| PA depicts a world without Israel |
The Palestinian Authority makes no attempt to educate its people towards peace and coexistence with Israel. On the contrary, from every possible platform it repeatedly rejects Israel's right to exist, presents the conflict as a religious battle for Islam, depicts the establishment of Israel as an act of imperialism, and perpetuates a picture of the Middle East, both verbally and visually, in which Israel does not exist at all. Israel's destruction is said to be both inevitable and a Palestinian obligation.
The following description of Israel's founding in a Palestinian schoolbook represents the dominant dogma about Israel:
"Palestine’s war ended with a catastrophe that is unprecedented in history, when the Zionist gangs stole Palestine … and established the State of Israel."
[Arabic Language, Analysis, Literature and Criticism, grade 12, p. 104]
This official PA map of "Palestine” was broadcast on PA TV in September 2011. The map includes both the PA areas and all of Israel (excluding the Golan Heights) wrapped in the Palestinian flag - a symbol of Palestinian sovereignty over the whole area - and has a key through it, symbolizing ownership. Similar maps presenting all of Israel as "Palestine" appear in Palestinian schoolbooks and are shown regularly on PA TV. |
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| "Palestine" replaces Israel |
The Palestinian Authority paints a picture - both verbally and visually - of a world in which Israel does not exist. Children’s educational TV teaches that Palestine currently is a "state" (Arabic "dawla" = state) covering 27,000 sq. km - i.e., an area that includes all of Israel (the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip total only 6220 sq. km). Moreover, all Israel’s cities and infrastructure are referred to as "Palestinian": “Palestinian ports ... [are] Haifa, Jaffa, Ashkelon, Eilat, Ashdod, and Gaza". [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1 2008].
Maps provide visual reinforcement for this perception: Israel does not exist on any map; its area is marked as "Palestine." Maps showing the entire area of Israel covered with the Palestinian flag are routinely displayed at official PA events.
This educational documentary, depicting all parts of Israel as “Palestine," has been broadcast repeatedly on PA TV (Fatah) from 2007 – Oct 1, 2010:
“The West Bank and Gaza have another section in Palestine which is the Palestinian coast that spreads along the [Mediterranean] sea, from …Ashkelon in the south up to Haifa, in the Carmel Mountains. Haifa is a well-known Palestinian port. [Haifa] enjoyed a respected status among Arabs and Palestinians especially before it fell to the ‘occupation’ [Israel] in 1948. To its north, we find Acre. East of Acre, we reach a city with history and importance, the city of Tiberias, near a famous lake, the lake of Tiberias [Kinneret- sea of Galilee]. Jaffa, an ancient coastal city, is the bride of the sea, and Palestine’s gateway to the world.” |
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PA TV quiz defines Israeli cities as Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 22, 2010
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On Aug. 22, six different people were asked to define five cities in Palestine.
Their answers were:
1. Acre, Jaffa, Haifa, Gaza, Ramallah
2. Gaza, Jericho, Haifa, Jaffa, Acre
3. Acre, Haifa, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jenin
4. Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, El-Bireh, Nablus
5. Jaffa, Haifa, Acre, Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
6. Acre, Haifa, Lod, Nazareth, Ramallah
Note: The respondents received $100 each for portraying Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Acre as Palestinian cities. |
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PA TV quiz: Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Acre are Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 19, 2010
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 Host: "Name three Palestinian cities."
Woman 1: "Haifa, Acre, Jaffa."
Note: All three cities are in Israel.
Host: "Which countries surround Palestine?"
Woman 2: "Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt."
Note: Israel was not cited as a bordering country. Both received $100 for "correct answers. |
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Israel omitted from countries bordering Palestine in PA TV quiz
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 16, 2010
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Host: "Can you tell me which countries share a border with Palestine?"
Man: "In the north - Lebanon and Syria; in the east - Jordan; in the west - the Mediterranean; in the south - Egypt and the Sinai."
Note: Israel was not cited as a bordering country, yet it was the "correct" answer and he was awarded $100. |
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PA TV quiz: Haifa, Acre, Jaffa are Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 16, 2010
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Host: "Can you name four Palestinian cities?"
Woman: "Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, Nablus, Ramallah."
