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Fatah post for 53rd anniversary glorifies suicide bomber who murdered 1


Image and text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page

Posted text: “#The_Launch(Intilaqa)_of_Fatah53”

The image shows a picture of terrorist Wafa Idris, a suicide bomber who murdered 1 and wounded over 100. To the right is a logo showing a masked Palestinian wearing a keffiyeh (Arab headdress) and using a slingshot with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dome of the Rock behind him, and next to him the number “53” representing the 53rd anniversary of the Launch of Fatah. Under the logo is a picture of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. In the upper right corner appears the Fatah logo that includes a grenade, crossed rifles, and the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel as “Palestine” together with the PA areas.

Image on text:
“The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah
Mobilization and Organization Commission – Communications Office

The 53rd anniversary of the outbreak of the Palestinian revolution”
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Intilaqa - "the Launch" refers to the beginning of Fatah on Jan. 1, 1965, when it carried out its first terror attack against Israel, attempting to blow up Israel's National Water Carrier.

Wafa Idris – The first Palestinian female suicide bomber. Belonging to Fatah, she blew herself up on Jaffa Road in central Jerusalem on Jan. 27, 2002, murdering 1 and wounding over 100. As a volunteer for the Palestinian Red Crescent she was able to bypass Israeli security and enter Jerusalem in a Palestinian ambulance.

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