PA: Beware “alliance with the Jews… obedience to the Jews”“There is nothing that harms Palestine and its holy sites more than making an alliance with the Jews”Sep 17, 2020
PA compares Israel to the Corona virus; after weeks of silence finally mentions cooperation with IsraelFor weeks, PA media has been immersed in the Coronavirus story, including occasional demonization of Israel - without mentioning Israel's efforts in helping the PA.Mar 18, 2020
PA Mufti reiterates religious prohibitions against cooperating with Trump peace deal or selling land to Israelis, land is “Islamic waqf”"A fatwa that bans working to cooperate with the deal of the century and its disseminators who will be pursued by a curse until Judgment Day"Mar 6, 2020
Abbas in La La LandAt the UN, Abbas claimed that the Palestinians “spread a culture of peace,” “fight violence,” are “not against Jews,” yet his own party marched into 2020 with knives, rifles, and suicide belts. Feb 27, 2020
PA Mufti in religious ruling: Anyone who cooperates with Trump peace plan is betraying Allah"Anyone who cooperates with the deal is betraying Allah, His Messenger [Muhammad], the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, and Palestine"Feb 12, 2020
Abbas in La La Land #3: Abbas: Palestinians are “not against Jews” - Yet Antisemitism thrives and is taught in the PAAbbas: Palestinians are “not against Jews” - Yet Antisemitism thrives and is taught in the PAFeb 11, 2020
Fatah: "We will defend Palestine with [our] blood and souls," "The deal of the century will not pass"Abbas’ Fatah has responded vocally to US President Trump’s peace plan by adamantly rejecting itFeb 2, 2020
"We will defend Palestine with [our] blood and souls," "deal of the century will not pass" - Fatah post"Palestine is... a piece of the Quran that we will defend with [our] blood and souls”Jan 30, 2020
Official PA daily columnist: Israel is the enemy of all the Arabs and targets all the Arab statesSpecial broadcast on official PA TV after US President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Official PA daily columnist Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul: "I call on all the Arab brothers - if they want peace and war on terror. After all, Israel is their enemy [too], and not [just] the enemy of..."Dec 6, 2017
7th Fatah Conference calls: Fight Israels "terror" and the spreading of "a culture of tolerance and peace", Fatah - Hamas unity, and to become a full member stateHeadline: “The Seventh Fatah Movement Conference emphasizes that it is important to complete the national building plan *The [Palestinian] National Council (i.e., the legislative body of the PLO) must convene within three months *It is necessary to act against the rift [between Fatah and Hamas] and...”Dec 5, 2016
Op-ed in PA daily: Palestinians should not let their children die and then celebrate them as heroesHeadline: "Do not take part in the execution of our children by Israel!" Op-ed by Muwaffaq Matar, Fatah Revolutionary Committee member and regular columnist for the official PA daily “ Israel still has the upper hand in terms of media, because it owns or controls global media outlets which...”Feb 16, 2016
Abbas expresses zero tolerance for attacks on any holy site, including Jewish onesPA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We told the world: Israel is attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and it is the Palestinian nation in Jerusalem that is protecting Al-Aqsa. Some call them Murabitin (those who carry out Ribat, religious conflict/war over land claimed to be Islamic). Who are the Murabitin? They...”Nov 30, 2014
Senior Fatah official rejects joining International Criminal Court because PA could be put on trialMember of Fatah Central Committee Abbas Zaki: "I'm against signing the Rome Statute (i.e., joining the International Criminal Court) as long as our country is occupied. If tomorrow you shoot, they’ll say you signed an agreement. This is not meant for people who want to liberate their country... I"Aug 22, 2014
Fatah official: "Popular uprising continues" but "conditions are not yet ripe for intifada"Headline: “An interview with Abbas Zaki” “Q. For the first time, the Palestinians are united behind their demands, but the negotiations have dragged on for two weeks. What is going on? [Member of Fatah Central Committee and Fatah Commissioner of Arab Relations and Relations with China Abbas Zaki:]...”Aug 19, 2014
Fatah terror group: Armed resistance until liberation of all of Palestine“The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Palestine said they would continue [to adopt] the option of armed resistance until the liberation of all of Palestine. In a message received by Ma’an, the Brigades stated that the [period of] calm has ended, as the occupation continues to kill, Judaize and settle...”Mar 11, 2014
Fatah official: “International legitimacy allows us to resist with all means”Official PA TV Live broadcast a program under the heading, “What will happen after the negotiations?” Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub: “Had Fatah not taken decision-making and the Palestinian national will into its own hands using bullets, it would not have been...”Feb 26, 2014
PA TV: Tzipi Livni murdered nuclear scientistPA TV host: [Tzipi] Livni, the Israeli Minister of Justice, the head of the Israeli negotiating team, threatened President Abbas and said that if he continues to refuse to recognize the Jewish state... he will pay the price. What price is Livni talking about? Muhammad Abu Saada: These threats must...Jan 30, 2014
PA youth magazine calls terrorists “legitimate” and rejects coexistence with IsraelOp-ed by Muhammad Jaradat, reviewing the Israeli film “Lemon Tree”: “After watching Israeli director Eran Riklis’ Israeli film ‘Lemon Tree’, I tried to identify the picture depicted by the movie’s director and its heroes. I came to the conclusion that this is Israeli cinema’s new way of portraying...”Nov 1, 2013
PLO official: Return to '67 borders is for now; future generations will fight for the restOfficial PA TV program Religion and the World: Sheikh Yaqub Qarash, Preacher and Member of PLO’s National Council: “I say to our Palestinian people… Be sure that nothing was paid in exchange [for our prisoners’ release]… And I remind [you] that our real war is for the land and not for the man...”Oct 30, 2013
Palestinians will fight “for liberation using methods of struggle they deem suitable”Columnist for official PA daily Adel Abd Al-Rahman: “If there is no other option – let the Israeli occupation stay and let the national resistance flags be raised, capable of blocking the Israeli apartheid state’s plans and plots. This is because the Palestinian leadership won’t continue waiting...”Mar 13, 2013
Abbas: Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa are meant to cause its collapseHeadline: "[Abbas] calls for support for effort by Palestinian state to receive full membership in the UN – the President calls for an Islamic solidarity summit to support the multifaceted Palestinian strategy concerning Jerusalem" "[Abbas said]: 'Our brothers, Palestine is still afflicted by the..."Aug 17, 2012
Archbishop rejects normal relations, including sports with IsraelPA TV youth program Speak Up As part of discussion on normalization, a recording of Archbishop Atallah Hanna is broadcast: Hanna: "Normalization – it's impossible for us to agree to it. We cannot accept normalization, in the sense that everything is normal, while our people is being killed every..."Jan 15, 2012