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Official PA TV reporter: “He is the Prince of Martyrs and the engineer of the first Intifada, the man and the symbol in the history of the Palestinian struggle and one of the founders of the Fatah Movement. Khalil Al-Wazir ‘Abu Jihad’ (i.e., terrorist, responsible for murder of 125), the name that...”

The program visits the house of prisoner Abdallah Freihat, who was arrested in 2003 and sentenced to 21 years – PMW was unable to determine the details of his crimes. A girl from the prisoner’s family recites a poem. Girl, relative of prisoner Abdallah Freihat: “Your heroes, Palestine, raise your...”

Official PA TV newsreader: “Our people accompanied to burial three Martyrs from Nablus, Uday and Jihad Al-Shami and Muhammad Dabeek (i.e., terrorists, shot at Israeli soldiers),..” A recording is played of terrorist Uday Al-Shami speaking while footage from the funeral of the three terrorists is...

Crowd:“Hey come on, Martyrdom is a call of Allah, Martyrdom is a call of Allah... O prisoner, worry not! Your young ones drink [their enemies’] blood, your young ones drink blood... The prisoner’s mother calls: Kidnap a soldier for my children, kidnap a soldier for my children... Put the sword...”

PA TV, video clip of the song “Al-Aqsa Has Called” by Egyptian singer Muhammad Fouad

"These are the role models, the role models for the children"

"Through their Martyrdom-deaths Palestinian women have participated in chapters of struggle"

"The blood of the Martyrs flows in my veins"

Official PA TV host: "A thousand blessings always to the souls of our heroic Martyrs who water the land of Palestine with their blood every day, until the independent State of Palestine whose capital is Jerusalem arises. Whoever doesn't like it – let them bang their head against the iron of the..."

Official PA TV host of Good Morning Jerusalem: "Good morning to the state that was and is called Palestine. A morning of an exalted state that stands firm and exists with its sites, mosques, and churches, regardless of how they have Judaized it and changed it with Israeli flags... Thirty years..."

Official PA TV News, on the 30th anniversary of the death of terrorist Khalil Al-Wazir "Abu Jihad," responsible for the murder of 125 Official PA TV narrator: “To the Prince of Martyrs and the engineer of the [first] Intifada. To a soul that still dwells in our hearts and memories. To a soul whose...”

Official PA TV newsreader: "The Halhoul Municipality, together with the North Hebron Directorate of Agriculture, organized a tree planting event in the city. This event, which emphasizes the Palestinian identity of this land, and the loyalty to the Martyrs’ souls, was named after Martyr Hamza..."

Official PA TV program The Best Home, Palestinian student Ranin Rami of the Karameh School for Girls defines what a “Martyr” is. Girl on PA TV: "A Martyr (Shahid) is a person who has sacrificed his life in order to elevate the Word of Allah. A person becomes a Martyr when he defends his homeland or..."

On May 31, 2012, as a gesture of goodwill to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority 91 bodies of terrorists who were killed during their terror attacks. The PA gave the terrorists a military funeral for heroes. The Secretary General of Mahmoud Abbas' office,...

On May 31, 2012, as a gesture of goodwill to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority 91 bodies of terrorists who were killed during their terror attacks. The PA gave the terrorists a military funeral for heroes. PA Mufti Muhammad Hussein gave a speech at the...

“He sacrificed his life for the land. They wrapped him in white cloth with a flower. He shouted and said: "How sweet is Martyrdom." Meeting his Lord was his choice. He adorned his land with the purest blood. Tears for him are [tears of] joy. [His] mother makes sounds of joy. [The Martyr] a groom...”

[Israeli Arab] member of Israeli Parliament Ahmed Tibi is introduced by the ceremony host with the words: "A message from our people in occupied Palestine of 1948."

"Now that we are at the gateway to eternity, we offer our souls and our blood to redeem the sacred homeland, for beloved Palestine. We turn in supplication to all Palestinians – that they should not forget our dripping blood and our souls which will flutter in the heavens over this beloved land. We..."

PA TV news reader: "Now, dear viewers, we move on to a glorious chapter in the history of the Palestinian people. On this very day, in 1978, the Shahida (Martyr) Dalal Mughrabi prepared to meet her Maker by carrying out a self-sacrifice Martyrdom operation [in which 37 civilians were killed near..."

"He [Abu Ali Iyad] was appointed [by Fatah] to set up military operations on the occupied lands [Israel] in 1966. He led the attack on the Beit Yosef colony [Israeli town], one of the fiercest [attacks] on Israeli colonies until then. He also led a number of operations, including the attacks on the..."

Fatah leaders responded with loud applause when two terrorists who committed the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history were referred to as "heroic Martyrs" by former PA Prime Minister Abu Alaa, at the opening ceremony of Fatah's Sixth General Conference: "We have in our midst the hero..."

Child host: "The [clue] to the riddle: The national hero, a small child; A knight riding the "Martyrdom" horse; Martyrdom is bliss. Paradise is yours, the hero of Palestine, who carried a stone to confront a tank. The prize is very high: $200." Click to view video

Child TV host: "Dear children, here is [the clue] to the riddle: [You were] a beloved bride, daughter of Jaffa, Jasmine flower; You have lived 30 years since your death. You were escorted [in death] with your friends and the flag of Palestine… Dear children, the answer to the riddle: Dalal..."

Boy: "Daddy, daddy, who is this woman?" Father: "This is the poet Tumadir, who is known by the name Al-Khansa. She was one of the prettiest women of her time." Woman: "When her brother was killed [in battle before the rise of Islam] and later her uncle, she mourned them bitterly." Al-Khansa: "I..."

Yusuf Juma’ Salameh, Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs, in a sermon in the presence of PA Chairman Abbas: “Al-Khansa, this noble woman, when she lost her brother (killed in battle before the rise of Islam) she began crying, shouting in anguish. When her heart was opened by Allah...”