PLO official visits and congratulates released murderers
“Director of the [PLO] Department for Jerusalem Affairs and PLO Executive Committee member Ahmed Qurei asserted that [we] must continue and release all the prisoners, especially the last group of prisoners who were arrested before the Oslo [Accords]… including prisoners from Jerusalem and our revolutionary Palestinian brothers from the Interior (i.e., Israel).
He spoke during a visit he made to the homes of released [prisoners] from Jerusalem to congratulate them on their release. Qurei visited released [prisoner] Jamal Abu Jamal in the village of Al-Mukaber, released [prisoner] Bilal Abu Hussein, released [prisoner] Yassin Abu Khdeir from the town of Shuafat and Mahmoud Abu Da’ajneh from the Shuafat refugee camp.”
Notes: Jamal Abu Jamal – was arrested in May 1994 for attempted murder. He was serving a sentence of 22 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Bilal Abu Hussein – was arrested in 1988 for blocking roads and setting a vehicle on fire. While in prison, he and his cellmates murdered a prisoner whom they suspected of collaborating with Israel. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Yassin Abu Khdeir – Shot Yigal Shahaf to death in Jerusalem on October 10, 1987. He was serving a sentence of 28 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Mahmoud Da’ajneh - took part in the murder of Sarah Sharon who was stabbed to death in Holon on January 20, 1993. He was serving a life sentence but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
He spoke during a visit he made to the homes of released [prisoners] from Jerusalem to congratulate them on their release. Qurei visited released [prisoner] Jamal Abu Jamal in the village of Al-Mukaber, released [prisoner] Bilal Abu Hussein, released [prisoner] Yassin Abu Khdeir from the town of Shuafat and Mahmoud Abu Da’ajneh from the Shuafat refugee camp.”
Notes: Jamal Abu Jamal – was arrested in May 1994 for attempted murder. He was serving a sentence of 22 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Bilal Abu Hussein – was arrested in 1988 for blocking roads and setting a vehicle on fire. While in prison, he and his cellmates murdered a prisoner whom they suspected of collaborating with Israel. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Yassin Abu Khdeir – Shot Yigal Shahaf to death in Jerusalem on October 10, 1987. He was serving a sentence of 28 years in prison but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.
Mahmoud Da’ajneh - took part in the murder of Sarah Sharon who was stabbed to death in Holon on January 20, 1993. He was serving a life sentence but was released in December 2013 as one of the 104 terrorists whom Israel agreed to release to fulfill the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.