Abbas’ Fatah brags about 23 PA security officer terrorists - funded by the West

As part of its terror-promoting policy, Fatah has published the names and pictures of 23 terrorist members of the PA Security Forces. Palestinian Media Watch has exposed that the PA/Fatah regularly profile themselves as leading the “resistance,” i.e., terror against Israel while blaming Hamas for doing nothing, and even accusing the Gaza-based terror organization of collaborating with Israel.

The poster above published by Fatah shows 30 “Martyrs of the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces.” One in the first row and all six in the last row were killed in clashes with Islamist terrorists at Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon in July-August 2023. PMW identified the remaining 23 as terrorists who were killed while participating in attacks against Israelis. See details on each terrorist/Security Force member below.

Fatah has previously bragged about this double role, stating they are PA Police and Security officers by day and terrorists by night. These are the very security forces who have been funded and even trained by Western donors to fight terror. 

A recent video exposed by PMW shows photos of 24 armed terrorists who were salaried members of the PA Security Forces. To stress that the dual roles do not conflict, each picture includes the logos of the terror organization and the branch of the PA military. 

One such PA Security Forces terrorist left a “message for the Zionist enemy,” threatening that “fear will prevail among you and [my] actions will torment you and send you to a place where your blood will drip,” and that “the future will not bring you good or tranquillity, but rather death and humiliation.”

Moreover, Fatah has even bragged that “more than 355 of our prisoners are from the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces – in other words, the PA’s soldiers.” In March 2023, Fatah boasted that Fatah and the PA Security Forces “led 1,500” terror attacks while Hamas led none.

In December 2022, Fatah said it had murdered 20 Israelis and that 90% of the terrorist “Martyrs” were Fatah members, while in October the Movement put the number of terror attacks against Israel “shaded by the PA” at 7,200 in that year alone. The PA has announced that hundreds of PA Security Forces members are in prison for terror offenses they committed during the 5-year PA terror campaign (the second Intifada, 2000-2005), while PA Chairman Abbas’ deputy in Fatah has also admitted that the PA Security Forces are working together with terrorists:

Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul: “A confrontation took place between Israeli special forces and the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces. There are a number of wounded on our side from among the Palestinian Security [Forces’] members who fought with the occupation. There are also wounded from among the occupation soldiers as a result of the brave position of the Palestinian Security Forces in this affair. We speak about all the Palestinians. All the Palestinians are one unit. The Security Forces members, the Tanzim (i.e., Fatah terror faction), the public, and everyone – one unit in dealing with this occupation.”

[Facebook page of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Oct. 25, 2022] 

In 2021, Fatah official Jibril Rajoub bragged that 12% of terrorist prisoners are from PA Security Forces.

The following are the names of the 30 PA Security Forces members appearing on Fatah’s poster, showing the logo of Fatah-run Awdah TV at the top. As mentioned above, one in the first row and all six in the last row were killed in confrontations with Islamist terrorists in Lebanon. PMW identified the remaining 23 as known terrorists who were killed while attacking Israelis.

Further below is additional information on each terrorist and the attacks in which he participated:

Text at top of image: “The Martyrs of the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces”

Text under pictures in top row from left to right:
“Captain Ziyad Al-Zar’ini (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers together with terrorist Abd Al-Fattah Kharousha and 4 other terrorists),
[PA] Customs [Forces] Captain Tayseer Ayaseh (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers), [PA] Military Intelligence Forces Captain Bilal Rawajbeh (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Preventive Security Forces Colonel Daoud Zubeidi (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Preventive Security Forces Colonel Daoud Al-Khatib (i.e., terrorist, died of a heart attack while serving an 18-year prison sentence; PMW was unable to determine the nature of his crimes),
[PA General] Intelligence Forces Colonel Ashraf Ibrahim (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Military Intelligence Forces Brig. Gen. Saud Al-Titi (i.e., terrorist, participated in violent confrontations with Israeli forces at the Balata refugee camp on April 11, 2023),
[PA] Military Intelligence Forces Maj. Gen. Abu Ashraf Al-Armoushi (i.e., reportedly killed by Islamist terrorists in Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon on July 30, 2023), [PA] National Security [Forces]”

