PA glorifies planner of terror attacks as “hero” and “outstanding commander”
Official PA TV newsreader: “It’s been 49 years since the death as a Martyr - fighter Walid Al-Hassan known as Abu Ali Iyad – one of the founders of the Palestinian armed struggle.”
Official PA TV narrator: “The hero of the mountain, Abu Ali Iyad, one of the Fatah Movement’s outstanding commanders and fighters. He had the honor of taking part in establishing the Palestinian armed struggle. Fatah and the Palestinian revolution led him in his wedding procession (i.e., funeral)… Abu Ali oversaw an attack on the Beit Yosef settlement in 1966 (i.e., terror attack, 3 wounded). The Israeli leadership acknowledged that it was the most violent attack that Israeli settlements had undergone at the time.
A Martyr's funeral is considered a celebration of his wedding to the 72 Virgins in Paradise in Islam