Fatah: Forget security cooperation; PA police are leaders in terror
- Fatah lauds 24 terrorist "Martyrs" for being members of the Western funded PA Security Forces
- “Glory and eternity to the righteous Martyrs" – members of Security Forces who were killed fighting Israel
The PA has turned to Israel and the world asking for additional funding for its Security Forces to fight terror, while at the same time, both Fatah and the PA are boasting that those same PA Security Forces are playing a central role in terror. And while some terror groups are critical of the PA Security Forces, the PA and Fatah regularly publicize explicit evidence to back up their claims.
The following Fatah video is one recent example. It shows photos of 24 armed terrorists who were salaried members of the PA Security Forces. To stress that the dual roles are not conflicting, each picture includes the logos of the terror organization and the branch of the PA military. For example, in these three pictures that follow, the logo on the top right is of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah’s terror branch, and beneath it is PA General Intelligence:
Palestinian Media Watch has exposed the ongoing PA and Fatah efforts to document the PA Security Forces’ central role in terror against Israel. It is as ironic as it is tragic, that a number of Western countries gave special military training to members of the PA Security Forces in addition to significant designated funding. The PA Security Forces are just one additional example of the PA's abuse and misuse of Western funding to support terror, that PMW has exposed.
In the video, each terrorist’s picture is accompanied by the name, rank, and branch of the PA security in which each served. These are the lyrics to the song that is played while the terrorists’ pictures are shown:
Lyrics: “Painful is the loss of the loved one, our wound is great
Our faith consoles us, when a hero dies as a Martyr
They left the world honored, and they were not lax, nor did they abandon
They sold their lives to Allah, and for His sake death is insignificant
Farewell, O glory of our nation, your weapon is before us
Your path is before our eyes, and your spirit is still within us
We will bleed like they bled
And through the blood we will support our religion
We will avenge the blood of those who were killed
And we will follow our guides”[Fatah Movement – Nablus Branch, Telegram channel, June 2, 2023]
The following are the texts accompanying the pictures of the 24 terrorist "Martyrs" members of the PA Security Forces as they appeared in the Fatah video, including their ranks. Below, PMW has supplied additional information on the terror attacks in which they participated:
Terrorist Ahmed Abd Al-Fattah Daraghmeh was shot by Israeli security forces after being mistakenly suspected of carrying a handgun at Tapuach Junction near Ariel on May 11, 2021. Daraghmeh is shown aiming a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher.
Terrorist Daoud Al-Khatib died of a heart attack while serving an 18-year prison sentence; PMW was unable to determine the nature of his crimes.
[Fatah Movement – Nablus Branch, Telegram channel, June 2, 2023]
Jamil Al-Amouri, Wisam Abu Zaid, Adham Yasser Aliwi, and Tayseer Mahmoud Ayaseh – Israeli undercover forces attempted to arrest wanted Islamic Jihad terrorists Jamil Al-Amouri and Wisam Abu Zaid while they were hiding in Jenin next to a PA military intelligence building on June 10, 2021, in order to prevent the two from committing imminent shooting attacks after they had committed attacks in the previous months. The two attempted to flee, at which point the Israeli forces opened fire, killing Al-Amouri and wounding and arresting Abu Zaid. Because the Israeli forces were operating undercover, the PA Security Forces had not been notified in advance in order not to blow their cover, and as the Israeli forces were preparing to leave the area, PA military intelligence officers Adham Yasser Aliwi and Tayseer Mahmoud Ayaseh opened fire on them, possibly unaware they were Israeli security forces. The forces returned fire, killing Aliwi and Ayaseh. According to reports, video from the event shows someone at the scene shouting out to identify the Israeli undercover forces, but Aliwi and Ayaseh apparently continued to fire despite the shouts.
Muhammad Raed Naif Baradiyah – 23-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces officer who ran over and wounded 3 Israeli soldiers near Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, on March 31, 2023. Israeli soldiers at the scene responded by opening fire, killing Baradiyah.
Raed Al-Naasan – 21-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces member who threw a firebomb at Israeli soldiers while participating in a violent confrontation in Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, on Nov. 29, 2022. The soldiers fired in response, killing Al-Naasan.
