Fatah glorifies murderer of 3 Israelis
Fatah glorifies murderer of 3 Israelis:
"With all honor and pride,The Fatah Movement, Jerusalem district, Beit Surik branch,
mourns the death of its heroic Martyr Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal"
- Fatah Bethlehem Branch: "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades...welcomes the heroic Jerusalem operation carried out by Martyr Nimr Mahmoud Al-Jamal"
Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Since a Palestinian terrorist murdered 3 Israelis last month, Fatah, which is headed by Mahmoud Abbas, has repeatedly emphasized his status as hero. Palestinian Media Watch reported that only a few hours after the murders, Fatah celebrated the morning scented with the fragrance of the Martyrs.Subsequently, Fatah has issued and distributed a poster glorifying murderer Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal who shot and murdered an Israeli border police officer and two security guards and wounded another Israeli at the entrance to Har Adar, northwest of Jerusalem, on Sept. 26, 2017.
In a PA TV News broadcast, the murderer's children and others were seen holding the Fatah issued poster which displays a large picture of terrorist murderer Nimr Al-Jamal, together with pictures Mahmoud Abbas and Yasser Arafat, with the text:
"With all honor and pride,
The Fatah Movement, Jerusalem district, Beit Surik branch, mourns the death of its heroic Martyr Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal."
[Official PA TV News, Sept. 29, 2017]
The poster also featured the Fatah logo that includes a grenade, crossed rifles, and the PA map of "Palestine" that presents all of Israel as "Palestine" together with the PA areas.In another show of admiration for the killer, Fatah's Bethlehem Branch posted a photo of him and a photo of a masked and armed member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah's military wing with the following text on the image:
"The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
The Al-Asifa (i.e., Fatah military unit) Army
welcomes the heroic Jerusalem operation
carried out by Martyr (Shahid) Nimr Mahmoud Al-Jamal
The revolution, intifada, and path go until victory
Al-Asifa Army - the Military Information"
Posted text: "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - the Al-Asifa Army: We welcome the #[Village_of_] Katana_operation that came in response to the occupation's crimes against the Palestinian people and emphasized the continuation of the intifada."
[Facebook page of Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch, Sept. 26, 2017]
On the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades uniform and in the upper left corner of the image are the logo of the Brigades, which features a picture of the Al-Aqsa Mosque with rifles crossed above it, and the following text: "Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people [Quran, Sura 9:14, Sahih International translation]"On the day of the murders at Har Adar, PA TV News reported on the murderer's family's demand that his body be released for burial "befitting of the sacrifice of the Martyrs and their heroism":
Official PA TV reporter: "The residents succeeded in reaching the home of the family of Martyr [Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal] in order to console [the family] and stand alongside it in its time of tragedy. And they cried out in a demand for the occupation government to immediately release the Martyr's body, so they will be able to bury him according to the religious laws, and in a way befitting of the sacrifice of the Martyrs and their heroism in defending the land and the identity."
[Official PA TV News, Sept. 26, 2017]
The official PA daily called the terror attack "an operation" and the murderer "a Martyr." [Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 27, 2017]Contrasting Abbas' Fatah and Abbas' official PA TV explicit honoring of the terrorist murderer, was a statement by Abbas' spokesman, that was presented by the international media as a condemnation of the terror attack by Abbas. In fact, the statement by the spokesman appeared as a parenthetical statement in an article that dealt in great detail with a different topic altogether, specifically, the Palestinian Authority need in having unity between Hamas and Fatah. It is critical to note that the spokesman did not use the term "terror attack" but called the murder of three Israelis "an operation" and the condemnation attributed to Abbas is primarily a general condemnation of all violence. These are the words of the spokesman:
"Regarding the Palestinian position regarding the operation that took place in Jerusalem, official Spokesman [Nabil Abu Rudeina] emphasized that the permanent position of President [Abbas] is to condemn all acts of violence, including this operation, and to condemn any violent operation, regardless of its source."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 29, 2017]
When Abbas wants to present an authentic condemnation of terror it is given prominence in the official PA daily, the attack is defined as a terror attack and is clearly and emphatically condemned. For example, following the terror attack in London in June this year in which dozens of people were killed or injured, Abbas made an authentic condemnation, which is completely different from this purported condemnation. First note, the headline of the story in the official PA daily condemned the attack and referred to it as "terror":"The President conveys condolences over the victims, condemns the attack, and emphasizes: 'We oppose all forms of terror'"
The article likewise expressed authentic condemnation:"[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday [June 4, 2017] condemned the terror attack that took place in London, the capital of Britain, in which dozens of innocent people were killed and wounded. The president said: 'We convey our heartfelt condolences to the Queen of Britain, the Government of Britain, and the British people, and also to the families of the victims of the terror event.'"