Text under pictures in second row from left to right:
“Second Lt. Amjad Al-Sukkari (i.e., terrorist, wounded 3, was the personal security guard of the PA general attorney),
[PA] Police Forces Second Lt. Ahmed Alawneh (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Military Intelligence Forces Second Lt. Ahmed Abed (i.e., terrorist, murdered 1 together with an accomplice),
[PA] Military Intelligence Forces Second Lt. Adham Aliwi (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Military Intelligence Forces Captain Ahmed Taha (i.e., terrorist, attempted to run over and stab Israelis),
[PA] National Security [Forces] Captain Hamdi Abu Dayya (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israelis),
[PA] Police Forces Captain Ramzi Zabarah (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers together with terrorist Imad Abu Al-Rashid at Hawara checkpoint on Oct. 28, 2022),
[PA] Civil Defense [Forces] Captain Imad Abu Rashid (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers together with terrorist Ramzi Zabarah), [PA] Civil Defense [Forces]”

Text under pictures in third row from left to right:
“Second Lt. Izz Al-Din Salahat (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers), [PA] Police Forces

Second Lt. Mutaz Al-Sharawneh (i.e., terrorist, participated in violent confrontations with Israeli security forces in Dura village on July 2, 2013),[PA] Training Forces (sic., Palestinian Administration and Organization Forces)

Second Lt. Raed Al-Naasan (i.e., terrorist, threw firebomb at Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Training Forces (sic., Palestinian Administration and Organization Forces) Second Lt. Yazan Abu Tabih (i.e., terrorist, killed in exchange of fire between Palestinian rioters and Israeli soldiers),
[PA] Training Forces (sic., Palestinian Administration and Organization Forces) Second Lt. Muhammad Jawabreh (i.e., terrorist, participated in violent confrontations with Israeli security forces in Al-Arroub village on Feb. 24, 2023),
[PA] Police Forces Second Lt. Tareq Badwan (i.e., terrorist claimed as a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, accidentally shot by Israeli forces during violent riots in Jenin on Feb. 6, 2020),
[PA] Police Forces Second Lt. Muhammad Abu Bakr (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers together with an accomplice, was the personal guard of Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul),
[Palestinian] Administration and Organization [Forces] (sic., PA Preventive Security Forces) Second Lt. Muhammad Baradiyah (i.e., terrorist, wounded 3), [PA] National Security [Forces]”

Text under pictures in fourth row from left to right:
Everyone listed in this row was apparently killed in clashes with Islamist terrorists at Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon in late July-early August 2023 -Ed.
“Second Lt. Younes Abu Shaqra, [PA] National Security [Forces]

Second Lt. Omar Muhammad, [PA] National Security [Forces]

Second Lt. Musa Fandi, [PA] National Security [Forces]

Second Lt. Tareq Khalaf, [PA] National Security [Forces]

Second Lt. Bilal Obeid, [PA] National Security [Forces]

Second Lt. Muhannad Qassem, [PA] National Security [Forces]”

[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, Aug. 6, 2023]

Abd Al-Fattah Kharousha – Palestinian terrorist and Hamas member who shot and murdered Israeli brothers Yagel and Hallel Yaniv, aged 19 and 21 respectively, while they were driving on a main road through Hawara, near Nablus in the West Bank, on Feb. 26, 2023. The terrorist fled the scene, and when Israeli forces located him in Jenin on March 7, 2023, he resisted arrest, initiating an exchange of fire in which he was shot and killed. In the exchange of fire, which included terrorists shooting from within an ambulance, 3 Israeli soldiers were wounded, while an additional 6 terrorists were killed.

Jamil Al-Amouri, Wisam Abu Zaid, Adham Yasser Aliwi, and Tayseer Mahmoud Ayaseh – Israeli undercover forces attempted to arrest wanted Islamic Jihad terrorists Jamil Al-Amouri and Wisam Abu Zaid while they were hiding in Jenin next to a PA military intelligence building on June 10, 2021, in order to prevent the two from committing imminent shooting attacks after they had committed attacks in the previous months. The two attempted to flee, at which point the Israeli forces opened fire, killing Al-Amouri and wounding and arresting Abu Zaid. Because the Israeli forces were operating undercover, the PA Security Forces had not been notified in advance in order not to blow their cover, and as the Israeli forces were preparing to leave the area, PA military intelligence officers Adham Yasser Aliwi and Tayseer Mahmoud Ayaseh opened fire on them, possibly unaware they were Israeli security forces. The forces returned fire, killing Aliwi and Ayaseh. According to reports, video from the event shows someone at the scene shouting out to identify the Israeli undercover forces, but Aliwi and Ayaseh apparently continued to fire despite the shouts.

Bilal Rawajbeh – Palestinian terrorist and PA Preventive Security Forces member who shot at Israeli soldiers at a military post near Nablus on Nov. 4, 2020, reportedly using a PA Security Forces issued handgun. The soldiers killed Rawajbeh in self-defense.

