PMW Special Report
July 27, 2016
PMW calls on International Olympic Committee: Ban Jibril Rajoub, head of
Palestine Olympic Committee due to his terror support and incitement to
murder
Palestinian Media Watch is calling on the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) to ban Jibril Rajoub, chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee,
from all activities and events related to the Olympics, and to demand his
removal from his position within the Olympic organization.
This comprehensive PMW report documents that Jibril Rajoub has consistently
supported terror and even incited to murder. The report includes
documentation of Rajoub's support for attacks
during the recent terror wave (2015-2016); his use of his title as Chairman
of the Palestine Olympic Committee when glorifying terror; and his
prohibiting Palestinians from participating in peacebuilding sports
activities with Israelis.
As an overt supporter of Palestinian terrorism, Rajoub represents the
antithesis of Olympic values. At a time when terror is being fought
throughout the world, permitting Rajoub to participate in Olympic Committee
activities and events disgraces the International Olympic Committee and the
entire Olympics community.
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The following is the introduction and conclusion to PMW's report:
July 27, 2016
PMW Special Report The Jibril Rajoub File Jibril Rajoub, Chairman of the
Palestine Olympic Committee
Promotes and glorifies Palestinian terror and incites murder of Israelis
Uses his title as Olympic committee chairman while glorifying terror
Prohibits using sports for peacebuilding
Violates the fundamental Olympic principles
PMW is calling on the International Olympic Committee to:
Demand Mr. Rajoub's removal from the position of Chairman of the Palestine
Olympic Committee
Ban Mr. Rajoub from participating in any activities related to the
International Olympic Committee, as well as meetings and events of the
national Olympic Committees
Prohibit Mr. Rajoub from using the title "Chairman of the Palestine Olympic
Committee"
Demand the appointment of a new Palestinian chairman who rejects terror,
upholds Olympic values, and facilitates peacebuilding through sports
by Itamar Marcus and PMW staff
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Rajoub promoted Palestinian terror and incited to murder during the
2015-2016 terror wave
Part 2: Rajoub uses his title as Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee
when promoting terror
Part 3: Rajoub has consistently promoted terror
Part 4: Rajoub and the Palestine Olympic Committee prohibit using sports as
a bridge for peace between Palestinians and Israelis
Part 5: Palestinian Media Watch's letter to Chief Ethics and Compliance
Officer of the International Olympic Committee, Mrs. Pâquerette Girard
Zappelli calling for disciplinary actions Rajoub
Conclusion
Introduction
On October 3, 2015, Palestinian terrorist Muhannad Halabi attacked an
Israeli family on their way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Halabi first
stabbed the father to death and then stabbed and killed another Israeli man
who tried to help the family. Halabi then stabbed and injured the mother and
the two-year-old baby before he was shot and killed by police.
Just a month later, Jibril Rajoub, in his capacity of Chairman of the
Palestine Olympic Committee, decided to honor Halabi's act of murder by
naming a sporting event after him. The text on the banner of the event,
which also showed two pictures of the murderer Halabi, displayed Rajoub's
decision to endorse the brutal killing:
"Under patronage of the leader Jibril Rajoub,
head of the Palestine Olympic Committee.
Palestine Cup - Martyr Muhannad Halabi Table Tennis Tournament 2015"
Rajoub's decision to honor this terrorist murderer was not an exception but
is typical of Rajoub, who is an outspoken terror supporter, even while using
his title as Palestine Olympic Committee Chairman. During the wave of
Palestinian terror attacks in 2015-2016, which was characterized by hundreds
of terrorist stabbings, shootings and car rammings, Rajoub was a leading
supporter of the terror, publicly "blessing" terrorist murderers on TV and
"encouraging" them to kill more Israelis.
Rajoub's incitement to murder was calculated and precise, defining some
targets while rejecting others, leaving Palestinians no room to question the
sincerity of his call to murder Israelis. For example, he rejected suicide
bombings on busses in Tel Aviv because: "The international community does
not agree to a bus exploding in Tel Aviv," and stated that "we want to fight
in a way that the world and the international community will remain by our
side." [Official PA TV, Oct. 17, 2015] Kill Israelis in a politically
acceptable fashion, so the "international community will remain by our
side," was Rajoub's explicit call to murder.
In addition to his role as chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee,
Rajoub holds the titles of Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee
(headed by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas), Chairman of the Palestinian Football
Association, and Head of the Supreme Council for Sport and Youth. In these
roles, Rajoub not only supports terror and murder of civilians, he actively
counters the spirit of Olympic sports by prohibiting peacebuilding sports
activities between Palestinians and Israelis. Following the 2014 Gaza War,
Rajoub condemned a successful peacebuilding event between Israeli and
Palestinian youth sponsored by the Peres Center for Peace as a "crime
against humanity."
This report documents Rajoub's support for and glorification of terror with
examples over a period of several years. It exemplifies that his terror
promotion and incitement to murder during the 2015-2016 Palestinian terror
wave was not an exception, but reflects his fundamental ideology as a terror
supporter and opponent of peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
Rajoub's statements and activities are diametrically opposed to the positive
values that the Olympic Games stand for, among them "to place sport at the
service of humanity and thereby to promote peace."
As the 2016 Olympic Games approach, it is unthinkable that a person who
glorifies and encourages murder of civilians should disgrace the Olympics by
serving as a recognized Olympic official.
Palestinian Media Watch calls on the International Olympic Committee to
Demand Mr. Rajoub's removal from the position of Chairman of the Palestine
Olympic Committee
Ban Mr. Rajoub from participating in any activities related to the
International Olympic Committee, as well as meetings and events of the
national Olympic Committees
Prohibit Mr. Rajoub from using the title "Chairman of the Palestine Olympic
Committee"
Demand the appointment of a new Palestinian chairman who rejects terror,
upholds Olympic values, and facilitates peacebuilding through sports
Taking these steps would show that the International Olympic Committee
rejects Rajoub's glorification of Palestinian terror, and reaffirm its
commitment to the fundamental Olympic goal to use sports as a bridge to
peace. Permitting Rajoub to participate in activities related to the Olympic
Committee, when he cheers Palestinian terrorists for murdering innocent
Israeli civilians, brings disgrace on the International Olympic Committee,
its members, and the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Conclusion
The Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of the International Olympic
Committee, Pâquerette Girard Zappelli, wrote in a response to a complaint
over Jibril Rajoub's terror glorification that Rajoub is acceptable to the
International Olympic Committee because the complaint was based on
documentation that was two years old or more, and because Rajoub had not
used his title as Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee when
glorifying terror. Further it was stated, that the International Olympic
Committee "understood" that the Palestine Olympic Committee, headed by
Rajoub, is working to "improve relations between the two countries [PA and
Israel] through sport."
This PMW report shows that the International Olympic Committee is completely
misinformed and that there is no justification for not taking disciplinary
measures against Rajoub. This PMW report documents unequivocally that Jibril
Rajoub, today and in the past, promotes terror and incites murder, and that
he does so using his title as Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee.
In addition, Rajoub absolutely rejects building peace through sports
activities with Israelis.
Allowing overt terror supporter Jibril Rajoub to remain in any position
connected to the Olympics and to use the title as chairman of an Olympic
committee dishonors the Olympic Games and makes a mockery of the Olympic
principles.
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