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Palestinian Media Watch (Link)
- Itamar Marcus & Nan Jacques Zilberdik (March 27, 2011)
On Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian Authority Prime
Minster Salam Fayyad condemned as �terror� the bomb at a Jerusalem bus stop that
killed one woman.
On Wednesday morning, Fayyad honored Palestinian women
terrorists, including two who drove suicide bombers to terror attacks killing
five. He also honored a terrorist who placed a bomb in a bus station, an action
identical to the one he condemned just a few hours later.
Fayyad condemned Jerusalem bombing Wednesday afternoon:
�I condemn this terror operation in the harshest terms,
no matter who stands behind it.�
Fayyad praised Palestinian terrorists Wednesday morning:
�I will not fail to mention with honor and admiration the
resolve of the female prisoners, the fighters, and of all the prisoners of
freedom who are imprisoned in the Israeli prisons, experiencing
indescribable suffering. This requires that all of us intensify the effort
to ensure their liberation from the occupation�s chains and from the abuse
of its [Israel�s] executioners.�
In a radio speech, Fayyad then specifically named the
following terrorists:
Qahira Al-Sa�adi, who drove suicide bomber to
attack killing 3 in Jerusalem in 2002.
Irena Sarahneh, who drove suicide bomber to attack killing 2 and
injuring dozens, in Israeli city Rishon LeZion in 2002.
Iman Ghazawi, who in 2001 placed a bomb at the central bus station in
Tel Aviv that was discovered before it exploded.
Latifa Abu Zara�a, who in 2003 smuggled a bomb into Israel for
suicide terror attack that was uncovered before it was implemented.
Having condemned the bomb in Jerusalem as �terror,� Fayyad
elaborated, explaining that such �actions� have damaged the Palestinian cause in
the past:
�It is shameful that after all the catastrophes which
such actions have brought upon our people, and the heavy damage which they
have brought to our struggle and to the justice of our cause, some
Palestinian party still insists on renewing these shameful operations and
scenes.�
The following are the two stories both published the
day after the Jerusalem bombing in the official PA daily:
Fayyad honors terrorists including two who drove suicide
bombers, and one who placed a bomb:
�Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, opened his weekly radio
address by sending greetings to the Palestinian mother in honor of Mothers�
Day...
The Prime Minister congratulated the Palestinian mothers for their leading
and prominent role, alongside the men, and for their struggle to achieve
full equal rights, out of thorough belief that a woman�s right to equality
is a natural, absolute and inalienable right. He said, �On this occasion,
I will not fail to mention with honor and admiration the resolve of the
female prisoners, the fighters, and of all the prisoners of freedom who are
imprisoned in the Israeli prisons, experiencing indescribable suffering.
This requires that all of us intensify the effort to ensure their liberation
from the occupation�s chains and from the abuse of its [Israel�s]
executioners. I make special mention of all the women prisoners who are
mothers: Iman Ghazawi, who has been imprisoned for ten years;
Qahira Al-Sa�adi; Irena Sarahneh; Latifa Abu Zara�a; Ibtisam Al-Issawi;
Muntaha Al-Tawil; and Kifah Qatash.� He added, �We do not forget the
Palestinian mothers who stand as a barricade before the Israeli bulldozers
in order to protect their land and their homes... I do not forget our
righteous Shahid (Martyr) mothers, the mothers who are prisoners of freedom,
and the mothers who have been injured or expelled.�� [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida,
March 24, 2011]
Fayyad condemns placing bomb in Jerusalem as �terror�:
�President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
yesterday condemned the operation (i.e., terror attack in which bomb
exploded at bus stop) in Jerusalem, in which a woman was killed and 31
others were injured. US President Barack Obama condemned the operation and
called for calm. At the same time, Palestinian rockets hit two cities deep
inside Israel, causing injury to one resident...
In an announcement published by the WAFA Palestinian News Agency, President
Mahmoud Abbas condemned the operation which took place in Jerusalem and
claimed civilian casualties. The announcement added, �The President already
condemned yesterday the Israeli operation (i.e., after Hamas Grad rockets
attacks on Israeli cities Ashkelon and Beer Sheva, Israel attacked Hamas
targets, which led to civilian casualties as well) in the Gaza Strip,
leading to the Martyrdom deaths of 8 civilians and the injury of more than
20 others in Israeli bombings of various areas in the Gaza Strip.�
Prime Minister Fayyad condemned �harshly� the explosion
which took place next to the Jerusalem central bus station. He emphasized
that such actions bring �catastrophes� upon the Palestinian people. In
an announcement, Fayyad said, �I condemn this terror operation in the
harshest terms, no matter who stands behind it.� Fayyad wished the
injured a speedy recovery. He said, �It is shameful that after all the
catastrophes which such actions have brought upon our people, and the heavy
damage which they have brought to our struggle and to the justice of our
cause, some Palestinian party still insists on renewing these shameful
operations and scenes, under hollow slogans which our people no longer
believe, and which stand in complete contrast to its legitimate attempt to
earn freedom through peaceful means and through its determination to stand
resolute and to remain upon its land.� [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 24,
2011] �
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