Fatah official: Jesus was the “first Palestinian Martyr”
Text posted on Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq Tirawi’s Facebook page on Dec. 22, 2015
Posted text: “This year in Jerusalem, the spirit of Muhammad, the true Arab Prophet, sent to all mankind, and the spirit of Jesus, the first Palestinian Martyr (Shahid) and carrier of the message of peace, between the [Church of the] Nativity and the place of Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven [the Al-Aqsa Mosque], in order to spread on the day of their birth, which falls on the same day this year, a message of light, good, and love for humanity, alongside a message of freedom and getting rid of the occupation, for our people and for all the world.”
Posted text: “This year in Jerusalem, the spirit of Muhammad, the true Arab Prophet, sent to all mankind, and the spirit of Jesus, the first Palestinian Martyr (Shahid) and carrier of the message of peace, between the [Church of the] Nativity and the place of Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven [the Al-Aqsa Mosque], in order to spread on the day of their birth, which falls on the same day this year, a message of light, good, and love for humanity, alongside a message of freedom and getting rid of the occupation, for our people and for all the world.”