| Fatah honors terrorist who led murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach:
"A Martyr who sat on the shoulders of Heaven and smiled"
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3 sports tournaments have been named after terrorist Jarrar
- "He destabilized Israel's security and terrified it" - Fatah glorified terrorist in numerous Facebook posts
- PFLP about terrorist: "Jarrar became a story of heroism and a shining chapter in our national history... his soul will continue to be a beacon"
By Nan Jacques Zilberdik
One of the latest new Palestinian "heroes" is "Martyr" Ahmed Nasr Jarrar - the terrorist who led the terror cell that murdered Rabbi Raziel Shevach, a father of six, in a drive-by shooting on Jan. 9, 2018, near Havat Gilad in the Nablus area.
Terrorist Jarrar was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with Israeli soldiers while resisting arrest near Jenin on Feb. 6, 2018. Palestinian Media Watch has documented that Abbas' Fatah Movement has honored him several times, and continues to do so as seen in additional Facebook posts below.
Palestinians have also named sports tournaments after the terrorist. A futsal championship was held in the Nablus area:
"The Martyr Ahmed Jarrar Futsal Championship"
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 12, 2018]
In Gaza too, terrorist Jarrar is a hero with two sports tournaments having already been named after him:
"The Martyr Ahmed Nasr Jarrar Table Tennis Cup" (to be held later this month)
"The Martyr Ahmed Jarrar Handball Cup" (date to be announced)
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 19, 2018]
The following are 10 Fatah posts on Facebook glorifying terrorist Jarrar:
The image below shows a doctored picture of terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar, in which a picture of his head has been put on the body of a video game character. The image shows terrorist Jarrar in a military uniform with a holstered handgun, and a Palestinian flag has been added as an arm badge to the video game character's body. In the upper left 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.
Posted text: "Eternity and glory to our righteous Martyrs (Shahids)" Text on image: "Ahmed Nasr Jarrar - A Martyr who sat on the shoulders of Heaven and smiled"
[Facebook page of the Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch, Feb. 6, 2018]
Text on image: "Ahmed Nasr Jarrar - he destabilized Israel's security and terrified it."
[Facebook page of the Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch, Feb. 6, 2018]
The image above shows a doctored picture of Ahmed Nasr Jarrar, in which a picture of his head has been put on the body of a video game character. He is seen in a military uniform holding an assault rifle over his shoulder, and a keffiyeh (Arab headdress) has been added to the video game character's body. Behind him is a Palestinian flag.
Headline: "The living Martyr (Shahid), and we are dead"
Text on image: "The living Martyr, and the dead world." [Website of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Feb. 6, 2018]
The image shows a drawing of terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar. Behind the drawing is an image of the world, with a black bar over it.
Headline: "Ahmed is as large as the homeland"
[Website of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Feb. 8, 2018]
The image shows the name "Ahmed Jarrar." The two Arabic letters "A" in his name (i.e., Ahmed Jarrar) are each replaced by the PA map of "Palestine."
Text on image: "Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Nasr Jarrar"
[Facebook page of the Fatah Movement - Bethlehem Branch, Feb. 6, 2018]
The image shows a framed picture of terrorist Jarrar with a Palestinian flag on the picture frame. Next to the picture is a lantern and in front of it are an AK-47 assault rifle, two grenades, ammunition, and another Palestinian flag.
Headline: "Ahmed the Arab"
Text on image: "Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed [Nasr] Jarrar
I am Ahmed the Arab
Let the siege come
My body is the walls
Let the siege come
And I am the borders of fire
Let the siege come
I am the one that surrounds you
Surrounds you
And my chest is the gate of all of the people
Let the siege come
Mahmoud Darwish"
[Website of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Feb. 7, 2018]
Posted text: "You are more precious than all of us together. Mercy and glory to you Martyrs (Shahids) of the Al-Buraq Wall (i.e., the Western Wall of the Temple Mount), the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, and Palestine. On to the gardens of eternity, O heroes
#Fatah_Information"
Text on image: "Martyrs Hamza Zamaarah, Ahmed Jarrar, Khaled Al-Tayeh" [Facebook page of the Fatah Information and Culture Commission, Feb. 7, 2018]
The image shows from left to right Khaled Al-Tayeh who was killed during confrontations with Israeli soldiers, terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar, and terrorist Hamza Zamaarah who stabbed and wounded 1.
