – Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli youths on June 12, 2014: Eyal Yifrach,19, Gilad Shaar,16, and Naftali Frenkel,16. The Israeli boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with an Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them. |
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PA daily op-ed: Israel killed murderers of 3 Israeli teens to silence the truth
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 24, 2014
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Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh were Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli youths on June 12, 2014: Eyal Yifrach,19, Gilad Shaar,16, and Naftali Frenkel,16. The Israeli boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with an Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them.
Op-ed by Yahya Rabah , columnist for the official PA daily and member of the Fatah Leadership Committee in Gaza, accused Israel of killing the terrorists to prevent them from speaking:
"In the early hours of the morning... Israel assassinated the young men Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh... The two young men were Hamas members from Hebron who had been 'accused' of kidnapping and murdering three Israeli settlers on June 12 [2014]...
With the assassination of the young Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh, the kidnapping operation, which served as an excuse for the [Gaza] war (i.e., Israel's Operation Protective Edge, 2014) entered a new stage of obscurity... It is possible that, were they alive, they would tell us and the world that the operation of kidnapping and murder of the three settlers is unrelated to the official Israeli version. Therefore, the execution of the young men, Marwan and Amer, amounted to the murder of the truth."
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PA delegation says killing of murderers of 3 Israeli teens was "a heinous crime"
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 24, 2014
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Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh were Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli youths on June 12, 2014: Eyal Yifrach,19, Gilad Shaar,16, and Naftali Frenkel,16. The Israeli boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with an Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them.
The Palestinian delegation to the ceasefire talks in Cairo called the terrorists "Martyrs" and their killing a "heinous crime":
"The Palestinian delegation to the ceasefire talks in Cairo condemned the heinous crime committed by the occupation forces in the early hours of yesterday morning in Hebron - the assassination of Martyrs (Shahids) Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh. The announcement read: 'The Palestinian delegation is absolutely convinced that the act committed by the occupation forces in Hebron was intended to conceal the truth behind the [occupation's] version of events since the disappearance of the three settlers in Hebron.'"
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PA daily calls murderers of 3 Israeli teens "Martyrs" and claims Israel assassinated them
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Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 24, 2014
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Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh were Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli youths on June 12, 2014: Eyal Yifrach,19, Gilad Shaar,16, and Naftali Frenkel,16. The Israeli boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with an Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them.
The PA daily called the men "Martyrs," and the spokesman for PA Security Forces said their guilt was only an "Israeli version" of what happened:
"Yesterday [Sept. 23, 2014] thousands of citizens attended the funerals of Martyrs (Shahids) Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh, who were assassinated by occupation forces in the early hours of yesterday morning...
Israel accused the two Martyrs of kidnapping and murdering three settlers in Hebron three and a half months ago. However, PA Security Forces spokesman Adnan Al-Damiri said all details of the story about the young Abu Aisheh and Al-Qawasmi were 'an Israeli version from beginning to end.'"
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