Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin
Sept.19, 2004
PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH
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Mother Promotes Killing and Death- Return of PA TV Clip
By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook

Mother of Shahid (Martyr for Allah) gives gun to next son [PA TV Sept 13
-14, 2004]

Some of the most prominent violence and Martyrdom promotion clips are
returning to PA TV. Last week PMW reported on the return of the infamous
www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part1.html#farewell "Farewell Letter" clip -
which teaches children to aspire Shahada (Martyrdom for Allah) from the
child's perspective - because "Shahada is sweet".
www.pmw.org.il/Latest%20bulletins%20new.htm#050904
(See bulletin) PA TV has now started re-broadcasting an old clip which
glorifies killing,
violence and Shahada - this time coming from the mother's perspective.

In the video clip five civilian [non-uniformed] gunmen, armed with
automatic rifles, go off to attack Israelis. One of the gunmen is seen
running towards Israeli fire until he attacks the Israelis with a hand
grenade, after which, in slow motion, he is shot and falls dead to the
ground.

When his body is brought to his mother she kisses him and raises her hand
above her mouth and calls out the traditional Arab call of joy. Afterwards,
she stoically hands the rifle to the next in line, presumably also her next
son, to continue fighting and dying.

www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part9.html#bodybrought To view the PA TV clip
click here

For years the Palestinian Authority has been using its media outlets both
to encourage children to seek heroic Shahada death, while encouraging
parents to express joy at having their children die Shahada death. These
two clips airing now are complimentary. The "Farewell Letter" clip, being
broadcast almost daily, is from the child's perspective, expressing his
desire to die in which he explicitly tells his mother in his letter to be
joyous: "Mother don't cry over me, be joyous over my blood". The other one
is from the mother's perspective - expressing her joy over her child's
Shahada death.

Many mothers have been interviewed on PA TV explaining why they are joyous
over their son's Shahada death. Varied reasons are given, and these
interviews may be viewed on the PMW site. Some of the reasons expressed by
mothers include:

www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part4.html#honortofamily 1. It brings honor to
all the family members "People say -'There is the mother of the
Shahid' www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part4.html#honortofamily..."

www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part4.html#bestforhim 2. A mother wants the
best for her son, and as a
Shahid www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part4.html#bestforhim he achieves the
maximum. Also Allah wills he go on Jihad.

www.pmw.org.il/tv%20part4.html#marrydarkeye 3. He had no one to
marry in this world so he wanted to marry the 72 "dark eye maidens" of
Paradise.

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