Palestinian
Authority Media Praises Terrorist Who Killed American Tourist
by IPT News • May 24, 2016 at
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Palestinian Authority (PA) media continue to glorify terrorist Bashar
Masalha who attacked civilians in Tel Aviv and murdered an American tourist
on March 8, Palestinian Media Watch reports.
Masalha went on a stabbing spree which killed U.S. citizen Taylor Force and injured 11 others, before being killed
by Israeli police.
After the attack, Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction and the PA glorified Masalha as "the heroic Martyr."
Since Israel returned the terrorist's body to the PA last week, official
Palestinian media outlets devoted considerable coverage to praising the
terrorist's actions.
PA TV referred to the terrorist as "Shahid" (Martyr) 11
times while reporting on his funeral, where hundreds of Palestinians
participated.
"His family, friends, and people of the region took it upon
themselves to ensure that this [burial] would be a large national wedding
befitting of Martyrs... The Martyr was accompanied to his last resting
place in the cemetery for Martyrs in Hajja," said a PA TV reporter on
Saturday.
On the same day, the official PA daily – Al-Hayat Al-Jadida –
also praised the terrorist as a "Martyr" for killing a U.S.
citizen. "Masalha died as a Martyr on March 8 [2016], after carrying
out a stabbing operation in Jaffa, in which he killed an American
tourist," Al-Hayat reported.
Through official educational and media institutions, the PA
systematically teaches that becoming a martyr is the most prestigious
achievement in Islam that entails vast rewards in the afterlife, including
72 virgins in paradise. Such violent incitement encourages younger Palestinians to
emulate notable terrorists, fueling violence against Jews and Israelis.
By praising the murder of Taylor Force, the Western-backed Palestinian
government makes it clear that U.S. citizens are also legitimate targets
for terrorism.
The March 8 terrorist attack occurred while Vice President Joe Biden
visited Israel. When Biden pressed Abbas to condemn the terror attack,
Abbas refused, and "offered condolences" instead.
Force, 29, of Lubbock, Texas, had served with the U.S. Army in Operation
Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn (Iraq), and Operation Enduring Freedom
(Afghanistan). His wife was also severely injured in the attack outside
Jaffa.
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