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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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| "Palestine" replaces Israel |
The Palestinian Authority paints a picture - both verbally and visually - of a world in which Israel does not exist. Children’s educational TV teaches that Palestine currently is a "state" (Arabic "dawla" = state) covering 27,000 sq. km - i.e., an area that includes all of Israel (the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip total only 6220 sq. km). Moreover, all Israel’s cities and infrastructure are referred to as "Palestinian": “Palestinian ports ... [are] Haifa, Jaffa, Ashkelon, Eilat, Ashdod, and Gaza". [PA TV (Fatah), Sept. 1 2008].
Maps provide visual reinforcement for this perception: Israel does not exist on any map; its area is marked as "Palestine." Maps showing the entire area of Israel covered with the Palestinian flag are routinely displayed at official PA events.
This educational documentary, depicting all parts of Israel as “Palestine," has been broadcast repeatedly on PA TV (Fatah) from 2007 – Oct 1, 2010:
“The West Bank and Gaza have another section in Palestine which is the Palestinian coast that spreads along the [Mediterranean] sea, from …Ashkelon in the south up to Haifa, in the Carmel Mountains. Haifa is a well-known Palestinian port. [Haifa] enjoyed a respected status among Arabs and Palestinians especially before it fell to the ‘occupation’ [Israel] in 1948. To its north, we find Acre. East of Acre, we reach a city with history and importance, the city of Tiberias, near a famous lake, the lake of Tiberias [Kinneret- sea of Galilee]. Jaffa, an ancient coastal city, is the bride of the sea, and Palestine’s gateway to the world.” |
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UNRWA representative poses with map presenting Israel as "Palestine"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), May 3, 2013
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Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Ann Dismorr, posed with a map that erases the State of Israel and presents all of it as "Palestine." The picture was taken at an event celebrating the launch of two German-funded UNRWA projects in southern Lebanon.
The map includes both the Palestinian Authority areas as well as all of Israel. Above the map is the Palestinian flag and the inscription "Arab Palestine." The text at the bottom of the map also says "Palestine." The neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are all named on the map as is the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is not mentioned or designated anywhere.
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PA TV song - Jaffa and Haifa are in my country Palestine
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Mar. 31, 2013
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"I wish I could enter my country with no borders...
I will go about in Bethlehem and in Al-Aqsa [Mosque], which is held captive
I will eat lunch in Nazareth and eat dinner in Beit Sahour...
I do not forget Jenin nor Nablus, and the Galilee
I do not forget you, Jaffa, your long sea [shore]
I will never forget the olives of the Galilee
Even if our path has grown long, one day we will return:
To Jerusalem, to Gaza, to Acre, to Haifa, oh Lord.
To Jerusalem, to Ramle, to Acre, to Haifa, oh Lord...
I wish I could enter my country with no borders."
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Note: Nazareth, Jaffa, Acre, and Haifa are all cities in Israel. The song has aired repeatedly on PA TV: Jan. 30, Feb. 9, 29, March 14, 15 (twice), 17, 20, 25, 30, April 6, May 14, 16 (twice), 26, 31, June 29, July 7, 13, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 11, Oct. 24, 30, and Dec. 20, 2012. In 2013: Jan. 11, 18, March 3, 6, 29 (twice), 30 (twice), and 31. |
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Israeli cities misrepresented as "Palestine" in PA TV song
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Mar. 30, 2013
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"Oh bird, take me to [my] homeland
Color my eyelids with the soil of Palestine
Send greetings to Acre and to the Upper Galilee
To Bir Zeit, Haifa, Tira and Ayn Ghazal (Moshav Ofer)
To Jerusalem, Jaffa, Gaza and Jabalya
To Nablus, Ramallah and Jenin
To Khan Yunis, Rafah and Qalqilya
To Lod, Tubas and Hebron
To Be'er Sheva -- every [Bedouin] tribe
To Tulkarm, Sila and Burqin
To Tiberias, Um El-Fahm and Beit Shean
To Tzippori, Lubya (Kibbutz Lavi) and Tur'an
To Nazareth and Safed of [Mount] Canaan
To Al-Shajara (Moshav Ilaniya), El-Bireh and Hittin (Moshav Arbel)
Oh bird, take me to [my] homeland
Color my eyelids with the soil of Palestine"
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Note: The following cities and sites mentioned in the song are located in Israel: Acre, Upper Galilee, Haifa, Tira, Moshav Ofer, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nablus, Lod, Be'er Sheva, Tiberias, Beit Shean, Tzippori, Um El-Fahm, Kibbutz Lavi, Tur'an, Nazareth, Safed, Moshav Ilani, Moshav Arbel.
