Abbas’ Fatah proud of ties with Islamic Jihad terror organization
- Fatah’s terror wing and Islamic Jihad terror organization are “brothers in blood and in Martyrdom”
Abbas’ Fatah Movement has recently tied itself to the Islamic Jihad terror organization, defining the relationship as “Brothers in blood and in Martyrdom.” The two organizations’ military wings both published the image above of two masked and uniformed terrorists holding assault rifles. The terrorist on the left is wearing a black headband with “Al-Quds Brigades (i.e., Islamic Jihad’s military wing)” written on it, while the terrorist on the right is wearing a yellow headband with “Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing)” written on it. In the upper right corner are the logos of the Al-Quds Brigades (left) and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (right).
Text on image: “Brothers in blood and in Martyrdom
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Al-Quds Brigades”
[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, June 22, 2023;
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Telegram channel, June 22, 2023]
Posted text: “Brothers in blood and in Martyrdom”
[Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Telegram channel, June 22, 2023]
Fatah also posted another image of two masked and uniformed terrorists, one carrying an assault rifle. On his headband is written “Jenin Brigade,” a Palestinian terror cell affiliated with Islamic Jihad, while on the headband and flak jacket of the terrorist on the right is written “Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades,” Fatah’s military wing.
Text on image: “Brothers in blood and in arms
Al-Quds Brigades (i.e., Islamic Jihad’s military wing) – Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
Jenin Brigade – military publicity”
[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, June 20, 2023]
Both posters signal an alliance between the two terror organizations – Fatah’s military wing and Islamic Jihad’s military wing.
Palestine Islamic Jihad was put on the US list of foreign terror organizations in 1997, while the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades entered the list in 2002. [Website of US Department of State, Foreign Terrorist Organizations]
Palestinian Media Watch exposed that Fatah gave active support to Islamic Jihad in the recent Gaza war and has documented that Fatah continuously profiles itself as leading terror as opposed to Hamas.