Fatah continues to celebrate kidnapping while Abbas issues tepid condemnationFatah cartoon depicts the three kidnapped Israeli teens as mice caught on three hooks on a fishing rod.Jun 16, 2014
Fatah spokesman: We “blackmailed” Israel to release the prisonersSenior PA leader Nabil Shaath: "Due to the prisoners we haven't stopped negotiations" Apr 1, 2014
Arafat’s bodyguard confirms: Arafat lied when he condemned killing civiliansArafat's bodyguard Muhammad Dayeh: I suckled love for Arafat from my mother's milk. We love Arafat passionately. TV host: [Former Israeli PM Ariel] Sharon called Arafat a pathological liar, and many politicians who knew Arafat say he excelled at lying. Bodyguard: [Our] religion permits lying in...Apr 1, 2014
Fatah spokesman: Membership in UN is "weapon" the PA uses to "blackmail Israel"Fatah spokesman Ahmad Assaf: "Our membership in the UN is also a weapon. And that’s an important card. It’s a weapon that’s in our pocket. I didn’t use it on day one. I didn’t say, as soon as I got membership in the UN, that I want to go to the International Criminal Court - no. We’ve been waving..."Mar 19, 2014
Abbas' advisor praises murderer of 37 civilians, says negotiations not "our only choice"Mahmoud Abbas' advisor on NGOs Sultan Abu Al-Einein: "I am greatly honored to be standing [here] today, so days that are important to us all will never be erased from our memory. In March, [we mark] Palestinian Women’s Day, in March, Palestinian Mother’s Day also occurs, in March [we remember] that..."Mar 17, 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
Fatah official: Soak the land with blood to “liberate” JerusalemFatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi: “I say, from a position of responsibility, not a centimeter of Jerusalem will be liberated unless every grain of Palestinian soil is soaked in the blood of its brave people. For Jerusalem doesn’t need negotiations, because negotiations will not bring...”Dec 19, 2013
Because of Israel’s military superiority, PA Chairman Abbas says ”no” to armed confrontationPA chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “Then came the Intifada (PA terror campaign, 2000-2005), which was an armed Intifada. It destroyed us, completely destroyed us. I wish you could see Ramallah now, and [that you] could have seen it during the Intifada. I have said that I won’t agree to an armed Intifada...”Dec 12, 2013
Families of prisoners admit security checks during prison visits are fineInterview with released murderer Osama Abu Hananeh’s family: PA TV reporter: “Let’s talk about the [prison] visits - how you suffered... the difficulties you encountered during this long period of contacting [your brother] Osama. The permits and harassments to prisoners’ families are well known...”Oct 30, 2013
PA minister: PA agreements modeled after Muhammad's Hudaybiyyah Peace TreatyPA Minister of Religious Affairs Al-Habbash compared the agreements between the PA and Israel to Muhammad's pact that ended with the defeat of the peace partners. Jul 22, 2013
Released Palestinian prisoner describes prisoners' life of fun, play and studyReleased prisoner Muhammad Hilal: “The worst thing about Israeli prison is the torturous ride inside ‘the Posta’ (i.e., transport vehicle)... when a man is driven to court or to the hospital or on any ride outside the prison... We prisoners call this ‘ride of torment,’ not ‘the Posta’ and not ‘the...”May 4, 2013
Donors requiring that their money be used for peace projects is "donor's filth"Interview with Abd Al-Fattah Abu Srour, Al-Rowwad Theater Director and Head of the Palestinian Actor's Union: Abu Srour: "The theater's purpose is not to be diplomatic and not to make peace between the nations." PA TV host: "Not for normalization." Abu Srour: "Exactly, not for normalization." TV...Mar 7, 2013
Postive reports in PA media about "settlers" and "Jewish period" in Jerusalem historyPA TV broadcast acknowledges Jewish history in Jerusalem; PA daily article depicts Israelis in a positive light. (Oct. 10, 2012)Oct 10, 2012
Israeli-Palestinian peace through footballPA daily reports on an Israeli-Palestinian football tournament in a positive light. This represents a break from PA policy, which usually condemns joint sports programs. (Aug. 9, 2012)Aug 9, 2012
PA to unilaterally seek “non-member statehood” at the UN after US electionsPA to use a "stages plan" that will bypass Israeli, US, and EU opposition to Palestinian statehood at the UN. (Aug. 5, 2012)Aug 5, 2012
Abbas: PA will relaunch unilateral statehood campaign at UNPA Chairman Abbas: "We went to the UN in order to obtain recognition as a state. The first time we weren't successful, but certainly - Allah willing - we will succeed the second time. We are a nation that deserves a state. We have all the foundations of a state. We have all the institutions of a..."Jul 28, 2012
Sports official Jibril Rajoub says Jews are “Satans” and “Zionist sons of bitches”, "Under no circumstances will there be normalization" with Israel in sportsLive broadcast: Opening of the first Forum for Arab women sports journalists, in the presence of PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Deputy-Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee and Chairman of the Palestinian Olympic Committee Jibril Rajoub. Rajoub: "Normalization with the occupation is..."May 17, 2012
Red Cross spokeswoman: Israel never prevented Red Cross from visiting Palestinian prisonersPA TV host: "[The Red Cross] visits the prisoners in the occupation's prisons. However, when they [Israel] prevent Red Cross teams from visiting prisoners – what is your position on this? Do you make it public? We haven't heard. In the past we heard clearly and explicitly that a Red Cross lawyer..."Oct 26, 2011
PA vows to complete statehood bid at the UN despite negative consequencesPA media campaign sends clear message that the PA will not be deterred by a US veto or by the possibility of losing foreign funding. (Sept. 19, 2011)Sep 19, 2011
PA TV highlights PA statehood bid at the UN with songPA TV spot shows a young Palestinian girl in a car going through an Israeli check-point. The girl dreams of a future independent Palestinian state, visualizing herself going through the passport control at a Palestinian airport. The logo for the Palestinian statehood bid at the UN appears...Sep 13, 2011
Released Palestinian prisoner says prisoners "lack nothing" in Israeli prisonsContrary to the PA libel that Israel performs medical experiments and tortures Palestinian prisoners, this former prisoner explains that the prisoners in Israeli prisons "lack nothing": PA TV Host: "You were in Megiddo [prison]. How are the guys? You were released from prison just today." Prisoner:...Jun 24, 2010
PMW in Foreign Affairs Committee of US House of RepresentativesFollowing PMW presentation, Cong. lIleana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) calls on US to “condition assistance to the PA" on their taking "meaningful steps” to peace.Aug 7, 2009
Arafat planned that Oslo Accords would chase away Israelis"Al-Quds Al-Arabi" Editor-in-Chief, Abd al-Bari 'Atwan: "After the Oslo Accords were signed, I went to Tunisia to visit him [Arafat] in July. I told him: 'We disagree. I don't support this agreement. It will harm us.' [Arafat] told me: 'By Allah, I will drive them crazy. I will make these [Oslo]..." Feb 16, 2006
Palestinian boy says Israeli soldiers show restraint during the IntifadaAhmad Zaghbar, Palestinian boy: "We saw the tank. We all attacked the tank. A soldier started shooting. There were soldiers who shot and those who didn't." TV Host: "Are there soldiers who hesitate to shoot?" Ahmad: "There are many soldiers who hesitate. A tank was there, when I carried the flag..."Dec 18, 2002
Yasser Arafat calls for Jihad, struggle, and combat"Struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle. Combat, combat, combat, combat. Jihad, Jihad, Jihad, Jihad."Oct 21, 1996