PA TV program: Terrorist shooter is “heroic Martyr” whose “soul ascended to heaven”
Official PA TV program A Martyr’s Tale about terrorist Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah, an Islamic Jihad terrorist who, along with Abd Al-Karim Omar Muhammad Ahmad, killed Michal Mor and Noam Gozovsky and wounded 16 others in a shooting attack in Afula on Nov. 26, 2001. Both terrorists were killed in an ensuing exchange of fire.
Official PA TV narrator: “Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah - a name that struck at the heart of the occupation, and raised the flag of the homeland high through Martyrdom (Shahada). It is a great honor and an even greater pain when Palestinians part from the procession of Martyrs on the way to [achieving] freedom for Palestine. [Photographs of the terrorist and his friends with rifles are shown in the background] Our heroic Martyr (Shahid) was born in Jenin, the city of resolve. He suckled the love of the homeland from a young age, prepared his Martyrdom-death with a clever and goal-oriented plan, carried his soul in his hands and turned to the field [of action], where the event transpired. There his soul ascended to heaven, and there his body remained trapped in what are known as the numbered cemeteries (i.e., Israeli cemeteries for terrorists and enemy soldiers).”
Mother of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “When I heard there had been an operation (i.e., terror attack) in Afula, something inside of me told me: ‘Get up, purify yourself and pray.’ I said: ‘May Allah bless the womb that bore [the one who carried out] this operation, and give life to the mother of the one who carried out the operation.” (At this point she did not know it was her son, -ed.)
Aunt of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “He made us proud in the refugee camp, and made the entire Abu Sariyah family proud. Since then, every time it’s said that someone died a Martyr, I mourn and don’t mourn at the same time, because I’m happy that the operation came out of the refugee camp. We are happy and proud of them.”
Note: The Cemeteries for Enemy Casualties are two burial sites maintained by the Israeli army for burying the bodies of enemy soldiers as well as terrorists. They are fenced and well-marked. Graves have markers instead of gravestones. Burial is temporary, on the assumption that the bodies will eventually be returned to their countries of origin. No ceremony is held. The bodies are buried in numbered caskets, after their identities have been documented.
Official PA TV narrator: “Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah - a name that struck at the heart of the occupation, and raised the flag of the homeland high through Martyrdom (Shahada). It is a great honor and an even greater pain when Palestinians part from the procession of Martyrs on the way to [achieving] freedom for Palestine. [Photographs of the terrorist and his friends with rifles are shown in the background] Our heroic Martyr (Shahid) was born in Jenin, the city of resolve. He suckled the love of the homeland from a young age, prepared his Martyrdom-death with a clever and goal-oriented plan, carried his soul in his hands and turned to the field [of action], where the event transpired. There his soul ascended to heaven, and there his body remained trapped in what are known as the numbered cemeteries (i.e., Israeli cemeteries for terrorists and enemy soldiers).”
Mother of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “When I heard there had been an operation (i.e., terror attack) in Afula, something inside of me told me: ‘Get up, purify yourself and pray.’ I said: ‘May Allah bless the womb that bore [the one who carried out] this operation, and give life to the mother of the one who carried out the operation.” (At this point she did not know it was her son, -ed.)
Aunt of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “He made us proud in the refugee camp, and made the entire Abu Sariyah family proud. Since then, every time it’s said that someone died a Martyr, I mourn and don’t mourn at the same time, because I’m happy that the operation came out of the refugee camp. We are happy and proud of them.”
Note: The Cemeteries for Enemy Casualties are two burial sites maintained by the Israeli army for burying the bodies of enemy soldiers as well as terrorists. They are fenced and well-marked. Graves have markers instead of gravestones. Burial is temporary, on the assumption that the bodies will eventually be returned to their countries of origin. No ceremony is held. The bodies are buried in numbered caskets, after their identities have been documented.