Fatah has also specifically honored the mothers of "Martyrs," calling them "the crown on our heads." One post honored the mother of terrorist Jarrar, while another Fatah post honored five mothers of terrorist murderers:
Posted text: "The crown on our heads, the mothers of the Martyrs (Shahids):
Ahmed Nasr Jarrar (i.e., terrorist, led murder of 1), Ahmed Ismail Jarrar (i.e., terrorist, involved in murder of 1), Basel Al-A'araj (i.e., head of terror cell), Abd Al-Hamid Abu Sorour (i.e., suicide bomber, wounded 21), Muhammad Abu Khdeir (i.e., Palestinian teen murdered by Israeli extremists) and Muhannad Halabi (i.e., terrorist, murdered 2)."
[Official Fatah Facebook page, Feb. 11, 2018]
Posted text: "A drawing of the mother of Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Jarrar
A drawing by Arwa Jamil Mashaqi from Nablus
#Fatah_Information"
Text on image: "Allah stands alongside those who stand firm"
[Facebook page of the Fatah Information and Culture Commission, Feb. 7, 2018]
The image shows a drawing of a woman wearing a hijab (religious headscarf) with her eyes closed, and behind and above her is a figure wearing a keffiyeh (Arab headdress) with a Quran in place of his head. The figure is emanating light.
Fatah posted part of an interview with the mother of terrorist Jarrar:
Posted text: "Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Jarrar drew his courage from his patient and Murabita mother"
("Murabita" is a woman carrying out Ribat, religious conflict/war to protect land claimed to be Islamic -Ed.)
Mother of terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar: "Praise Allah, praise Allah, praise God for every situation. Praise God, may Allah take revenge on them and their assistants; may Allah take revenge on them and their assistants... How religious he was, and how he aroused pride. He is the son of all of Palestine, not just my son. Knock on wood, he shook the whole [Zionist] entity."
[Official Fatah Facebook page, Feb. 6, 2018]
In addition to Fatah, the terror organization PFLP also glorified terrorist Jarrar, stating that he is "a shining chapter" in Palestinian history and "a beacon":
"The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also eulogized Martyr Jarrar. The Front said that in his death as a Martyr, Jarrar became a story of heroism and a shining chapter in our national history, of which our people is proud, and that his soul will continue to be a beacon and guide to all of the people of the resistance."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 7, 2018]
The following are longer excerpts of the reports on the glorification of terrorist Jarrar:
Headline: "The Abu Ata Shatara team won the Martyr Ahmed Jarrar Futsal Championship"
"The Askar Center and the Al-Asaker fan club organized a futsal championship named after Martyr Ahmed [Nasr] Jarrar at the hall of the Askar Center in the old Askar refugee camp [in the Nablus area] on Friday [Feb. 9, 2018]."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 12, 2018]
Headline: "The Martyr Ahmed Jarrar Cup in table tennis and handball at the end of the month"
"The Table Tennis Association decided to launch the Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Nasr Jarrar (i.e., terrorist, led murder of 1) Table Tennis Cup at the end of the month [February 2018], with the participation of 21 clubs and the sponsorship of the Amwaj sports institution...
Amwaj will also sponsor a handball championship named after Martyr Jarrar." [Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 19, 2018]
According to the names of the teams participating (not translated) the cups are to take place in Gaza.
