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Fatah school for Fatah members named after Munich attack planner

"The Martyr (Shahid) Abu Iyad School for Organizational Staff Throughout Palestine will conduct a project to strengthen the religious and national affiliation of the Palestinian public, under the auspices of [PA] Member of Parliament (Legislative Council) and representative of the Fatah faction in Parliament Ashraf Jum'a with the participation of a team of lecturers of the highest level from the Student Friends Association. The media office of the Fatah parliamentary faction announced that the activity is meant for the 9 – 16 year olds of both genders, as part of the curriculum that was carefully and diligently prepared, which includes three days a week for six months.

The project curriculum includes five classes a day, which are: reading the Quran with commentaries, a daily class on Palestine including the history of Palestine and the history of Fatah, basic and easy training in the use of weapons and military movement, general cultural knowledge and religious and historical knowledge, and elective activities to discover talents among the participants. The project will take place under the supervision of Director-General of the Martyr Abu Iyad School for Organizational Staff Mr. Osama Al-Tawil, in addition to lecturers who will participate in the program."

 
Abu Iyad (Salah Khalaf) - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat’s deputy, one of the founders of Fatah, and head of the terror organization Black September, a secret branch of Fatah. Attacks he planned include the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics (Sept. 5, 1972) and the murder of two American diplomats in Sudan (March 1, 1973). It is commonly assumed that his assassin, a former Fatah bodyguard, was sent by the Abu Nidal Organization, a rival Palestinian faction.

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