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| PA depicts a world without Israel |
The Palestinian Authority makes no attempt to educate its people towards peace and coexistence with Israel. On the contrary, from every possible platform it repeatedly rejects Israel's right to exist, presents the conflict as a religious battle for Islam, depicts the establishment of Israel as an act of imperialism, and perpetuates a picture of the Middle East, both verbally and visually, in which Israel does not exist at all. Israel's destruction is said to be both inevitable and a Palestinian obligation.
The following description of Israel's founding in a Palestinian schoolbook represents the dominant dogma about Israel:
"Palestine’s war ended with a catastrophe that is unprecedented in history, when the Zionist gangs stole Palestine … and established the State of Israel."
[Arabic Language, Analysis, Literature and Criticism, grade 12, p. 104]
This official PA map of "Palestine” was broadcast on PA TV in September 2011. The map includes both the PA areas and all of Israel (excluding the Golan Heights) wrapped in the Palestinian flag - a symbol of Palestinian sovereignty over the whole area - and has a key through it, symbolizing ownership. Similar maps presenting all of Israel as "Palestine" appear in Palestinian schoolbooks and are shown regularly on PA TV. |
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| Denying Israel's right to exist |
The Palestinian Authority adamantly rejects Israel’s right to exist and rewrites history to deny the 3,000-year-old connection of Jews to the Land Israel. [See "Rewriting History" section.] The essential message of the PA to its people is that Jews have no historical connection to the land, and that the State of Israel was created by the colonial powers for two reasons: to rid their countries of Jews, and to establish a colonial bridgehead in order to control the region. One particularly horrific expression of this ideology appeared in the official PA daily as far back as 1998:
“The difference between Hitler and [British Foreign Minister] Balfour was simple: the former [Hitler] did not have colonies to send the Jews to, so he destroyed them, whereas Balfour ...[turned] Palestine into his colony and sent the Jews. Balfour is Hitler with colonies, while Hitler is Balfour without colonies. They both wanted to get rid of the Jews...Zionism was crucial to the defense of the West, [by] ridding Europe of the burden of the Jews.”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 6, 1998]
This video of Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, shows how this distortion continues to be expressed:
"We must understand why Israel was established … [The Europeans] wanted to get rid of the Jews. … At that same time, energy [oil] was discovered in the Arab region … Then, they solved the [Jewish] problem by exporting [the Jews] to Israel [and at same time] they imposed their hegemony on the region’s natural resources. The [purpose of the] State of Israel is not for the Jews but it is an ongoing [colonial] project, an outpost for Imperialism.”
[PA TV, May 14, 2008] |
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PA TV host refers to Israel as "the territories occupied in '48"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Sept. 6, 2012
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PA TV program For You:
PA TV host: "Firstly, best wishes to all the heroic prisoners, especially the veteran (i.e., long-term) prisoners among them. We say 'veteran' because of the long time in prison, but you are the shining lights, you are the giants, you are the heroes, and you are the ones who embody the meaning of freedom – even if decades have passed since your arrest. To the most veteran prisoners, Karim Younes, and Maher Younes, to all the heroic prisoner fighters in Israeli occupation prisons, – all good wishes… Prisoner Karim Younes, from the village Ar'ara, in the territories occupied in '48 (i.e., Israel), is considered the most veteran prisoner, since more than 30 years have passed since his arrest."
Note: Karim and Maher Younes are Israeli Arab prisoners who killed an Israeli soldier in 1981. They were each given a life sentence in prison.
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PA official: Israel’s founding was based on "a false narrative" and "historical lies and fabrications"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Sept. 6, 2012
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PA TV News interviews Omar Al-Ghoul, advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad:
Al-Ghoul: "The Palestinian Arab nation, a nation that wants peace, is pushing for peace through all means and methods, and declares this through the local elected leader of the Palestinian people, PLO Chairman, President Mahmoud Abbas. All of the foundations of his leadership, the PLO Executive Committee, the Palestinian National Authority, the legal government, and all the components of the Palestinian Arab nation inside [the country] and in the diaspora, declare their desire for peace and the realization of peace. The term 'terror' is not currently applicable to the present situation of the Palestinian-Arab people, [since they are] a people living under occupation. [It is not applicable] in Palestinian political discourse, or to the Palestinian political situation. The terrorist is the one who generates terror: The country whose fundamental establishment was based on a false narrative; that was founded on a basis of historical and factual lies and fabrications. At the same time, the Palestinian Arab nation, owners of the historical Palestinian land – 100% [of that land] - is giving up 78% [of the land] as a choice for peace and a choice for a two-state solution for the two peoples, so as to 'push things forward', and find the common denominator for coexistence between the Palestinian people and the Israeli people and the Arab nations."
