Top PA official promotes terror: “All the types of resistance” are valid “against all expressions of the occupation”
Top PA official Jibril Rajoub praises terrorist murderers: They carried out “glorious acts that teach generations”
Following the peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, top PA official Jibril Rajoub stressed to Palestinians that terror is an option in “the struggle” against Israel.
Since Rajoub and other Palestinians have presented terror as an option - after a long period of quiet - there have been two serious Palestinian terror attacks. One Palestinian terrorist stabbed an Israeli man last weekend in Rosh Haayin, wounding him critically, while another murdered an Israeli four days ago in Petach Tikva.
Using the Palestinian euphemism for violence and terror, Rajoub stated that “all the possibilities are open to all the types of resistance”:
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: “Our interest is that the struggle will damage the occupation, and that the cost of the occupation will be on the occupation and not on us. But all the possibilities are open to all the types of resistance in the occupied lands against all expressions of the occupation, the symbols of the occupation.”
[Official PA TV, Aug. 17, 2020]
Rajoub’s advocacy for violence and praise for terror is not new. Palestinian Media Watch has documented his views in favor numerous times. During the wave of Palestinian terror attacks in 2015/16, Rajoub praised the terrorists – including murderers – as “heroes and a crown on the head of every Palestinian.”
But it isn’t necessary to search for such statements in the past. Rajoub continues to reiterate his support for violence and murder of Israelis. Earlier this year, he mentioned several murderers by name, calling their attacks “glorious acts that teach generations”:
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: “[This month] saw the death as a Martyr of the spiritual father of the national situation in the occupied territories in his time, brother 'Abu Jihad' (i.e., terrorist, planned murder of 125) – our Prince of Martyrs… [This month] also saw the kidnapping of the national commander brother Marwan Barghouti (i.e., terrorist, planned 3 attacks, 5 murdered)… Brother Marwan is a national commander for us and a [Fatah] Central Committee member with many of his brothers: Karim Younes, who is also a Central Committee member, brother Maher Younes (i.e., terrorists, murdered 1), brother Diya Al-Agha (i.e., terrorist, murdered 1), brother Abu Shadi [Muhammad] Al-Tous (i.e., terrorist, involved in murder of 9), and 26 others… This month and this day we are committed and loyal to their path, to their sacrifice, Martyrs or prisoners… Every one of them [carried out] glorious acts-"
TV host: "Many."
Jibril Rajoub: "-that teach generations."
[Official PA TV, Personal Meeting, April 16 and 17, 2020]
There is no doubt that Rajoub is anxious to prevent peace with Israel. In The Rajoub File, PMW documented his anti-Israel views and his numerous statements against “normalization” with Israel.
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