PA: Israeli civilians murdered in Jerusalem terror attack were “colonialist settlers”
- All Israelis are legitimate targets
- Palestinian terrorists are victims
The PA, like Hamas, does not recognize Israel's right to exist. Every Israeli is a "colonialist settler" according to the PA. Every Israeli is a legitimate target. All Palestinians including terrorists are victims.
This morning, 2 Palestinian Hamas terrorists murdered 3 Israeli civilians waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem, and wounded 7 others, some severely. The terrorists were killed at the scene.
Right away, the PA issued an announcement claiming the 3 Israeli murder victims were “colonialist settlers,” whereas the terrorists were “young Martyrs.”
“Ayoung [Palestinian] person was shot and died as a Martyr and another young person was shot and seriously wounded (sic., both died) by the Israeli occupation forces… on the pretext that they carried out a shooting operation against colonialist settlers at a bus stop."
[WAFA, official PA news agency, Nov. 30, 2023]
Palestinian Media Watch has exposed numerous statements by PA and Fatah officials calling Israel a “colonial implant.” During Israel’s current war against Hamas, PA Chairman Abbas’ advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash has accused the US of directing the war and using Israel as its “pawn” to carry out its “satanic plan.”
The following is the announcement by the official PA news agency:
Headline: “Correction: A young person was shot and died as a Martyr and another young person was shot and seriously wounded by the occupation in Jerusalem”
“A young [Palestinian] person was shot and died as a Martyr and another young person was shot and seriously wounded (sic., both died) by the Israeli occupation forces at the northwest entrance to Jerusalem (sic., refers to 2 terrorists who murdered 3 Israelis before being killed).
According to Israeli sources, the Israeli occupation army shot 2 [Palestinian] civilians on the pretext that they carried out a shooting operation against colonialist settlers at a bus stop. As a result of this, 1 of them died as a Martyr, and the other was seriously wounded. (sic.)
The same sources announced that 2 women (sic., 2 women and one man) were killed and 7 were moderately and seriously wounded as a result of the shooting operation.”
[WAFA, official PA news agency, Nov. 30, 2023]