that the Palestinian Authority has been encouraging Palesti

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The Ultimate Child Abuse Palestinian Media
Watch Visual Analysis 1 - April 23, 2002
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PMW has compiled substantial evidence that the
Palestinian Authority has been encouraging
Palestinian children to seek death as Martyrs
This report presents examples of this
evidence
Part 1 Encouraging Children to seek
Martyrdom Part 2 Success of the PA Strategy
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Part 1 Encouraging Children to seek
Martyrdom This drawing depicting a dead child
Martyr appears in a 7th grade Palestinian
schoolbook...
with the following poem glorifying Martyrdom
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The Martyr by Abd El Rahim Mahmud I
shall carry my soul in my palm And toss it into
the abyss of destruction... By your life! I see
my death, but I hasten my steps towards
it... Hearing weapons clash is pleasant to my
ear And the flow of blood gladdens my soul By
your life! This is the death of Men And who asks
for a noble death - here it is Our
Arabic Language for 5th grade, page 60, Guide to
Improve Arabic Language for 12th grade, page 84,
Our Beautiful Language for 7th grade, part A page
97, PATV, Oct 27, 2000 and other broadcasts
This poem appears in three additional school
books. It has been recited by heart by children
on PA TV.
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Schoolbooks induce children not to fear dying by
teaching that death is predetermined and
Martyrdom is better than any other death
The Moslem sacrifices himself for his belief and
wages Jihad Holy Warfor Allah. He is not
swayed for he knows that the date of his death
has been predetermined and that his death as a
Martyr on the field of battle is preferable to
death in his bed Islamic Education, for 8th
grade, page 176 PA Ministry of Education,
based on a Jordanian book
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How Sweet is Martyrdom for children
The following slides are from one of many
Palestinian TV clips encouraging Martyrdom.
This clip attempts to allay Palestinian
childrens innate fear of death by depicting
death by Martyrdom as painless, even serene.
This clip depicts the last day in the life of a
young boy. His farewell letter explains that he
willingly chose death
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Boy routinely leaves to school, without
disclosing his plan
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Father receives farewell letter Dont be
sad, my dear father and dont cry over my
parting, for my country Martyrdom... For my
country I sacrifice myself.
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Hes a nice, friendly child
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farewell letter With determination and
desire I long to approach
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farewell letter How sweet is Martyrdom when
I embrace you may land.
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Palestinian TV broadcast this glorification of a
childs eager self-sacrifice nearly every day
last year.
Often 2 and 3 times a day.
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The news media openly portrayed children as
seeking death When 14 year old Wajdi died, the
official PA daily glorified what they claimed
was his desire for death
The Martyr Wajdi Al-Hattab (9th grade)
responded to the call of Allah and achieved the
Martyrdom that he yearned for... He would
always say to his friends When I become a
Martyr, give out cake... he attained what he
yearned for. He reached the highest levels with
Allah Wajdis gym teacher Wajdi asked me
to give out cake if he becomes a Martyr His
classmates swore that they would continue in the
path of Martyrdom until the liberation of
Jerusalem PA official daily, Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, Nov. 9, 2000
Caption Wajdi Al-Hattib
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When children were injured, the PA reported they
were disappointed because they sought death as
Martyrs.
Ramadan Saadi Abed Rabbo, 13, injured My goal
is not to be injured, rather something much
nobler Martyrdom. PA official daily,
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 8, 2000
The injured boy Saed Osallah 11 from the
Jebalya refugee camp said We are all
potential Martyrs for Jerusalem and the
motherland. PA official daily,
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 6, 2000
The injured boy Alfayumi 11 says that being
killed as a Martyr for Allah and the motherland
is an obligation of every Palestinian.
PA official daily, Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, Nov. 6, 2000
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This interviewer asked a 2nd grader if he wasnt
afraid to die fighting Israel. When the child
hesitated,the interviewer prompted him by shaking
her head no, after which he answered no.
Even 7 year olds are being pushed to Martyrdom.
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Arafat on PA TV His message to PA
children is that their greatest message in the
world is Martyrdom
Question Mr. President, what message would you
like to send to ... Palestinian children?
Arafat This child, who is grasping the stone,
facing the tank is it not the greatest message
in the world when that hero becomes a Martyr?
We are proud of them PATV Jan. 15, 2002
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Palestinian children are asked to follow a
child Martyr to Paradise Mohammed Al Dura was
killed by an undetermined source in a televised
crossfire. He was turned into a symbol for
Palestinian children. In order to make
child paradise look attractive, the PA TV
broadcast a video clip with an actor playing Al
Dura, frolicking in child paradise.
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The clip opened with this call from Al Dura in
Paradise to other Palestinian children to follow
him I am waving, not to say good
bye, but to say follow me. Signed Muhammad
Al Dura.
