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Fatah glorifies head of Black September terror organization

Image and text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page

Posted text: “Eternal Martyr Abu Yusuf Al-Najjar (i.e., commander of operations of the Black September terror organization), Allah’s mercy upon him”

Abu Yusuf Al-Najjar - was Arafat's deputy and among the founders of Fatah. He was the Commander of Al-Asifa, Fatah's military unit, and member of Fatah's Central Committee and PLO's Executive Committee. He also was the Commander of Operations of the terror organization Black September, a secret branch of Fatah, and involved in the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics (Sept. 5, 1972). He was killed by Israel in 1973.