Note: Acre, Haifa and Jaffa are cities in Israel. The woman received $100 for correct answer.
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PA TV quiz awards participants $100 for listing Jerusalem, Haifa, Acre and Nahariya as Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 13, 2010
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Host: "I want you to name five Palestinian cities."
Woman: "Ramallah, Jerusalem, Haifa, Acre, Gaza."
Host: "I want you to name five Palestinian cities that you've visited."
Woman: "Nahariya, Acre, Jenin, Gaza."
Note: Jerusalem, Nahariya, Haifa and Acre are cities in Israel. Other residents gave similar answers and received $100 for correct answers.
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PA TV quiz defines Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Acre and Ramle as Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 12, 2010
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Host: "Haifa is a Palestinian city; can you name other Palestinian cities?"
Man: "Haifa, Jaffa, Acre, Nazareth, Gaza, Ramle, Hebron, Bethlehem."
Note: Haifa, Jaffa, Ramle, Acre are cities in Israel. Other residents gave similar answers and received $100 for "correct answers."
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PA TV quiz: Israeli cities Haifa, Acre, Jaffa and Jerusalem are in "Palestine"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 11, 2010
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Host: "Name five cities in Palestine and we'll give you a prize."
Teenage Girl: "Haifa, Acre, Ramallah, Jaffa, and Jerusalem."
Host: “You win a prize of $100 offered by Palestine Investment Fund.”
Note: Haifa, Acre, Jaffa and Jerusalem are cities in Israel. The girl was awarded $100 US for the “correct answer.”
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PA TV refers to Israel's coast near Haifa as "the Palestinian coast"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), July 5, 2010
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A PA TV cultural program discussing art work described a terror attack as having taken place “on the Palestinian coast.” In fact, a bus was hijacked on the Israeli coast near Haifa, and driven south towards Tel Aviv:
 TV Host: “Fadwa Touqan wrote a poem and dedicated it to Dalal Mughrabi [terrorist who led the bus hijacking] and her colleagues, who died as Shahids (Martyrs) on the Palestinian coast [i.e. Israel].”
The program discusses the genre of posters, especially those of the PLO.
Artist Amer A-Shmouli: “The poster supports the continuation of the revolution and glorification and honoring of the Shahids (Martyrs).”
Note: The poster shown features several female terrorists, including Dalal Mughrabi. The inscription says: “Women fighters for the homeland,” and also “March 8th – International Women’s Day.” |
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Palestinian TV turns Israeli cities into Palestinian cities
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), June 30, 2010
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TV host: “Let’s all listen to our friend reciting the poem.
Jinan, 8-year old girl:
“I swear to you, my homeland,
I swear to you, my homeland,
that I shall not forget
Beit Shean, Acre and Tiberias.
How can I forget Lod or Ramle?
How can I forget golden Jaffa?"
Note: All are Israeli cities. Click here to view |
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PA TV quiz erases Israel: Haifa, Nazareth are Palestinian, "Palestine" is 27,000 sq. km
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), June 25, 2010
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TV host: "[True or false:] The Palestinian coast is 335 km long.
Palestine Polytechnic team – your answer was correct.
The answer is 'false.' It's 235 km."
Note: 235 km. is the distance from the southernmost point of the Gaza Strip to Israel's northernmost point, and includes all of Israel’s coast as part of “Palestine.”
TV Host: "[True or false:] The Palestinian city known as "the Chamomile of Palestine" is Haifa. The answer is 'false.' [Correct answer is] Nazareth."
Note: Both Haifa and Nazareth are Israeli cities.
TV Host: "Here is a simple question.
The area of Palestine is:
1. 27,000 sq.km.
2. 51,000 sq. km.
3. 81,000 sq. km."
Student: "The answer is 27,000 sq. km."
TV Host: "Of course, we should all know the area of Palestine. 27,000 sq. km. That is the correct answer."
Note: The combined area of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip is 6,220 sq. km. Only by adding the area of Israel, excluding the Golan Heights, to that of “Palestine,” does the total reach 27,000 sq. km.