Headline: "The national action factions eulogize Martyr Jarrar"
"The national action factions eulogized Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Nasr Jarrar (i.e., terrorist, responsible for murder of 1), who was assassinated (sic., Jarrar was killed in an exchange of fire while resisting arrest) by a force from the occupation army and its special units yesterday [Feb. 6, 2018] in the town of Al-Yamun, in the Jenin district. Fatah Movement Spokesperson Osama Al-Qawasmi said that the crime of the assassination of young Jarrar early yesterday morning joins the crimes of the occupation, which are in contradiction of all of the international laws...
Al-Qawasmi said to [the official PA] radio station The Voice of Palestine that this crime, which constitutes a type of execution with no trial, will not harm the determination of our people, which will continue to stand firm on the ground of its homeland and to adhere to its firm rights...
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also eulogized Martyr Jarrar. The Front said that in his death as a Martyr, Jarrar became a story of heroism and a shining chapter in our national history, of which our people is proud, and that his soul will continue to be a beacon and guide to all of the people of the resistance."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 7, 2018]
Text and video posted on the official Fatah Facebook page
Posted text: "Martyr (Shahid) Ahmed Jarrar (i.e., terrorist, led murder of 1) drew his courage from his patient and Murabita mother"
("Murabita" is a woman carrying out Ribat, religious conflict/war to protect land claimed to be Islamic -Ed.)
The video shows an interview with the mother of terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar, who led the murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach on Jan. 9, 2018, in a drive-by shooting. An excerpt of the interview shown in the video:
Mother of terrorist Ahmed Nasr Jarrar: "Praise Allah, praise Allah, praise God for every situation. Praise God, may Allah take revenge on them and their assistants; may Allah take revenge on them and their assistants."
Reporter: "There is a picture that was published, did you see it?
Mother: "Yes, first thing in the morning they said to me: 'Is this your son or not your son?' I said that it looks like a scarf, not a beard. His beard is blond, but apparently he put on a scarf, poor thing. In other words, praise Allah, praise Allah. Our God honored him, praise Allah, praise Allah. Allah chose him [to be] among the Martyrs (Shahids), praise Allah. Praise Allah, our God chose him, praise Allah."
Reporter: "Have you seen his personal belongings?
Mother: "Yes, they brought his pants and shirt. The coat does not look like his, but I recognized his shirt and the pants."
Reporter: "And there was also a Quran."
Mother: "Yes, a Quran. His father gave him the Quran when he was little... and he would carry it in his pocket. It was perforated by the shots he took to the chest, poor thing. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive him. How religious he was, and how he aroused pride. He is the son of all of Palestine, not just my son. Knock on wood, he shook the whole [Zionist] entity. Praise Allah, praise Allah, praise Allah, praise Allah. Patience is beautiful and our assistance is from Allah. Praise Allah for every situation, praise Allah."
Reporter: "Very good."
[Official Fatah Facebook page, Feb. 6, 2018]
The following is additional information on terms, terrorists, and others mentioned in the Fatah Facebook posts above:
The Al-Buraq Wall - Islam's Prophet Muhammad is said to have rode during his Night Journey from Mecca to "al aqsa mosque", i.e., "the farthest mosque" (Quran, Sura 17), and there tied his miraculous flying steed named Al-Buraq to a "stone" or a "rock." (Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Book 47, Hadith 3424). In the 1920's, Arab Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husseini decided to identify the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem as that "rock" or "stone," and since then Muslims refer to the Western Wall as the "Al-Buraq Wall."
Khaled Al-Tayeh - Palestinian who was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Nablus on Feb. 6, 2018. The soldiers were searching for terrorist Abd Al-Hakim Adel Asi who murdered Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal on Feb. 5, 2018, and as they were leaving the city they came under fire and a confrontation broke out.
Hamza Zamaarah - Palestinian terrorist who stabbed and wounded an Israeli security guard at the entrance to Karmei Tzur near Hebron on Feb. 7, 2018. Zamaarah was shot and killed during the attack by another security guard.