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Non-recognition terminology: "'48 areas of Palestine" and "the Palestinian Interior"
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Source:
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 4, 2012
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| "The training camp opened with a welcoming speech by President of the Association, who greeted the President of the Association for Traditional Karate within the '48 areas of Palestine, expert Ali Tarbiyeh… After Friday prayers and lunch, the second stage of the training camp began, under the supervision of the head of the Association for Traditional Karate in the Palestinian Interior, Ali Tarbiyeh." |
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PA daily refers to Israel as "Palestine occupied in 1948"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 4, 2012
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Headline: "Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs announced criteria for fulfilling the Hajj [pilgrimage] commandment by prisoners’ family members during this year"
"The following are the criteria set by the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs for prisoners’ family members who are residents of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Palestine occupied in 1948 (i.e., Israel)."
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PA daily non-recognition terminology: Israel is "the ’48 territories"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 2, 2012
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| "Director of the Palestinian Trade Center in Gaza (PalTrade), Muhammad Skeik, never believed that he would be sitting in Nazareth, in the '48 territories (i.e., Israel), where he is visiting for the first time in his life, as a participant in the Palestinian products fair taking place in that city." |
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PA daily demonizes Israel’s establishment and says Palestinians "own the land"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 1, 2012
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Columnist Adel Abd Al-Rahman:
"Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Danny Ayalon... has called on Jews whom the Zionist movement and State of Israel caused to leave their countries for the apartheid state, as part of the historical Zionist motto, 'A people with no land for a land with no people' (originally ‘a land with no people for a people with no land,’ – Ed.), and as the fulfillment of the Balfour Declaration, that called to establish a Jewish national home in Palestine, at the expense of the rights and interests of the Palestinian Arab nation, that was [then] shattered in the Nakba (i.e., “the catastrophe,” Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) of 1948. More than 750,000 Palestinians were chased out and expelled, as part of the Zionist Haganah and Stern gangs’ program of ethnic cleansing that coincided with the import of Jews from different countries and nationalities in the world. In so doing, the Zionist movement exploited the crimes of fascism and Nazism against the Jews in the Second World War, and [took advantage of] actions carried out by [Zionist] gangs against Jewish and Arab interests in Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, the Persian Gulf, Syria, Lebanon, and in the Arab Maghreb, all in order to cause [Jews] to move to Israel... Danny Ayalon, Avigdor Liberman, their Prime Minister, Netanyahu, the rest of the leaders of the most extremist coalition in the history of the Israeli state, and their American allies of the Democratic and Republican parties alike, must stop meddling in the most sensitive issue for Palestinians, because the basis of the national cause boils down to returning land [to its owners] and returning the refugees, who own the land."
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Israel is "the Interior" in PA daily article
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 31, 2012
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| "The deals made by the team [management] did a lot to restore team morale, since they consider [the acquisition of] Ali Adawi and his colleagues Hamza Al-Zu'bi and Nour Odeh who come from the Interior (i.e., Israeli) league, very important." |
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PA daily: Israel is "the `48 territories"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 30, 2012
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Headline: "Demonstration at Ein Hawd in the '48 territories, demanding to open the village school"
"Residents of the village of Ein Hawd, and many activists, demonstrated yesterday in front of the Hof ha-Carmel municipality demanding that the village school be opened."
