Father of 19-year-old terrorist “Martyr”: “He wanted to die as a Martyr and achieved Martyrdom”

Father of 19-year-old terrorist “Martyr”: “He wanted to die as a Martyr and achieved Martyrdom”

Alghad TV reporter: “Tell us about [Ahmed] (i.e., terrorist), what were his aspirations?”

Father of terrorist Ahmed Daraghmeh: “His aspirations were, Allah be praised, the matriculation exams, and he wanted to die as a Martyr,  and he achieved Martyrdom, Allah be praised.”

[Website of Alghad TV, Oct. 8, 2022]

The word “Shahada” in Arabic means both “martyrdom-death” and “certificate.” This dual meaning makes for a chilling play on words when Palestinian teens about to graduate and receive their matriculation certificate (Shahada) instead decide to become terrorists and get themselves killed – “achieve Martyrdom” (Shahada) in Palestinian terms - while attacking Israelis.

Ahmed Daraghmeh and Mahmoud Al-Sous