PA TV broadcast this video March 6, 14, 20, 2012 and three times on March 30, 2013. |
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PA TV song states Jaffa, Acre, Haifa, Nazareth and more are Palestinian
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Mar. 22, 2013
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"Jaffa, Acre, Haifa, and Nazareth are ours.
[I] Muhammad sing about the Galilee and the Golan (Heights).
Jaffa, Acre, Haifa and Nazareth are ours.
[I] Kabha sing about the Galilee and the Golan (Heights).
From Bethlehem to Jenin is Palestinian,
Ramle, Lod and Sakhnin are Palestinian.
Nowhere is more beautiful than Jerusalem;
no matter how much we travel
From Safed to Al-Badhan (near Nablus) is Palestinian;
Tiberias and Ashkelon are Palestinian."
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Note: Jaffa, Acre, Haifa, Nazareth, the Galilee, the Golan Heights, Lod, Ramle, Jerusalem, Safed, Tiberias and Ashkelon are Israeli cities and places. This song originally aired May 13, 2011 and was rebroadcast dozens of times since then, most recently on March 22, 2013. |
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Bethlehem Governor denies that map-shaped monument erasing Israel was removed for Obama's visit
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Mar. 21, 2013
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Picture of monument removed from square in Bethlehem,
Ma'an News Agency, March 20, 2013 |
"Bethlehem District Governor, Minister Abd Al-Fattah Hamail, and Mayor Vera Baboun, held a press conference yesterday to clarify details of what happened to the State Monument and why it was removed... Hamail said that it has been decided to redo the monument at the Nisan Square, known as 'Khaikhoun Square,' and place a monument symbolizing the Palestinian people's pursuit of freedom and peace next to the State Monument, according to the proposal submitted by the artist Akram Nastas. He also noted that the map engraved on the monument is the map of Palestine, which represents national symbolism and is implanted in the hearts of all Palestinians. He added that it is forbidden to infringe on the patriotism of even one Palestinian, whether he is a senior official or not. Hamail denied that Americans had any connection to the subject (i.e., the removal of the map), and said: 'Everyone knows that Americans do not dictate any Palestinian decisions, as the Americans fought until the last minute against the decision to appeal to the UN, and President Mahmoud Abbas rejected this intervention and achieved the UN resolution regarding the [Palestinian] state. This monument illustrates this policy, and no one can remove it, no matter what happens.'"
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Abbas and PA leaders attend Fatah performance presenting Israel as "Palestine"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Mar. 20, 2013
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Palestinian singer at Fatah concert:
"We commit and promise to stand behind you, oh Mahmoud Abbas, until Judgment Day. I am returning to you, the purest land, oh land of the free. No matter how long the nights of exile, I am returning to you, oh land. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra (northern Israel) our coast, and Beit Shean (Israeli city). Above your soil, oh my land, is a picture of Garden of Eden. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra our coast, and Beit Shean. Above your soil, oh my land, is a picture of Garden of Eden. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra, north and south, are the picture's borders. From Haifa (Israeli city) and Tantura to the [Jordan] valley (i.e., all of Israel). I am returning to you, the purest land, oh land of the free."
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Note: This video has been broadcast dozens of times since 2011. To view the broadcast dates and the full list of Fatah officials in the audience, click "full article" below. |
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PA daily: Map-shaped monument erasing Israel was removed for Obama's visit
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Mar. 19, 2013
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Picture of the monument that was removed from the square in Bethlehem,
Ma'an News Agency, March 20, 2013 |
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| Picture published with the article showing Obama's picture on the ground being defaced |
"Obama's upcoming visit to Bethlehem weighs heavily on the City of the Nativity. Every day, reporters asked residents their opinion about the visit. Most of them expressed opposition to US policy regarding the Palestinian issue...
Activists laid a large picture of Obama on the ground at the intersection of Bab Al-Dir, not far from the Church of the Nativity. Cars drove over the picture and then it was burned.
It seems that in the city, there are those who not only welcome the visit of the American President, but are willing to go even further... Residents were surprised to find that a model of the map of Palestine engraved with details about the Nakba ("the catastrophe," the Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) and an olive tree were removed from the Al-Karkafa Square, to be replaced by a model of what was described as a peace dove. This enraged many people who gathered there."
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PA TV music video misrepresents regions in Israel as "Palestine"
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Feb. 1, 2013
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"Oh flying bird, circling around,
My eyes protect you and Allah keeps you safe
By Allah, oh traveling [bird], I burn with envy.
My country Palestine is beautiful...
Send regards to Acre, Haifa and their sea.
Turn to Jaffa, its dear beloved ones
Turn to Nazareth, its trees and flowers...
By Allah, oh traveling [bird], I burn with envy.