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 5, 2017]
Clearly, his spokesman's statement that "the present position of President [Abbas] is condemnation of any act of violence, including this operation," is meaningless to Palestinians when they compare it to Fatah's open and prominent glorification of the killing of the three Israelis.
Click here for additional PMW documentation of the PA and Fatah's policy of glorifying terrorist murderers, and their continuous denial of Israel's right to exist.
The following are longer excerpts of the reports mentioned above:
Image and text posted on the Facebook page of the Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch
The image shows a masked and armed member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah's military wing, on the left, and a picture of terrorist Nimr Al-Jamal, who murdered 3 and wounded 1, on the right. On the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades uniform and in the upper left corner of the image are the logo of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which features a picture of the Al-Aqsa Mosque with rifles crossed above it, and the following text: "Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people [Quran, Sura 9:14, Sahih International translation]"
Text on image:
"The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
The Al-Asifa (i.e., Fatah military unit) Army
welcomes the heroic Jerusalem operation (i.e., terror attack at Har Adar near Jerusalem, 3 murdered)
carried out by Martyr (Shahid) Nimr Mahmoud Al-Jamal
The revolution, intifada, and path go until victory
Al-Asifa Army - the Military Information"
Posted text: "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - the Al-Asifa Army: We welcome the #[Village of] Katana_operation that came in response to the occupation's crimes against the Palestinian people and emphasized the continuation of the intifada."
[Facebook page of Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch, Sept. 26, 2017]
Headline: "The Israeli incitement campaign after the deaths of 3 Israelis from among the occupation forces in the settlement of Har Adar"
"The occupation forces imposed an intensified strengthened closure on the village of Beit Surik yesterday [Sept. 26, 2017] and arrested three citizens from among its residents following the operation (i.e., terror attack, 3 murdered) carried out by young Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal, 37, which ended in his death as a Martyr (Shahid) and the killing of 3 members of the occupation forces at the settlement of Har Adar."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 27, 2017]
Official PA TV reporter: "Despite the attempt of the occupation forces to stop them and prevent them from going out to the streets, the residents succeeded in reaching the home of the family of Martyr (Shahid) [Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal] (i.e., terrorist, murdered 3) in order to console [the family] and stand alongside it in its time of tragedy. And they cried out in a demand for the occupation government to immediately release the Martyr's body, so they will be able to bury him according to the religious laws, and in a way befitting of the sacrifice of the Martyrs and their heroism in defending the land and the identity."
[Official PA TV News, Sept. 26, 2017]
The presentation on PA TV News of the children holding the Fatah poster glorifying the murderer:Official PA TV News, on deterrent actions taken by the Israeli army following the terror attack by terrorist Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal at Har Adar on Sept. 26, 2017, in which he murdered 3 Israelis
Official PA TV reporter: "The town of Beit Surik has received the lion's share of closure and siege from the occupation, and it is living in a situation of daily aggression - particularly the home of Martyr (Shahid) Nimr Al-Jamal (i.e., terrorist, murdered 3), whose sons [along with] the children of the neighborhood waved his picture after the occupation tore up earlier pictures of him."
[Official PA TV News, Sept. 29, 2017]
Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal - Palestinian terrorist who shot and murdered an Israeli border police officer and two security guards and wounded another Israeli at the entrance to Har Adar, northwest of Jerusalem, on Sept. 26, 2017. Al-Jamal was shot and killed during the attack by other border police officers.