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PA daily refers to Israel as "the Interior"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 30, 2012
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| "This match is not a routine match for the Hebron fans and youth players, especially after the recent string of losses and the fans’ demand for a level of performance that should reflect the management’s successful signing of an impressive number of Palestinian football stars. These [signings] were meant to make up for the departure of other prominent [players], like the two forwards Adham Hadia, who went back to the Interior (i.e., Israeli) clubs, and Ayman Al-Hindi, who went back to his family in Gaza." |
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PA daily calls Israel "'48 Palestine"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 30, 2012
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| "It is worth noting that Hassan Masalha [appointed trainer for the Balata youth center group] is from Kafr Qara, within the areas of '48 Palestine (i.e., Israel)." |
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PA daily refers to Israel as "the '48 territories"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 29, 2012
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PLO Ambassador to India and regular columnist for official PA daily Adli Sadeq:
"I heard what Issam Makhoul, a senior member of the Israeli Communist Party, said… about the chances of an Israeli attack on the Iranian nuclear project, on a program called 'A View From Within', produced by the Arab Al-Arz company in the '48 territories (i.e., Israel), for PA TV… Ten months ago, Issam Makhoul was pessimistic about the satellite channels 'that brainwash and program [one’s] consciousness', yet these are the very channels that broadcast pictures of our people's resolve and their rootedness in the '48 territories (i.e., Israel)… My interest in what Makhoul says comes from the respect I have for his struggles and for his comrades in the '48 territories."
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PA daily calls Israel "the `48 territories"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 18, 2012
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Headline: "Youngster from '48 [territories] killed in road accident near Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem"
"A Palestinian from the ‘48 territories (i.e., Israel) was killed yesterday, and two people were injured, in a road accident that happened near the town of Jaba'."
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PA TV host defines Haifa, Acre, and Jaffa as "Palestine"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Aug. 15, 2012
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PA TV program In a Fighter’s Home discusses Yasser Arafat and the Fatah movement’s connection to the village of Beit Fourik. The program interviews Abdallah Mustafa (Abu Hayt), one of the people in Beit Fourik who was close to Arafat. He talks about his activity in Fatah in the '60's.
Host: "The Israelis – or, moreover, the occupation, the Zionists – are pushing us to finally give in to them, that Haifa does not belong to me, I give it up. Haifa does not belong to us, Acre does not belong to us, Acre doesn’t belong to us, Jaffa does not belong to us. Like they demand that all of Palestine does not belong to us. This ancient olive tree also does not belong to us; We will give it up for Israel. You lived through the revolutions; how do you see Palestine right now?"
Mustafa: "Israel is an octopus; it is not satisfied with a little, or with a lot. Israel wakes up one fine day with a certain plan [to seize Palestinian territories]; the next day it wakes up [with a plan] for different areas. We pay no attention to it."
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PA daily refers to Israel as "the territories occupied in 1948"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 13, 2012
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| "President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his condolences yesterday evening to the families of the victims of the tragic road accident that took place east of Tulkarem… The eight victims from Jaba' were employed in the territories occupied in 1948 (i.e., Israel)." |
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PA daily non-recognition terminology: Jerusalem is in the "1948 territories"
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Source:
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 4, 2012
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| "Over a quarter of a million Palestinians from all over Jerusalem, from the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel), and from the districts of the West Bank, arrived at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and joined in the prayer service in its pure plazas on the third Friday of the month of Ramadan." |
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PA daily: Israeli Arabs are "Palestinians from the 1948 territories"
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Source:
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 4, 2012
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"Over a quarter of a million Palestinians from all over Jerusalem, from the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel), and from the districts of the West Bank, arrived at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and joined in the prayer service in its pure plazas on the third Friday of the month of Ramadan."
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PA daily refers to Israel as "the Palestinian Interior"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 3, 2012
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| "The Al-Aqsa Waqf [Islamic Trusts] and Heritage Institute organized a sit down strike Thursday morning, [Aug. 2, 2012] opposite the graveyard of the village of Sheikh Munnis near the southern part of Tel Aviv University protesting the continued excavations carried out there by the university. Dozens of Islamic Movement activists and leaders… took part in the protest, led by Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the Palestinian Interior (i.e., Israel)." |
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PA daily: Jerusalem is in "the '48 territories"
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 28, 2012
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| "Some 250,000 worshippers from Jerusalem, the '48 territories (i.e., Israeli Arabs) and the West Bank participated in the second Friday of Ramadan prayer service in the Al-Aqsa Mosque plaza." |
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