PA calls to free murderers from prison
As part of its ongoing glorification of murderers of Israelis, the PA has launched a new series of fillers between programs on its station PA TV Live. Each filler is dedicated to an imprisoned terrorist murderer. Palestinian Media Watch already reported on one such filler, which honored murderer Jum’a Ibrahim Jum’a Adam who killed a mother and her 3 toddlers when he threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bus.
Each filler starts with the text “Our prisoners” and ends with a call for “Freedom for our prisoners.” In between is the image of a terrorist murderer and a short bio. The PA does not mention the crimes these murderers have committed. Obviously.
This new series of tributes to murderers join two other recent PA broadcasts exposed by PMW, which honored dozens of terrorist murderers defining them as “the giants of Palestinian history.”
The following are some of the PA’s recent fillers honoring murderers of Israelis:
Karim Younes - murdered 1 together with an accomplice
Text on middle screen: “Prisoner Karim Yusuf Fadl Younes. A member of the Fatah Central Committee, the most veteran of the Palestinian prisoners. He is considered the most veteran prisoner in the world (sic.). He was born in 1956 in the village of ‘Ara in the 1948 lands (i.e., term used by the PA to refer to Israel). He was arrested in 1983 and given a life sentence of 40 years (i.e., his life sentence was reduced to 40 years as a gesture of goodwill to the PA).”
[Official PA TV Live, June 16, 2020]
Mahmoud Abu Sorour - murdered 1 together with an accomplice
Text on screen: “Prisoner Mahmoud Jamil Hassan Abu Sorour. He was born in 1970 in the Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem. He was arrested in 1993 and completed bachelor’s degree studies in Political Science and a master’s degree in Regional Studies. He has published four books. He was sentenced to life.”
[Official PA TV Live, June 16, 2020]
Muhammad Daoud - murdered a pregnant woman and her young son
Text on screen: “Prisoner Muhammad Adel Daoud from Qalqilya. He was arrested in 1987. He suffers from a number of illnesses. He underwent surgery and still suffers from a number of severe health problems. He has lost most of his teeth as a result of medical negligence. His parents passed away and the occupation did not let him see them. Most of his siblings have been forbidden from visiting him for years on security pretexts. He was sentenced to life.”
[Official PA TV Live, June 17, 2020]
Muhammad Agbaria - murdered 3 together with accomplices
Text on screen: “Prisoner Muhammad Sa’id Hassan Agbaria. He was born in 1968. From the village of Musheiriqa (sic., Musheirifa) in the Umm Al-Fahm district that is in the 1948 lands (i.e., term the PA uses to refer to Israel). Married. He was arrested in 1992. He completed bachelor’s and master’s degree studies in Political Science and International Relations. He has published four books. He was sentenced to 3 life sentences and another 16 years.”
[Official PA TV Live, June 17, 2020]
Samir Abu Nimeh – was involved in murder of 7
Text on screen: “Prisoner Samir Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Nimeh, the most veteran of the Jerusalem prisoners. From the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem. He was arrested in 1986 and suffers from a number of illnesses. He was sentenced to life.”
[Official PA TV Live, June 21, 2020]
Nasser Abu Sorour - murdered 1 together with an accomplice
Text on screen: “Prisoner Nasser Hassan Abd Al-Hamid Abu Sorour, from the Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem. He was arrested in 1993. He completed bachelor’s and master’s degree studies from Al-Quds University, specializing in Political Science. He was sentenced to life.”
[Official PA TV Live, June 21, 2020]
Adhering to the same “values,” Abbas’ Fatah called for freedom for another imprisoned “hero” – Ahmed Abu Khader, who trained terrorists for suicide missions and who was involved in numerous attacks including murder of 2:
Posted text: "With pride, resolve, and resistance – prisoner Ahmed Abu Khader, 40, considered one of the most prominent commanders of the Fatah Movement, has begun his 19th year behind bars while determined to continue on the path together with his brother prisoners in order to achieve the national goals and basic principles… May Allah release you, hero!"
[Official Fatah Facebook page, April 14, 2020]
The following are more details about the crimes committed by the PA’s imprisoned “heroes”:
Text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page
Posted text: "With pride, resolve, and resistance – prisoner Ahmed Abu Khader (i.e., terrorist involved in numerous attacks including murder of 2), 40, considered one of the most prominent commanders of the Fatah Movement, has begun his 19th year behind bars while determined to continue on the path together with his brother prisoners in order to achieve the national goals and basic principles. Despite the difficulties of life in prison he is determined to carry out the plans (sic. Possibly thwart the plans) and policy of the occupation that were meant to suppress the national and human will. May Allah release you, hero! We ask of Allah that this be your last year in the occupation's prisons, and that next year you will be among your family, relatives, and loved ones. It should be noted that prisoner Abu Khader was sentenced to 11 life sentences and 50 years."
[Official Fatah Facebook page, April 14, 2020]