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Official PA TV is using historical denial to delegitimize the Jewish connection to the land, portraying Jewish archaeology and historical claims as "theft," "Judaization," and deliberate falsification. Official PA TV host: "History is not written by the hand of a thief—something the occupation..."

Official PA TV fabricates an ancient Palestinian national history. Official PA TV narrator: "Palestine — a tall and long body [stretching] along the coast, and a narrow waist bustling with inhabited and thriving cities and large metropolises: Jerusalem, Haifa, Jaffa, Acre, Bethlehem, Tiberias,..."

Fatah is denying the Jews' ancient historical connection to the Cave of the Patriarchs and the land, erasing Jewish history in order to delegitimize Jewish presence there. Video posted by Fatah Spokesman in Europe and Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jamal Nazzal of Jews praying at the Cave of...

PA TV perpetuates an antisemitic narrative that delegitimizes Israel's very existence. Deir Ammar resident Muhammad Odeh: "This [Israel] is an enemy—cunning, deceitful, a liar and never satisfied. Imagine they take all of Palestine and enter Syria, Iraq… They claim false, deceitful claims based on..."

Israel is routinely referred to as "the implanted Zionist entity" and the "Israeli/Zionist colony."

Al-Habbash is threatening a global religious war over any change at the Temple Mount while denying all non-Muslims—including Jews—the right to pray at their holiest site. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Any attempt to change the..."

Political commentator Dr. Muhammad Awdah: "The Palestinians, according to the minimum documented about them – have been in the land for more than 15,000 years. This is what is documented. Of course, they are much more ancient than that." [Fatah-run Awdah TV and Radio Mawtini, July 14, 2026]

Osama Bazour, Fatah member from Jenin: "The occupation (i.e., Israel) is trying to create facts on the ground against the Palestinian resident to turn these places and areas into a hostile environment for the resident. The original resident who inherited his land from father to son, the Canaanite..."

The spokesman promotes the false claim that Israel was artificially created without an indigenous people, denying Jewish historical ties to the land and portraying the country's entire population as foreign colonial implants. Fatah Movement spokesman Iyad Abu Zneit: "Israel is exceptional in its..."

Abbas' advisor is absurdly denying the Jewish religious and historical connection to Judaism's holiest sites. Official PA radio host: "Israel, by effectively obstructing the [Jordanian] Islamic Waqf Department, is actually taking its [the Waqf's] powers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and therefore it will..."

Member of the Committee to Protect the Lands of Silwan, Fakhri Abu Diab: "The [Israeli] Antiquities Authority and the occupation (i.e., Jerusalem municipality)... are now preparing... to take control of the place to establish an open synagogue there, or what is called the small Wailing Wall,' as..."

Fatah Spokesman in the Gaza Strip Mundhir Al-Hayek: "We heard [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu talking about the new Middle East. We heard him and [US President] Trump saying that the State of Israel is geographically small and needs to expand towards the Arab states… I believe there will be no..."

PA Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Director of Historical Sites Jaber Rajoub: "Every tree, every stone, every alley, and every street in the old city [of Hebron] tell of the authenticity of the place and the way the Palestinian has been rooted [there] for thousands of years until today."...

Political commentator Dr. Muhammad Awdah: "The West Bank is for them [Israelis] 'the Land of Israel' in quotes. Of course, there is no 'the Land of Israel', not in the correct religious texts... and this talk is nonsense." [Fatah-run Awdah TV, Facebook page May 19, 2026 and Fatah-run Radio Mawtini,...

PA Director of Resistance to Demolitions in the Jerusalem District Tahani Al-Louzi: "They (i.e., Israelis) are establishing biblical parks and fictitious cemeteries [in Jerusalem]... and saying they belong to them... to serve their policy." Official PA TV host: "We are talking about the Judaizing..."

How many lies about Jesus can the Palestinian Authority disseminate?

Ramallah and El-Bireh District Governor Laila Ghannam: "We are all children of lord Jesus Christ, the Palestinian Messiah of whom we are proud." [Official PA TV News, April 12, 2026] Jesus was Jewish according to Christian tradition, and the Palestinians have no history prior to the modern period...

Middle East researcher Taha Ali: "Many studies- there are many decisions emphasizing that the Jews who came from several European states do not belong to Jewish origin at all. There is even doubt that the Jews who came to the occupied lands after the Nakba (i.e., "the catastrophe," the..."

Fatah-run Awdah TV host: "We will take you on a journey through time to our Canaanite ancestors, of whom we Palestinians are proud to be their continuation… We will talk a lot about the historical Palestinian identity. We are raising this topic today for the first time due to its importance and..."

Official PA TV host: "All the Christians in the world, as you said, have their eyes turned to Jerusalem today. Palestine is the birthplace of Jesus, and we always say with full pride: Jesus is Palestinian." [Official PA TV, Palestine This Morning, March 29, 2026]

PLO Executive Committee member Ahmed Majdalani: "The gospel and Christian preaching and Jesus were in the land of Palestine, and he is first and foremost Palestinian." [The Voice of Palestine, official PA radio station, Facebook page, March 23, 2026]

Huckabee's principled stand on Israel's history and its right to exist infuriates the PA

Palestinian affairs researcher Muna Abu Hamdiyeh: "We are talking about the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs) – the Judaization of the site. The Palestinian understands that [the Jews] are transient in this land. Everything that the archaeological delegations that have visited..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Israel does not miss any opportunity to attempt to create a reality in the occupied Palestinian territories and then act based on this reality. Look at the media today, no one talks anymore, about the..."

Official PA TV host: "The occupation (i.e., Israel) usually repeats words and narratives, such as ‘We returned to Bethlehem after 2,000 years.' This attempt to mix the Torah story to legitimize the takeover of the land, what is your opinion on that?" Head of the international relations and...