Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin
July 15, 2003
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PA Names Summer Camp
after Master Terrorist
by Itamar Marcus
Introduction:
The Palestinian Authority as educational policy names children's sporting
events, educational programs and institutions, after terrorists, including
suicide bombers, who have killed large number of Israelis. Yesterday's PA
daily reports on a summer camp named for Jihad Al-Amarin, the founder of the
suicide terror division of the Fatah, the Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigade. The
story reports that as a camp activity the children visited the terrorists
home, and met his family. This follows numerous stories in the PA press this
summer of children's summer camps named for other terrorists.
Previous PMW reports have documented this common PA practice of promoting
terrorists as heroes for children. For you convenience some related items
reported in the past follow below today's bulletin:
The report in the PA daily:
"The Palestinian Union for Culture, Sciences and Development continues with
the activities of the fifth round of the summer camps (which) bears the
title: "The Shahid Al-Amarin." This with the cooperation of the children's
organization, "Da'una Nafrach" "Let us rejoice."... [150 boys and girls
aged 12 and 13 are taking part in this camp.]
Yesterday the camp's participants went to the home of the shahid [died for
Allah] Jihad Al-Amarin, where (they were greeted by) the shahid's wife,
children and family. During the visit there were speeches praising the
virtues of the shahid Jihad Al-Amarin, who was assassinated a year ago by
the forces of the occupation.
[note: Jihad Al-Amarin, the founder of the Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigade, was
killed by Israel.]
The shahid's wife expressed her joy at our people's loyalty to her husband,
stating that the shahid Jihad followed a national mission. During the visit
the shahid's wife was presented with the camp's shield." [Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, July 13, 2003]
Related news items previously reported:
1. Dalal Mughrabi - the terrorist who participated in the bus hijacking and
murder of 36 Israelis and American Gail Rubin, in 1978.
Archives News Items:
Naming Schools
"Announcement: Palestinian National Authority Ministry of Schools and Higher
Education Hebron District" - "Building contract tender for the Dalal
Mughrabi girls' high school [Al-Shuyukh village Hebron district.] With
funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
through ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid)" [The ad had the logos of the
USAID, the Palestinian Authority and ANERA.] [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida July 30
2002]
"The Rafiah municipality hosted today the closing ceremony of the Shahida
[died for Allah] Dalal Mughrabi Summer Camp.." [PATV August 9, 2001]
Naming Kindergarten:
"The Kernel of Palestine (Dalal Al Mughrabi) Kindergarten in Dura, in the
Hebron District, marked the graduation of a new class of children.
[parentheses in original -ed] [Al Ayyam May 30, 2001]
Naming Fatah course:
".the graduation ceremony of the Fatah Women's Young Staff Preparatory
Course. The course was called 'The Shahida Dalal Mughrabi Course'."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida January 25, 2002]
2. Wafa Idris was the first woman suicide bomber. She blew herself up on
January 27, 2002, killing 1 and injuring over 150 in Jerusalem.
Archives News Item:
"The students committee of the Shabiba student movement, 'the Shahida Wafa
Idris cell' in the Al-Quds Open University in Tubass, celebrated yesterday
the completion of a course in democracy and human rights." [Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, August 11, 2002]
3. Ayyat al-Akhras - killed 2 Israelis as she blew herself up in a
supermarket in Jerusalem, on March 29, 2002. The PA named a summer camp for
children in her name:
Archives News Item:
"Today the activities begin in the tenth Scouts summer camp, the Shahid
Seeker [Death for Allah Seeker ]- Ayyat al-Akhras Camp..." [Al-Hayat
Al-Jadida, Aug. 4, 2002]
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