Click here to view |
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Palestinian quoted in PA daily uses the term "occupier" to refer to Israel
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 18, 2010
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"[Palestinian] Coordinator of the campaign 'Bring a smile with a toy or book', Ali Ubaydat…:
'We must express appreciation for those of our nation in the Interior [PA euphemism for Israeli Arabs], for their stand against the Judaization and Israelization [by Israel] and for their support for their people on the West Bank and in Gaza. For they are the ones who have held out on their lands [in Israel] and have remained as a bone in the throat of the occupier, which has not succeeded in separating them and uprooting them from the Palestinian social fabric.'" |
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Result of PA education: Student says "Palestine" is 27,000 sq. km
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), June 11, 2010
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The Stars - competition between Palestinian universities:
Competition host: "[A question on] general knowledge. The question reads: The size of Jordan is:
1. 30,000 sq. km.
2. 60,000 sq. km.
3. 90,000 sq. km."
Representative of Bethlehem University: "90,000 sq. km."
Host: "90,000 sq. km. What's worrying your [team's] advisor?"
Bethlehem University student: "We disagree about the figure. [Explains his calculation:] It [Jordan] is larger than Palestine. Palestine is 27,000 sq. km. (includes the area of all of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza), and it [Jordan] is approximately 3 times larger than Palestine - i.e., 90,000 sq. km."
Host: "That's a logical analysis. Let's see if the answer is also logical. The answer is in fact correct, and it is 90,000 sq. km." Click here to view |
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Poem in Zayzafuna youth magazine depicts a world without Israel
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Zayzafuna magazine, June 1, 2010
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Poem by a girl in 12th grade that defines the Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Acre, Ramle, Be’er Sheva and Tel Aviv as cities in “Palestine”:
“I am the spirit of Palestine
Seek and find me in the depths of the Dead Sea
You will find me in Haifa, in Jaffa, in Acre, on the rocks of Ramle (i.e., all Israeli cities)...
On the banks of the Lake of Tiberias (i.e., the Sea of Galilee, in Israel)
At the center of the Yabad plain (i.e., Jenin area)
At the top of Mount Hebron
At the center of the captive Negev (i.e., desert in Israel)
I quench my thirst from the authentic Be’er Sheva (i.e., Israeli city)
You will find me in Tal Al-Rabia (i.e., Arabic translation of the name of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv)…
I am Jerusalem
Seek and find me
In every place in Palestine
Because I am the heart of Palestine.”
Note: Zayzafuna is a PLO magazine for children funded by the PA. The magazine, which includes material written by both the magazine’s staff and child readers, represents the values of the educators and serves as a window into the minds of the Palestinian children submitting material to the magazine. PMW’s book Deception includes a chapter on Zayzafuna. Following PMW’s exposure of Hitler glorification in the February 2011 issue, UNESCO halted it’s funding of the magazine. View UNESCO’s statement and PMW's bulletin on the December 2011 issue of the magazine. |
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EU logo used in PA TV quiz denying Israel's existence
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), May 23, 2010
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On the screen the following question appears, and is read out:
"Which of the following is a Palestinian coastal city?
1. Ramallah
2. Bethlehem
3. Haifa
Send answers to the number that appears on the screen and win $500."
Click here to view
Note: The only “coastal city” among the possible answers is the Israeli city of Haifa. |
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PLO introduces Israeli Arab MP as "our representative within the '48 territories"
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Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), May 17, 2010
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Israeli Arab MP Dr. Jamal Zahalka, introduced at PLO rally commemorating 62nd anniversary as: "Our representative within the '48 territories":
"We want the women of Ramallah, who were harmed in the Nakba –greetings to them – to return, and I mean to Jaffa, to Haifa, to Lod, to Ramle and to all the cities of Palestine… I want you to know that you have family in Jaffa, that you have family in Lod, in Ramle, in Haifa, and in Acre. Those who keep the flame, those who have preserved the identity of the land. They are the remaining remnant, and living testimony that Jaffa is a Palestinian Arab [city], and that Lod and Ramle are Palestinian Arab [cities], and likewise concerning Haifa and Acre… We are facing a Zionist plan that divides our people… We oppose and do not submit to this division, and emphasize the unity of our Palestinian people: a single entity, a single nation, a single memory, a single fate, and a single future for a single nation – the nation of Palestine.”
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