PA daily glorifies commander of Black September terrorist org as “the Red Prince” whose “name was connected with many quality operations”
Headline: “The 40th anniversary of commander Ali Hassan Salameh’s death as a Martyr”
“Yesterday [Jan. 22, 2019] was the 40th anniversary of the death as a Martyr (Shahid) of the Red Prince, Ali Hassan Salameh (i.e., commander of the Black September terrorist organization), founder of the PLO leadership’s security force (later Force 17) [parentheses in source], who caused the Israeli occupation to lose sleep through a series of operations (i.e., terror attacks) until the Israeli Mossad (Israeli Secret Intelligence Services) assassinated him in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Jan. 22, 1979…
The leaders of Israel thought that by assassinating Martyr Salameh they had removed an opponent from their path who had already thwarted their plans and taken revenge on their agents…
He was entrusted with overseeing the special operations against the Israeli occupation throughout the world, and his name was connected with many quality operations…
Abu Hassan Salameh accompanied Martyr [former PLO Chairman and PA President Yasser] Arafat during his historical visit to the UN in 1974. During the American-Palestinian talks, which led to the joint coordination, President Arafat entrusted him with managing this mission. Since he was put in charge of the contact with the American administration, Israel viewed him as its largest threat, because Israel has no interest in there being any sort of rapprochement between the PLO and the American administration. Therefore, Abu Hassan became Israel’s most important target.”