Ahmed Ismail Jarrar - Palestinian terrorist who was a member of the terror cell led by Ahmed Nasr Jarrar that murdered Rabbi Raziel Shevach in a drive-by shooting on Jan. 9, 2018, near Havat Gilad, in the Nablus area. On Jan. 18, 2018, Jarrar and two other accomplices resisted arrest and opened fire on Israeli soldiers in Jenin, and Jarrar was shot and killed.
Basel Al-A'araj - head of a Palestinian terror cell that planned to attack Israeli targets. Al-A'araj and his cell were arrested by the PA Security Forces in spring 2016 and held in prison until they were released on Sept. 9, 2016, largely due to a public Palestinian campaign. Israeli soldiers tried to arrest Al-A'araj in El-Bireh on March 6, 2017, but he resisted and opened fire on them at which point they shot and killed him.
Abd Al-Hamid Abu Sorour - 19-year-old Hamas terrorist who on April 18, 2016, carried out a suicide bombing attack on bus no. 12 in the Talpiot neighborhood in southeast Jerusalem. 21 people were injured in the attack. Abu Sorour died of his injuries a few days later in an Israeli hospital.
Muhammad Abu Khdeir - Palestinian teen kidnapped and murdered by Israeli extremists in Jerusalem on July 2, 2014, in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teens Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel in the West Bank on June 12. Following Abu Khdeir's murder, Palestinians took to the streets of East Jerusalem in violent and continuous protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers immediately condemned the revenge murder in the strongest terms. Israeli police arrested six Israeli suspects on July 6 of whom three confessed to murdering Khdeir. One of the murderers, Yosef Ben-David, is serving 1 life sentence and an additional 20 years. His two accomplices, both unnamed minors, are serving 1 life sentence and 21 years respectively.
Muhannad Halabi - 19-year-old Palestinian terrorist who murdered 2 Israelis, Rabbi Nehemiah Lavi and Aharon Bennett, and injured Bennett's wife, Adele, and their 2-year-old son in a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct. 3, 2015. Following the attack, he was shot and killed by Israeli security forces. Prior to his attack, in a post to his private Facebook page, the terrorist referred to recent terror attacks as part of a "third Intifada," and said that it was a response to Israel's actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and that the Palestinian people would not "succumb to humiliation." This is a reference to the PA libel that Israel is plotting to take over and destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and to the PA's portrayal of Jews praying on the Temple Mount as "an invasion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
Mahmoud Darwish is considered the Palestinian national poet. He published over 30 volumes of poetry and 8 books of prose and has won numerous awards. He joined the Israeli Communist Party in 1961 and the terrorist organization PLO in 1973, becoming a member of the PLO Executive Committee in 1987. He left the PLO in 1993 because it signed the Oslo Accords with Israel.
Many in Israel see his poetry as inciting hate and violence. One poem he wrote in 1988 at the height of the Palestinian wave of violence and terror against Israel (the first Intifada, 1987-1993) calls to Israelis: "Take your portion of our blood - and be gone... Live wherever you like, but do not live among us... Die wherever you like, but do not die among us... Leave our country, our land, our sea, our wheat, our salt, our wounds, everything, and leave the memories of memory."
In 1964, he wrote a poem entitled "ID Card" in which he said: "I do not hate people, And I do not steal from anyone, But if I starve I will eat my oppressors' flesh; Beware, beware of my starving, And my rage."
He also wrote "Silence for the Sake of Gaza" in 1973, which many see as glorifying terror: "She wraps explosives around her waist and blows herself up. It is not a death, and not a suicide. It is Gaza's way of declaring she is worthy of life."
His defenders have claimed that Israel misinterprets his poetry and that he sought reconciliation with Israel. One wrote in 2017: "Darwish arranged meetings between Palestinian and Israeli intellectuals, and published essays on their discussions. He was optimistic that, through mutual understanding, the two sides could eventually reconcile." [https://www.bcalnoor.org/]
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