My country Palestine is beautiful...
Go to Jenin and bring me from its valley
greetings to Nablus, Tulkarem and their soil
Go to Um El-Fahm's valley and mountain
Go to the Galilee to [our] dear relatives
Go to the Negev and send greetings to its people
Go to the good people of Bethlehem
Jerusalem is ours and we will die for its sake
[I'll give up my] life easily for its soil."
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Note: The full lyrics name the following cities and regions in Israel: Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, Nazareth, Kfar Kana, Rumana, Um El-Fahm, the Galilee, the Negev. In the PA: Ramallah, Hebron, Gaza, Jericho, Jenin, Nablus, Bethlehem. |
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PA daily defines Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Tel Aviv as “Palestine”
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Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 9, 2013
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Headline: "The Orthodox club of Amman concluded its visit to Palestine and returned to Jordan – the visit included Jerusalem, Jaffa and Tel Al-Rabia, and Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem."
"The [Christian] Orthodox women's basketball team from Amman concluded its trip to the Palestinian territories yesterday. [The team] was invited by the Orthodox club of Ramallah and the trip was sponsored by the Jawwal [telephone] company. It included visits to numerous places. The team visited Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the cities of Jaffa and Tal Al-Rabia (i.e., Tel Aviv)."
Note: Tal Al-Rabia is the Palestinians’ Arabic translation of Tel Aviv, to wrongly imply the existence of an Arab village of that name prior to Tel Aviv.
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PA TV defines Israel as “occupied land”
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Palestinian TV (Fatah), Jan. 7, 2013
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PA TV's Over the Green Line program reported on Israeli Arab Prof. Hossam Haick of the Israel Institute of Technology - "The Technion."
PA TV program hostess Muna Al-Umari: "The government of France knighted him. We're going to speak with someone who is considered the youngest scientist in the occupied land. He invented an apparatus to diagnose cancer. He calls it an ‘electric nose.’”
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Map on Fatah's Facebook page erases Israel
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Fatah's Facebook page, Dec. 31, 2012
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On January 1, 2013, Fatah celebrated “Launch Day,” commemorating the 48th anniversary of Fatah's first terror attack. Fatah's Facebook page posted this and other pictures to commemorate the anniversary. This picture includes a map painted in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The map includes not only Palestinian cities, but also Israeli cities like Safed, Acre, Tiberias, Haifa, Beit Shean, Nazareth, Jaffa, Ramle, Be'er Sheva, and Jerusalem.
In the upper left corner, there is a picture of terrorist Dalal Mughrabi. The next picture shows Arafat with Abu Jihad, one of the founders of Fatah who was responsible for many terrorist attacks, among them the Coastal Road attack that Dalal Mughrabi led.
The Fatah logo, which includes a grenade and crossed rifles over the map of “Palestine” that erases Israel, appears in the center of the picture, and the text reads: “Committed to the promise of… the Launch.” "Launch Day" is the date Fatah celebrates as the anniversary of its first terror attack.
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Keffiyeh map on Fatah's Facebook page erases Israel
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Fatah's Facebook page, Dec. 31, 2012
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On January 1, 2013, Fatah celebrated “Launch Day,” commemorating the 48th anniversary of Fatah's first terror attack. This picture was one of many posted on Fatah's Facebook page to mark the anniversary. This picture includes a rifle and a key next to a map that includes all of Israel. The pattern in the map is reminiscent of the Palestinian keffiyeh-scarf. The key symbolizes Palestinian claims of ownership to the land of the State of Israel and the claim of a “right” for residents of refugee camps to "return."
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Map on Fatah's official Facebook page erases Israel
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Fatah's Facebook page, Dec. 28, 2012
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On January 1, 2013, Fatah celebrated “Launch Day,” commemorating the 48th anniversary of Fatah's first terror attack. This picture was one of many posted on Fatah's Facebook page to mark its 48th anniversary. This picture shows Yasser Arafat, Abu Jihad and other senior Fatah officials with a map of “Palestine” in the background. The map includes both Israel and the PA areas.
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Note: Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir) was a founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. He headed the PLO terror organization's military wing and planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children. |
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Picture on Fatah's Facebook page includes map erasing Israel
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Fatah's Facebook page, Dec. 22, 2012
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On January 1, 2013, Fatah celebrated “Launch Day,” commemorating the 48th anniversary of Fatah's first terror attack. This picture was one of many posted on Fatah's Facebook page to mark its 48th anniversary. In the picture, Arafat waves a rifle next to a map of "Palestine," which is part of the number 48.
Text above the picture: “1/1/1965 – we are a nation that loves liberty and our will is strong. Fools, enemies and international resolutions will not daunt our determination.”
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