PA schoolbook: “Every one of us wishes to be like… Dalal Mughrabi”

"Heroes have an important position in every nation… Every nation is prouder the more heroes it has, and the people – even if they are divided over many things – they all agree regarding the pride in their heroes, because without them the nation would be degraded… We are proud of them, sing their praise, learn the history of their lives, name our children after them, and name streets, squares, and prominent cultural sites after them… every one of us wishes to be like them… Thus they created a glorious history for the nation – they are the heroes. Who among us has forgotten… Dalal Mughrabi (i.e., terrorist who led murder of 37, 12 of them children), Yasser Arafat, and others among those moons that never set [but] illuminate the darkness of our dark nights? Our great homeland embraces all of them… These heroes are the crown of their nation, they are a symbol of its glory, they are the best of the best, the best of the noble people. They took their lives in their hands and threw them at the dangers… Therefore they are worthy of being heroes, commemorated by history, and their memory will remain as a musk perfume that spreads its scent. Bravo to the heroes, and scorn to the cowards!” 

[PA 5th Grade Arabic Language Textbook, Part A, (August 2017), pgs 13 -14]