Fatah: Abbas only condemned murder of 4 Jews because of international pressure
On Nov. 18, 2014, two Arab terrorists, Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal from East Jerusalem, entered a synagogue in Jerusalem and attacked worshippers with guns, knives and axes, killing 4 worshippers and a police officer.
Abbas' office issued a statement condemning the attack, but a post on Fatah's official Facebook page implied that Abbas' condemnation was insincere. The post showed a video of Arafat's bodyguard explaining that Arafat would lie and condemn terror attacks due to international pressure, but that "it wasn't true."
This video was accompanied by the text: "For those who argue with Fatah: Why the PA condemns self-sacrifice operations!"
Arafat's bodyguard: "Whenever an operation (i.e., terror attack) was carried out in Tel Aviv, Arafat would go out and say [he condemned it] - of course, after pressure. First and foremost [from Egyptian] President Mubarak. He would call brother Arafat and tell him: "Brother Arafat, go and condemn it, they'll screw you." [Arafat] would tell him: "But Mr. President, I have Martyrs - they [Israel] destroyed us, they massacred us." [Mubarak] would tell him: "Brother Arafat, go and condemn [it]. They'll screw you." Brother Arafat would go and condemn it in his special way: I am against killing civilians - and that wasn't true."
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Abbas' office issued a statement condemning the attack, but a post on Fatah's official Facebook page implied that Abbas' condemnation was insincere. The post showed a video of Arafat's bodyguard explaining that Arafat would lie and condemn terror attacks due to international pressure, but that "it wasn't true."
This video was accompanied by the text: "For those who argue with Fatah: Why the PA condemns self-sacrifice operations!"
Arafat's bodyguard: "Whenever an operation (i.e., terror attack) was carried out in Tel Aviv, Arafat would go out and say [he condemned it] - of course, after pressure. First and foremost [from Egyptian] President Mubarak. He would call brother Arafat and tell him: "Brother Arafat, go and condemn it, they'll screw you." [Arafat] would tell him: "But Mr. President, I have Martyrs - they [Israel] destroyed us, they massacred us." [Mubarak] would tell him: "Brother Arafat, go and condemn [it]. They'll screw you." Brother Arafat would go and condemn it in his special way: I am against killing civilians - and that wasn't true."
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