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In paradise for child Martyrs, he is Running on
the beach How sweet is the fragrance
of the Martyrs, how sweet is the fragrance of the
earth, its thirst quenched by the gush of
blood flowing from the youthful body.
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Playing with a kite
I shall go with no fear, no tears
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And even with a Ferris Wheel
How sweet is the fragrance of the Martyrs
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Post Script After PMW exposed this on NBC TV,
the Palestinian Authority, in a special press
release, attacked PMWs and NBCs credibility.
Disgraced at being caught telling children-
follow me to paradise, the clip was immediately
removed from PA TV.
After editing, which took out both the follow
me and the scene with the ferris wheel, it was
again broadcast regularly.
The text How sweet is the fragrance of the
Martyrs, how sweet is the fragrance of the earth,
its thirst quenched by the gush of blood,
flowing from the youthful body ...continues to
be broadcast.
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Young girls were given posters idolizing the
first woman suicide bomber as the Heroine Martyr
Wafa Idris.
Al-Ayyam, Feb. 1, 2002
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Parents are regularly cited describing their joy
at the death of their children The best
Mothers Day present I got this year was the
death as a Martyr of Abbas. mother of Abbas
Al Awiwi, PA official daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida,
Mar. 21, 2001
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Part 2 Success of the PA Strategy Tragically
the PA manipulation of their children to seek
Martyrdom has been successful
72 of the children sampled from all the
districts of Gaza expressed the hope of becoming
Martyrs...
Sout Al-Nissa-Voice of the Women, Al-Ayyam,
Jan. 24, 2002
63 of them children said they want to be
Martyrs.
The Eighth Day, Al-Ayyam, Mar. 3, 2002
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Child Karam -age 12- wrote his own death
announcement
Prior to his being injured... Karam announced
his own death on the walls of his home and
attributed to himself, in his own handwriting,
Martyrdom and its honor. The notice read The
Al-Kard family announces the death of its
courageous Martyr Karam... PA official
daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 30, 2000
Child Muhammad asked Allah for Martyrdom...
The child Martyr Muhammad Abu Tahun wrote his
last words in his notebook The Martyrs will
enter Paradise and myself among them, Please
Allah ... PA official daily, Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, Nov. 9, 2000
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A mother of 2 dead sons My sons sought
Martyrdom Sout Al-Nissa-Voice of
the Women, Al-Ayyam, Feb. 28, 2002
The first son He wrote phrases of love of
the homeland and becoming a Martyr... He
referred to himself as a Martyr. On one of his
notebooks he wrote The Martyr hero Yasser Sami
Al-Koussba died as a Martyr on the land of
Palestine
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Sout Al-Nissa-Voice of the
Women, Al-Ayyam, Feb. 28, 2002
The second son A few days before he became a
Martyr, wrote the following phrase on one of his
notebooks Mother! Dont cry over me if I am
killed. Death does not scare me, my aspiration
is to be a Martyr.
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The Mother describes her pride
After reading this passage, Fatmas expression
took on a look of pride and honor at her sons
sacrifice, and her own sacrifice. The she said
Praise to Allah, I gave birth to heroes
Sout Al-Nissa-Voice of the Women,
Al-Ayyam, Feb. 28, 2002
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10, 11, and 12 year-olds - ran away to seek
Martyrdom.
The residents of Yassid, a Palestinian village,
found the missing girls, aged 10, 11 and 12,
after a day-long search. Apparently, the children
went looking for Jerusalem, seeking
Martyrdom... The children said they were going to
get weapons and to be martyred in Jerusalem, and
that the Israeli checkpoint would not prevent
them from their aspiration to achieve Martyrdom.
Al-Quds, Jun. 7, 2001
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Children of Gaza Substitute Child Play with
the Martyr Game ... PA official daily,
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 26, 2001
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and compete who will be the Martyr

Nada, a seven year old girl, says to her
friends Lets play the Martyr Game! The
children fetch an old sheet that they spread on
the ground, and then they argue who will play the
Martyr. Faiz, 6 years old, says You were the
Martyr yesterday, today its my turn! Im younger
than you. I will be the one to die!
PA official daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 26,
2001
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Conclusions
The Palestinians are presenting Martyrdom to
their young children as something idyllic and as
something expected of them. The selections here
are just a sampling of the evidence.
The Palestinians education of the next
generation to see Martyrdom as an ideal, will
have tragic repercussions, even if only 1 of the
children fulfill their duty. The victims of
their terror will be Israel, other Western
democracies, and of course, the children
themselves.
This PA education is a permanent stain on the
Palestinian Authority, placing them among the
greatest child abusers in history!
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