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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
PMW: Murder of 4 Jews praised by Abbas' advisor and Fatah

PMW Bulletin
Nov. 18, 2014

Contradictory messages from the PA in response to murder of Jewish
worshippers:
Abbas condemned the murders while his advisor and Fatah praised them Abbas'
advisor about the murders:"heroic operation"

Abbas' Fatah "welcomes the operation" and "escorts the Martyrs to Paradise"

Abbas' Fatah: "Handing out candy in the cities of the West Bank in
celebration of the Jerusalem operation"

Abbas' office: "The President's office condemns the murder of the
worshippers"
http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=13079

by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
p:+972 2 625 4140 e: pmw@palwatch.org
f: +972 2 624 2803 w: www.palwatch.org

Following this morning's murder of 4 Jewish worshippers in a Jerusalem
synagogue, Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas' advisor Sultan Abu
Al-Einein immediately praised the attack as a "heroic operation" on his
Facebook page. He posted graphic images showing pools of blood and dead Jews
in prayer shawls, as well as a photo of the dead terrorists with a bloody
butcher's knife on the ground next to them. Al-Einein referred to them as
"Martyrs."

(See below - WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES)

These "Martyrs" were two Arab terrorists, Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal from
East Jerusalem, who entered a synagogue in Jerusalem and attacked
worshippers with guns, knives and axes, killing 4 and injuring 8, 4 of them
seriously. The terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with the
Israeli Security Forces that arrived on the scene.


Speaking in the name of MPs from Abbas' Fatah movement, spokesman Jamal
Tirawi announced that they "welcomed the Martyrdom-seeking operation
(Istish'had) in Jerusalem," and were "escorting the Martyrs (Shahids) of the
Abu Jamal family to Paradise." [Donia Al-Watan News website, Nov. 18, 2014]

Fatah also immediately celebrated the killings, announcing on Facebook that
people were "handing out candy":

"Handing out candy in the cities of the West Bank in celebration of the
Jerusalem operation (i.e., the Jerusalem synagogue terror attack), which was
carried out to avenge the execution of Martyr (Shahid) Yussuf Al-Ramouni and
the violations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque." [Facebook, "Fatah - The Main Page",
Nov. 18, 2014]

Palestinian leaders and media have been quick to explain today's murders as
a response to the alleged killing of an Arab bus driver two days ago. On
Nov. 16, 2014, Yussuf Al-Ramouni, an Arab bus driver from East Jerusalem,
was found hanged at a bus terminal in Jerusalem. Although an autopsy
performed by the Israeli Abu Kabir Forensic Institute and a pathologist
chosen by the family of Al-Ramouni revealed no signs of violence,
Palestinian leaders and media immediately presented the incident as a murder
perpetrated by "Jewish settlers."

Abbas' advisor Al-Einein presented today's murders of Jews as a "response"
to "the assassination" of the bus driver:

"Pictures from the scene of the heroic operation (i.e., the Jerusalem
synagogue terror attack) at the religious Zionist institute, in response to
the assassination of Martyr (Shahid) Yussuf Al-Ramouni 'Abu Jihad.'"

[Facebook page of Fatah Central Committee member

Sultan Abu Al-Einein, Nov. 18, 2014]

Another Facebook page, possibly connected to Fatah, "Palestinian National
Liberation Movement - Fatah," posted graphic pictures from the murder scene
and wrote the following: "Pictures from the heroic operation (i.e., the
synagogue terror attack) in Jerusalem. Yesterday, they said 'Death to the
Arabs,' but they didn't realize that it was 'Death to the Jews.'" [Facebook
page of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement - Fatah", Nov. 18,
2014]

Palestinian Media Watch has reported on Al-Einein's continuous glorification
of murderers of Israeli civilians.

These responses by Fatah and Abbas' advisor glorifying the killings of
innocent Israelis contradict the official response from Abbas and the
Palestinian Authority, which condemned the attack:

"The President's [Abbas'] Office has always condemned the murder of citizens
on any side, and today, it condemns the murder of the worshippers in the
synagogue in West Jerusalem." [WAFA (the official Palestinian news agency),
Nov. 18, 2014]

The announcement indirectly blamed Israel for the murders in that it went on
to demand "an end to the invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the provocations
of the settlers, and the incitement on the part of several Israeli
ministers."