Daoud Zubeidi – Palestinian terrorist and member of the PA Security Forces who shot at Israeli soldiers in Jenin on May 13, 2022. Israeli Police officer Noam Raz was murdered in the attack. Zubeidi was wounded in the exchange of fire and died of his wounds two days later.

Ashraf Muhammad Amin Ibrahim – 38-year-old Palestinian terrorist, PA military intelligence officer, and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers while they were arresting two wanted terrorists in Jenin on May 29, 2023. The soldiers returned fire in self-defense, killing Ibrahim.

Amjad Jasser Al-Sukkari – 34-year-old Palestinian terrorist and the personal security guard of the PA General Attorney. Al-Sukkari injured 3 Israeli soldiers in a shooting attack next to the Jewish town of Beit-El, adjacent to Ramallah, on Jan. 31, 2016. Al-Sukkari was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers.

Abd Al-Rahman Hazem, Ahmed Alawneh, Muhammad Al-Wanneh, and Muhammad Abu Na’seh – Palestinian terrorists killed on Sept. 28, 2022 during a shootout with Israeli forces who were in Jenin to arrest Hazem and Al-Wanneh – wanted terrorists belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) responsible for a series of shooting attacks. Hazem was the brother of terrorist Ra’ad Hazem who murdered 3 Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2022. Alawneh was a PA Security Forces member.

Ahmed Abed and Abd Al-Rahman Abed - Palestinian terrorists and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Fatah's military wing) who shot and killed Israeli army officer Maj. Bar Falah, deputy commander of the Nahal brigade, at Jalame checkpoint near Jenin on Sept. 14, 2022. Other soldiers returned fire, killing the two terrorists. Ahmed Abed was an officer in the PA Security Forces. Fatah officially took responsibility for the attack in a Facebook post that was subsequently removed.

Ahmed Yaqub Muhammad Taha – 39-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces officer who attempted to run over Israeli civilians and soldiers waiting at a bus stop on a highway just west of Ariel in the West Bank on April 27, 2023. While trying to hit the Israelis Taha crashed into a Palestinian car by accident, and then exited his vehicle, pulled out a knife, and attempted to stab an Israeli police officer, at which an Israeli soldier shot and killed him, thereby ending his attack. The attack was captured on camera.

Hamdi Shaker Abu Dayya Al-Zama’reh – 40-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces member who shot at Israeli soldiers performing security checks on cars by Halhoul, near Hebron, on Jan. 17, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Abu Dayya. Two days prior on Jan. 15, 2023, Abu Dayya had shot at an Israeli civilian bus driving between Gush Etzion and Hebron. Abu Dayya had left a written “message to the Zionist enemy” in which he threatened to “plant disasters in your homes” and inflict “death and humiliation,” stating that Palestinian violence “focuses on making sure that Allah’s word will rule this land.”

Abu Dayya had left a written “message to the Zionist enemy” in which he threatened to “plant disasters in your homes” and inflict “death and humiliation,” stating that Palestinian violence “focuses on making sure that Allah’s word will rule this land.”

Izz Al-Din Salahat – Palestinian terrorist, PA police officer, and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers during a gun battle in the Jenin refugee camp on Jan. 26, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Salahat. The soldiers were in Jenin to arrest a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist and prevent an imminent terror attack. Salahat’s father is a colonel in the PA Presidential Guard.

Raed Al-Naasan – 21-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces member who threw a firebomb at Israeli soldiers while participating in a violent confrontation in Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, on Nov. 29, 2022. The soldiers fired in response, killing Al-Naasan.

Yazan Abu Tabih – Palestinian terrorist and member of the PA Administration and Organization Forces and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Fatah's military wing) who was killed during an exchange of gunfire between rioting Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in Jenin on Feb. 6, 2020. The soldiers were there to destroy the home of terrorist Ahmed Al-Qumbu', who participated in the murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach on Jan. 9, 2018.

Muhammad Abu Bakr and Muhammad Nasser Sa’id – Palestinian terrorists and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who shot at Israeli soldiers while they were arresting terrorists in Nablus on April 3, 2023. The soldiers returned fire, killing Abu Bakr and Sa’id. Abu Bakr was the personal guard of Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul, according to a Facebook post by the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture.

Muhammad Raed Naif Baradiyah – 23-year-old Palestinian terrorist and PA Security Forces officer who ran over and wounded 3 Israeli soldiers near Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, on March 31, 2023. Israeli soldiers at the scene responded by opening fire, killing Baradiyah.