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Two ministers in new Palestinian cabinet have made statements supporting terrorism Watchdog uncovers 2002 sermon by religious affairs minister in which he called Jews ‘pigs and apes,’ while women’s affairs minister honored terrorists who killed dozens of Israelis By Gianluca Pacchiani | 1 April...

Official PA TV newsreader: “A young person [Muhannad Al-Mazar’ah] (i.e., terrorist) was shot by the occupation and died as a Martyr next to the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied Jerusalem... Hebrew media sources claimed that young Al-Mazar’ah shot at settlers at the entrance to the settlement...”

Al-Aloul: “for every person who dies as a Martyr, dozens set out from behind them who want to die as Martyrs”

Official PA TV host: “We are now in front of the home of prisoner Firas Khaliliya (i.e., terrorist, responsible for murder of 5), to whom we send warm greetings through [official] PA TV and the Giants of Endurance program. The sentence is life, but Allah willing the period of the occupier’s...”

Official PA TV newsreader: “Our people accompanied to burial three Martyrs from Nablus, Uday and Jihad Al-Shami and Muhammad Dabeek (i.e., terrorists, shot at Israeli soldiers),..” A recording is played of terrorist Uday Al-Shami speaking while footage from the funeral of the three terrorists is...

Official PA TV News, on the funeral in Tulkarem of terrorists Samer Al-Shafi’i and Hamza Kharyoush, who were involved in a shooting attack in which 1 was wounded Hussein Al-Sheikh, uncle of terrorist Samer Al-Shafi’i: “I was pleased when I saw [the Israelis] dragging the wounded soldiers and...”

Mother of terrorist Izz Al-Din Hamamrah: “I’m the mother of prisoner Izz Al-Din Hamamrah, who was sentenced to 9 life sentences – a masked sniper, a Jihad fighter for Allah. Praise Allah Master of the Universe, we are raising our children with values of nobility, courage, and manliness, and praise...”

Father of terrorist Wadi’ Al-Houh: “Wadi’ [Al-Houh] was a role model for all the young people, and thus he remains now as well, because he responded to the call and displayed determination that he wanted to meet Allahas a sacrifice for the homeland. All the young people are following his path,...”

Fatah-run Awdah TV narrator: “45 years since the Kamal Adwan operation (i.e., the Coastal Road massacre, 37 murdered, 12 of them children) carried out by Martyr Dalal Mughrabi and her comrades… After disembarking on the Jaffa coast (sic.), the squad succeeded in taking control of a bus… The goal of...”

Fatah Nablus Secretary Muhammad Hamdan: “Hamas is accusing the West Bank of security coordination [with Israel]. I think that the entire Palestinian people and the whole world has [recently] seen that more than 1,500 military operations (i.e., terror attacks) against the Israeli occupation were led...”

PA Shari'ah Judge Nasser Al-Qirem: Allah’s Messenger [Muhammad] said: The Martyr has a number of virtues among Allah, and these are the virtues of our pure Martyrs: First, his sins are forgiven with the first spurt of blood that falls on the ground… And also, on Resurrection Day this blessed land...

Official PA TV newsreader: “At dawn, young Karam Salman (i.e., terrorist) died as a Martyr… Martyr Salman, 18, ascended [to Heaven] when he was shot by a settler (sic., a security patrol)” … Grandfather of teen terrorist Karam Salman: “When a person dies as a Martyr this act is a heroic act and an...”

Official PA TV Narrator: “The Martyrs – souls that ascend to Heaven, and a memory that exists as long as life continues.” … “In my land the Martyrs don’t die, rather they fall asleep to the anthem of eternity” [Official PA TV, Jan. 28, 2023]

The video shows Fatah Jerusalem Branch Secretary Shadi Mattour leading a chant in a crowd at an event for released terrorist murderer Karim Younes. Fatah Jerusalem Branch Secretary Shadi Mattour: “Prisons and cells have turned us into revolutionaries. Freedom, freedom to the heroes of freedom. Long...”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina: “Our word to all the heroic prisoners, to all the Martyrs and their families and their heroes: They have raised our heads with their faith, their sincerity, and their defense of the national positions that are strong as iron... All the...”

Official PA TV program Palestine This Morning Visual: Video of Um Nasser Abu Hmeid – the mother of 6 terrorists responsible for at least 10 murders, see note below – calling on the public to participate in a demonstration for the release of the body of her dead terrorist son former prisoner Nasser...

Students’ voices: “For us, Allah willing [soon to be] released prisoner [Karim Younes] (i.e., terrorist, murdered 1) is a role model of firmness, defiance, and achieving freedom. [He is] the hero of the cause, the most veteran prisoner of Ribat (i.e., religious conflict), a shining star in the...”

Dead terrorists are “role models” for Palestinian children who adorn necklaces with their pictures Official PA TV reporter: “The Martyrs die, but their life stories remain in the Palestinian landscape. In the heart of the old city of Nablus, Hisham strives to create necklaces of Martyrs. A necklace...”

PA PM Muhammad Shtayyeh: "Martyrdom is a medal of honor, and honor for those who were killed" "Their blood is perfume" "Their blood waters the anemones that bloom in all of Palestine" (Official PA TV Live, Jan. 9, 2022) Hamas MP Marwan Abu Ras: "We are honored by this new group of Martyrs of..."

Fatah host: “The Fatah Movement has included the Palestinian women in all fields of the struggle... The Fatah women participated in the struggle and the battles on the ground, and they carried the pen and the sword. Here [were] Zakiya Shammout (i.e., terrorist, involved in murder of 1), Fatima...”

Fatah Facebook post promotes death for the motherland, presenting terrorist Uday Al-Tamimi as a Palestinian soldier

PA endorses Jenin terror hub as “Allah’s choice” that the city is a gushing spring of Martyrs and Martyrdom” Official PA TV filler shows violent confrontations and funerals of dead terrorists in Jenin Narrator: “Hello Jenin, hello to your heroes… Jenin is exporting freedom to the world, and...

Girl: “I wanted to draw Palestinian figures, a woman, a woman who was a fighter who participated in operations (i.e., terror attacks), Dalal Mughrabi (i.e., terrorist who led murder of 37, 12 of them children), a woman who had a role in the struggle and the resolve. She died as a Martyr in this...”

Child 1: “Dalal Mughrabi is a female Palestinian fighter who was called “the Bride of Jaffa” ... She took 30 soldiers (sic., civilians) captive on a bus and died as a Martyr during a hijacking operation.” Child 2: “She took 30 soldiers (sic.) captive and died as a Martyr during the operation... Her...”

Official PA TV program The Cultural Salon, hosting Chairwoman of the PLO Families of the Martyrs and Wounded Institution Intisar Al-Wazir, the widow of terrorist Khalil Al-Wazir “Abu Jihad” who was responsible for the murder of 125 Chairwoman of the PLO Families of the Martyrs and Wounded...