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Op-ed by Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki “On May 14, 1948, colonialist Britain announced the end of its Mandate in Palestine and the completion of its mission, [which was] to allow the Zionist movement to take over. As the last day [of the Mandate] drew to a close, it [Britain] began...”

Op-ed by regular columnist Baha Rahal in the official PA daily: "Sixty-six years ago, a monstrosity was born, which grew over the ruins of an entire people, which had been expelled from its land and homeland, and its name became Israel. This monstrosity has an army that defeated the armies of the..."

Note: The PA considers any presence of Jews on the Temple Mount an "invasion." However, all visitors are subject to rigorous checks by Israeli security personnel before being granted access to the Temple Mount. Headline: “Settler invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque continue” “Gangs of settlers invaded...”

“President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas conveyed his condolences over the Martyrdom death of fighter Muhammad Asi whom the occupation forces murdered in cold blood two days ago [Oct. 22, 2013]. In his telegram to the Asi family, the President said: ‘[It was] with great pain that we...”

Zayzafuna, a PA-funded youth magazine, published an article on the anniversary of the Nakba (i.e., ‘the catastrophe,’ Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) Headline: “Palestinian Nakba day” “Emotions stir on this anniversary day, hearts yearn, one can’t breathe, movements...”

PA children's magazine falsely tells kids that "Zionist gangs made desperate attempts to Judaize the city of Nazareth and surround it with many Zionist colonies"

Obama "is like all the other US Presidents, which the CIA produces and recruits for the region’s Zionist project" and "in the end, he is Jewish in his inclinations and decisions"

Headline: “The Nakba and the Intilaqa anniversary as seen by senior officials" “’48 is no more than a number, yet it has changed the face of history. Since the Nakba (i.e., ‘the catastrophe,’ Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) it’s been etched on Palestinian skulls in...”"

“Young Palestinians whose parents were exiled from their villages and towns in 1948 wrote to Queen Elizabeth II... on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration... They demanded that the British dignitaries and Arthur James Balfour’s descendants apologize for [the fact that] he...”

“The Palestinian parliamentary delegation headed by Salim Al-Zaanoun, Speaker of the Palestinian Parliament (Legislative Council), continued its intensive activity at the five-day Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Canada… Delegate Zuheir Sandouqa attended a session dealing with building...”

"Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki called on the non-aligned states and the international community to demand that Israel and its settlers account for their unceasing violations, their crimes against humanity, and war crimes against the Palestinian nation, its national aspirations, and its natural..."

Excerpt of a review of Arafat's life noting both military and political activity (including Oslo Accords, peace process with Israel, Nobel Peace Prize): "Today is the 83rd anniversary of the birth of the Martyr leader, Yasser Arafat… He headed for Palestine in the spring of 1948, and fought against..."

PA TV special broadcast marking 64th anniversary of the Nakba. PA TV presenter: "Today, 64 years ago, the Israeli Zionist gangs carried out the most extensive expulsion activities against our people, in the lands occupied in '48."

"Today, Tuesday, May 15, is the 64th anniversary of the Nakba (i.e., “the catastrophe,” the Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel), in which Israel occupied Palestinian territories in 1948, expelled the inhabitants and seized their property, after Zionist gangs carried out..."

Columnist for official PA daily Yahya Rabbah: Headline: "Bullet in the heart of the dream!" "Since the first day of the Nakba (“the catastrophe,” the Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) the Palestinian people lost its leadership, while leadership is one of the most..."

Headline: "Nov. 29, a test of the sincerity of international solidarity with the Palestinian people" Sub-headline: “Partition Plan Resolution was opportunity for war of annihilation which the Zionist gangs launched” "The fact that in 1977 the [UN] General Assembly declared Nov. 29 every year as an..."

Editor of official PA daily Hafez Barghouti responds to Quartet announcement regarding renewal of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Headline: "Misleading announcement" "The latest announcement by the Quartet was intended to appease only Israel and to drag us into fruitless..."

“The super powers and empires acted with aggression against an unfortunate [Arab-Palestinian] people, which had welcomed the Jews who were persecuted in Europe, and made room for them in its land, until the persecuted guests turned on their generous [Arab] hosts. This was with the assistance of the...”

Headline: “Execution was the way of getting rid of them – Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs: The matter of the detainees was not documented during the catastrophe (“The Nakba” – the establishment of the State of Israel)” “The Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs said that the issue of the Palestinian and...”

Headline: “Senior figures in the homeland and in the diaspora mark the day of the catastrophe with the demand that the right of return be fixed in the memory of all generations” “The organizations and institutions of our people in the homeland and in the diaspora held several events yesterday...”

“Member of the PLO Executive Committee, Tayseer Khaled, stated that what the occupation gangs and Zionist organizations carried out in 1948 against the Palestinians was a ‘holocaust’ against our people."

Headline: “Al-Agha: Joint committee including Fatah and Hamas to mark the 63rd anniversary of the catastrophe (“The Nakba” – the establishment of the State of Israel)” “Member of the PLO Executive Council and head of the PLO department for refugee affairs, Zakariya Al-Agha, announced yesterday the...”

Headline: “Fatah: The San Remo Conference proves that the [Allied] Powers supported Zionism at the expense of the Arabs’ causes” “The Fatah movement recalled the cursed San Remo Conference [of April 25, 1920], in which the Allies awarded the Mandate for Palestine to Britain… An announcement...”

PA TV News Broadcast: "Following the publication of this [UN] Resolution [Partition Plan recommending Jewish and Arab states], the fighting in Palestine escalated; the British government decided – under UN pressure – to conclude its Mandate over Palestine on May 14, 1948, and it handed Palestine to..."

PA TV host: “From the time of the Haganah gangs [Jewish defense forces in the pre-state period] until those gangs became a state which claims to be democratic but acts with violence, killing, and torture...”