PA honors convicted terrorist, glorifies murderer's book launch

The PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs posted pictures and text on its Facebook page

Posted text: “During the participation of Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ [Affairs Qadura Fares] and a delegation from the commission in the launch of the book ‘Kifah’s Struggle’ by heroic prisoner commander Kifah Hattab (i.e., terrorist, involved in murder of 2), which was held today [Aug. 20, 2023], at the Martyr Yasser Arafat Museum.”

The picture shows Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadura Fares presenting a woman with an honorary plaque featuring the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel together with the PA areas as “Palestine.”

[PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs, Facebook page, Aug. 20, 2023]

Qadura Fares also serves as Chairman of the PA-funded Prisoners’ Club and is a former PA minister without portfolio and former member of PA Parliament.

Kifah Hattab – Palestinian terrorist, PA Security Forces member, and head of a Tanzim (Fatah terror faction) cell that murdered Israeli Rabbi Aharon Ovadian in Baqa Al-Gharabiya in northern Israel on July 2, 2001. Hattab was also involved in the murder of a Palestinian who was suspected of aiding Israel. Hattab is serving 2 life sentences.