Top PA official Rajoub justifies Hamas’ massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 as “defensive response”
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: "From the first day, we in the Fatah Movement thought that the one who bears responsibility for what happened on Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas' launch of terror war) is this occupation (i.e., Israel) and its crimes. This conflict did not start on Oct. 7. Of course, [the Israelis] complain that there are civilians and the like [among the victims]. But let them also look at themselves in the mirror… We in Fatah, from the first day, have said that this is a defensive response to the Israeli aggression."
[Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub, Facebook page,
Feb. 11, 2025]