Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin
April 14, 2002

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Palestinian Authority Preacher: "Whoever has not merited Martyrdom in these
times should rise in the night and ask: 'My Lord why have you denied me
Martyrdom?'"

Introduction:
Friday's religious sermon, televised on official Palestinian Authority TV,
included:
1. expectations to conquer the Israeli cities Jaffa, Haifa, Ramle and Lod
2. expectations of the widescale murder of Jews as a harbinger of "the day
of the Hour" (Resurrection Day).
3. encouragement of Martyrdom - Shahada - for Allah
4. anticipation of the expansion of Islam over all the world.

This Friday, the PA reached a new level of manipulation in encouraging their
people to seek death in Shahada, Martyrdom for Allah, by adding religious
guilt to those who are not yet Martyrs. In Friday's sermon on PA TV the PA
religious leader, Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi, who is chosen regularly for the
televised sermon, seems to indicate that those who are not yet Martyred may
be lacking in their practice of Islam:
"Whoever has not merited Martyrdom in these times, should rise in the night
and say call: 'My Lord! Why have you denied me Martyrdom?'

From Friday's sermon:
"We are positive that Allah will help us triumph. Our belief is resolute
that one day we shall enter Jerusalem as conquerors, enter Jaffa as
conquerors, Ramle and Lod. and Harbiye [Kibbutz Zikkim] and Beit Jarjar
[Kibbutz Masu'ot Yitzhak] and all of Palestine, as conquerors!.

"Whoever has not merited Martyrdom in these times must rise in the night and
call 'My Lord, why have You denied me Martyrdom??' If He asks them [Arab
leaders], on Judgment Day: 'the majority of Palestine was lost in '48 and
what did you do? And the last remainder was lost ion '67, and now it is
being vanquished anew.' How shall we respond to our Lord?.

"Palestine shall be the burial grounds of the invaders just as it was for
the Tartars, and the Crusaders and for modern colonialism. The Tradition
relates to us that Allah's cherished one [Muhammad] said: 'The Jews will
battle against you but you shall emerge masters over them. The Jews have
begun the battle against us. And who makes the Muslim master of the Jew?
Allah, may He be blessed, the Wise may He be extolled. Until such time as a
Jew will hide behind a rock or tree, and the rock or tree will say: 'Oh
Muslim, Oh servant of Allah, here is a Jew behind me, Oh Muslim, come and
kill!' We put our credence in this Tradition as well as in the Tradition
that proclaims the expansion of Islamic rule over the world.

"Allah, take in our Martyrs
"Oh Allah, show us the Jews' black day!
"Oh Allah, show us the Jews' black day!
"Oh Allah, show us the Jews' black day!
"Allah, turn upon the Jews and those who aid them!
"Allah, turn upon the Jews and those who aid them!
"Allah, turn upon the Jews and those who aid them!.

[PATV April 12, 2002]