Fatah official: Fatah led the second Intifada and is leading the Jerusalem Intifada
Sky News Arabic program The Night Talk hosted former head of the PA General Intelligence and Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi and former Israeli diplomat Meir Cohen.
Sky News Arabic host: “Is it the security coordination between the [Palestinian] Authority and Israel that is preventing the outbreak of a third Palestinian Intifada?
Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi: “That’s not true. Jerusalem is [already] undergoing an Intifada, dear brother. Who is carrying out the Jerusalem Intifada? Let me tell you: Fatah members and Fatah personnel are the ones leading the street in Jerusalem. Since the beginning of the Intifada, 1,200 people have been detained, 1,000 of whom are Fatah members. Anyone can talk, but on the ground – who were the leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada (i.e., PA terror campaign 2000-2005)? The others (i.e., Hamas) joined the Al-Aqsa Intifada 6 months after [it began], for your information - not from the start. Now, I am telling you – who is leading the popular resistance? – The Fatah movement! … and if a minister, a member of a revolutionary council from the highest level of leadership in Fatah, descends to the ground to [take part in] this demonstration – [this creates] friction with the occupation. Does this mean that Fatah is unserious? This is a movement of resistance, which is implementing the appropriate manner of resistance to this occupation, in order to liberate a future for the Palestinian people.”
Note: “The Jerusalem Intifada” is a reference to a period of high tension in Jerusalem, from October to November 2014. In that period, Palestinians murdered 11 Israelis using guns, knives, and cars, and wounded dozens.
Sky News Arabic host: “Is it the security coordination between the [Palestinian] Authority and Israel that is preventing the outbreak of a third Palestinian Intifada?
Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi: “That’s not true. Jerusalem is [already] undergoing an Intifada, dear brother. Who is carrying out the Jerusalem Intifada? Let me tell you: Fatah members and Fatah personnel are the ones leading the street in Jerusalem. Since the beginning of the Intifada, 1,200 people have been detained, 1,000 of whom are Fatah members. Anyone can talk, but on the ground – who were the leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada (i.e., PA terror campaign 2000-2005)? The others (i.e., Hamas) joined the Al-Aqsa Intifada 6 months after [it began], for your information - not from the start. Now, I am telling you – who is leading the popular resistance? – The Fatah movement! … and if a minister, a member of a revolutionary council from the highest level of leadership in Fatah, descends to the ground to [take part in] this demonstration – [this creates] friction with the occupation. Does this mean that Fatah is unserious? This is a movement of resistance, which is implementing the appropriate manner of resistance to this occupation, in order to liberate a future for the Palestinian people.”
Note: “The Jerusalem Intifada” is a reference to a period of high tension in Jerusalem, from October to November 2014. In that period, Palestinians murdered 11 Israelis using guns, knives, and cars, and wounded dozens.