This is not the first time the PA and Abbas' advisors transmit contradictory
messages. PMW reported that while one advisor assured that Abbas was "making
sure that our people is not drawn into a cycle of violence and
counter-violence", his other advisor was heating up the atmosphere for more
terror attacks by praising as "heroic Martyrs" terrorists who killed four
and wounded dozens.

Similarly, Fatah's spokesman Ahmad Assaf said in a statement to the press
that "the attack was the natural result of the Israeli violations in
Jerusalem." [Russia Today news site in Arabic, Nov. 18, 2014]

(WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES)

The following are the graphic images from the terrorist attack this morning
posted by Fatah and Abbas' advisor on Facebook:

Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein posted the following
photo and text on his Facebook page:
Text: "Pictures from the scene of the heroic operation (i.e., the Jerusalem
synagogue terror attack) at the religious Zionist institute, in response to
the assassination of Martyr (Shahid) Yussuf Al-Ramouni 'Abu Jihad.'"

[Facebook page of Fatah Central Committee member
Sultan Abu Al-Einein, Nov. 18, 2014]

This picture of the two dead terrorists was also posted on Al-Einein's
Facebook page:

Text: "The enemy media: Martyrs (Shahids) Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal,
cousins from Jabal Mukkaber, who carried out the heroic operation (i.e., the
Jerusalem synagogue terror attack)."

[Facebook page of Fatah Central Committee member

Sultan Abu Al-Einein, Nov. 18, 2014]

The Facebook page of the "Palestinian National Liberation Movement" posted
this image with the following text:

Text: "Pictures from the heroic operation (i.e., the synagogue terror
attack) in Jerusalem. Yesterday, they said 'Death to the Arabs,' but they
didn't realize that it was 'Death to the Jews.'"

[Facebook page of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement - Fatah,"
Nov. 18, 2014]

The following are longer excerpts of the reports mentioned above:

"The President's [Abbas'] Office has always condemned the murder of citizens
on any side, and today, it condemns the murder of the worshippers in the
synagogue in West Jerusalem. In addition, it condemns all acts of violence
regardless of their source, and demands an end to the invasions of the
Al-Aqsa Mosque, the provocations of the settlers, and the incitement on the
part of several Israeli ministers.

In addition, the President's Office emphasizes that the time has come to end
the occupation and eliminate the causes of the tension and violence. We
emphasize our commitment to a just solution based on the two-state solution,
in keeping with the resolutions of the international institutions, and to
preserving the atmosphere of calm and the understandings reached with
[Jordanian] King Abdallah II and with US Secretary of State John Kerry in
Amman [in November 2014]."

[WAFA (the official Palestinian news agency), Nov. 18, 2014]

"Fatah's parliamentary faction welcomed the Jerusalem operation (i.e., the
Jerusalem synagogue terror attack), which was carried out by two residents
from Jabal Mukkaber, and caused the deaths of four settlers. These
statements were made by Fatah faction spokesman and member of PA Parliament
(Legislative Council) Jamal Tirawi, who emphasized that the faction welcomed
the Martyrdom-seeking (Istish'had) operation in Jerusalem, and was escorting
the Martyrs (Shahids) of the Abu Jamal family to Paradise.
Fatah's parliamentary faction emphasized that this operation was carried out
as part of the Palestinian response to the occupation's massacres and
incitement, its invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and prohibition of Muslims
from entering it; the settlers' rampages [carried out] under the protection
of a well-trained occupying army in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and to the
oppression and racism against our people in the occupied interior (i.e.,
Israel)."
[Donia Al-Watan News website, Nov. 18, 2014]

"Responding to the operation (i.e., the Jerusalem synagogue terror attack)
that resulted in the deaths of the two men who had carried it out, Fatah
spokesman Ahmad Assaf said in a statement to the press that 'the attack was
the natural result of the Israeli violations in Jerusalem.' In addition,
Assaf emphasized that 'the Netanyahu government is leading us into a cycle
of violence.'... Hamas welcomed the operation, and said it was a natural
response to the Israeli actions."
[Russia Today news site in Arabic, Nov. 18, 2014]

© Palestinian Media Watch, 1996-2014. Writings, translations, and videos may
be used, provided that clear attribution is given to Palestinian Media
Watch.

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