Fatah’s Arafat and Hamas’ Yassin united in goal to destroy Israel
The first video shows archive footage of an event in which then PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat and Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin are sitting next to each other in the front row making statements to the press
PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat: “Allah willing, we will pray together at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first direction of [Muslim] prayer, and the third [holiest] mosque after the two holy mosques, at the site of Prophet Muhammad’s [Night] Journey, and the cradle of [Jesus] the messiah.”
Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin: “Allah willing, Allah willing.”
Posted text: “It is rare that a man such as yourself is summoned, time is thrifty with people like you”
[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, Nov. 10, 2023]
Arafat preached unity among terror organizations
The second video, posted on Nov. 11, 2023, for the 19th anniversary of former PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat’s death, shows archive footage of a speech by Arafat
Text on screen: “When you speak about Yasser Arafat – know that you are speaking about the history of an entire nation. Know that you are speaking about a revolutionary.”
When the audience was singing different party songs, Arafat asked them to stop because all Palestinians “are together”:
PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat: “Brothers… we don’t want political party songs. I tell you on behalf of Fatah, and on behalf of Palestine… For me the Popular [Front for the Liberation of] Palestine is like the Democratic [Front for the Liberation of Palestine], and Hamas is like Fatah. [Islamic] Jihad is like the Arab [Liberation Front]. The [Palestinian Popular] Struggle [Front] is like the Arab [Liberation Front]. We are all together, in one trench until Jerusalem, Allah willing.”
[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, Nov. 11, 2023]
PMW was unable to date the original recording of Arafat’s speech.
Fatah posted these old videos about unity between Fatah and Hamas 5 weeks into Hamas’ terror war on Israel to show Fatah’s support for Hamas:
Hamas war on Israel October 2023