Fatah TV music video encourages suicide bombings: “God, grant us Martyrdom… A million grooms and brides… have written the marriage contract in blood”

Fatah-run Awdah TV, video clip of the song “Al-Aqsa Has Called” by Egyptian singer Muhammad Fouad that was released in 2000 during the PA terror campaign (the second Intifada, 2000-2005).

Visual: Burning the Israeli flag

Speech by Yasser Arafat: They [the Israelis] want me captive, exiled or dead - but I tell them: [I will be] a Martyr! Martyr, Martyr, Martyr.

Lyrics: "Al-Aqsa has called, and its call is precious
For its sake, life is insignificant, even if it’s precious...
God, grant us Martyrdom there
God, promise us, we beg of you…
A million grooms and brides at the celebration
Have written the marriage contract in blood on the veil"

Visual: Suicide bomber Wafa Idris – She blew herself up in Jerusalem, murdering 1 and wounding over 100

Lyrics: "A million grooms and brides at the celebration
Have written the marriage contract in blood on the veil"

Visual: Suicide bomber Ayyat Al-Akhras – She blew herself up in Jerusalem, murdering 2 and wounding 28

Lyrics: "Filled with desire, they are going to the Paradise of immortals
To a wedding procession with angels that fill Palestine with light."

This music video aired on Fatah-run Awdah TV, Jan. 23-24 and 4 times on July 22, 2017. A shorter version of this video also aired on PA TV on Dec. 11, 17 and 19, 2017, on Jan. 8 and 10, 2018 and Nov. 2, 2018, on Jan. 14, and July 2 and 6, 2019, and on Feb. 16, 2020. The music video also aired on PA TV Live on June 2, 22, and 28, 2019.

According to Islamic belief, a Martyr marries 72 Dark-Eyed Virgins in Paradise. Therefore a Martyr’s funeral is considered a “wedding.” Becoming a Martyr represents the highest religious achievement that can be attained by a Muslim.

Wafa Idris

Ayyat Al-Akhras - The youngest female Palestinian suicide bomber (aged 17). A member of Fatah, Al-Akhras carried out a suicide bombing attack near a Jerusalem supermarket on March 29, 2002, murdering 2 and wounding 28.