Ahmed Abed and Abd Al-Rahman Abed - Palestinian terrorists and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Fatah's military wing) who shot and killed Israeli army officer Maj. Bar Falah, deputy commander of the Nahal brigade, at Jalame checkpoint near Jenin on Sept. 14, 2022. Other soldiers returned fire, killing the two terrorists. Ahmed Abed was an officer in the PA Security Forces. Fatah officially took responsibility for the attack in a Facebook post that was subsequently removed.
Ashraf Muhammad Amin Ibrahim – 38-year-old Palestinian terrorist, PA military intelligence officer, and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers while they were arresting two wanted terrorists in Jenin on May 29, 2023. The soldiers returned fire in self-defense, killing Ibrahim.
Abd Al-Fattah Kharousha – Palestinian terrorist and Hamas member who shot and murdered Israeli brothers Yagel and Hallel Yaniv, aged 19 and 21 respectively, while they were driving on a main road through Hawara, near Nablus in the West Bank, on Feb. 26, 2023. The terrorist fled the scene, and when Israeli forces located him in Jenin on March 7, 2023, he resisted arrest, initiating an exchange of fire in which he was shot and killed. In the exchange of fire, which included terrorists shooting from within an ambulance, 3 Israeli soldiers were wounded, while an additional 6 terrorists were killed.
Abd Al-Rahman Hazem, Ahmed Alawneh, Muhammad Al-Wanneh, and Muhammad Abu Na’seh – Palestinian terrorists killed on Sept. 28, 2022 during a shootout with Israeli forces who were in Jenin to arrest Hazem and Al-Wanneh – wanted terrorists belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) responsible for a series of shooting attacks. Hazem was the brother of terrorist Ra’ad Hazem who murdered 3 Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2022. Alawneh was a PA Security Forces member.
Bilal Rawajbeh – Palestinian terrorist and PA Preventive Security Forces member who shot at Israeli soldiers at a military post near Nablus on Nov. 4, 2020, reportedly using a PA Security Forces issued handgun. The soldiers killed Rawajbeh in self-defense.
Daoud Zubeidi – Palestinian terrorist and member of the PA Security Forces who shot at Israeli soldiers in Jenin on May 13, 2022. Israeli Police officer Noam Raz was murdered in the attack. Zubeidi was wounded in the exchange of fire and died of his wounds two days later.
Muhammad Abu Bakr and Muhammad Nasser Sa’id – Palestinian terrorists and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers while they were arresting terrorists in Nablus on April 3, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Abu Bakr and Sa’id. Abu Bakr was the personal guard of Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul, according to a Facebook post by the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture.
Amjad Jasser Al-Sukkari – 34-year-old Palestinian terrorist and the personal security guard of the PA General Attorney. Al-Sukkari injured 3 Israeli soldiers in a shooting attack next to the Jewish town of Beit-El, adjacent to Ramallah, on Jan. 31, 2016. Al-Sukkari was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers.
Hamdi Shaker Abu Dayya Al-Zama’reh – 40-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces member who shot at Israeli soldiers performing security checks on cars by Halhoul, near Hebron, on Jan. 17, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Abu Dayya. Two days prior on Jan. 15, 2023, Abu Dayya had shot at an Israeli civilian bus driving between Gush Etzion and Hebron. Abu Dayya had left a written “message to the Zionist enemy” in which he threatened to “plant disasters in your homes” and inflict “death and humiliation,” stating that Palestinian violence “focuses on making sure that Allah’s word will rule this land.”
Izz Al-Din Salahat – Palestinian terrorist, PA police officer, and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers during a gun battle in the Jenin refugee camp on Jan. 26, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Salahat. The soldiers were in Jenin to arrest a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist and prevent an imminent terror attack. Salahat’s father is a colonel in the PA Presidential Guard.
Yazan Abu Tabih – Palestinian terrorist and member of the PA Administration and Organization Forces and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Fatah's military wing) who was killed during an exchange of gunfire between rioting Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in Jenin on Feb. 6, 2020. The soldiers were there to destroy the home of terrorist Ahmed Al-Qumbu', who participated in the murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach on Jan. 9, 2018.