Love of the Land: Fatah prides itself on deadly terror attacks

Fatah prides itself on deadly terror attacks

Itamar Marcus/Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW)
15 January '10

Recent reports by Palestinian Media Watch documenting Palestinian Authority terror glorification prompted the Israeli government to issue two formal protests to the United States about Palestinian Authority incitement to violence. Since then, PA glorification of terror continues.

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 6, 2010] The official PA daily featured a special full-page section last week to mark the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, including praise for both lethal terror attacks and for terrorists. Among others, the newspaper praised the attack led by Dalal Mughrabi, in which 37 Israelis were killed.

The newspaper also praised Fatah for firing missiles from Lebanon at Israeli cities and towns during the 1980s. More than a third of the page was devoted to the life stories of 10 senior terrorists, who were referred to as "heroic Shahids (Martyrs)".

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Love of the Land: Fatah prides itself on deadly terror attacks