Palestinian terrorists

who killed dozens of civilians

glorified in video by Palestinian national band

on PA TV



by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

Abbas: "We will not rest until all [prisoners] are freed, and the prisons are emptied."

[PA TV (Fatah), May 7 and June 11, 2012]

Ibrahim Hamed - Hamas military leader serving 54 life sentences for orchestrating many suicide attacks that killed a total of 46 Israelis. These attacks included the bombings at the Hebrew University cafeteria (9 killed, 2002), Moment Cafe (12 killed, March 9, 2002), Hillel Cafe (7 killed, 2003), Zion Square in the center of Jerusalem (11 killed, Dec. 1, 2001), and others.



Abbas Al-Sayid - serving 35 life sentences for planning the suicide bombing at the Jewish Passover Seder in Netanya in 2002, in which 30 Israelis were killed. He was also responsible for a suicide bombing in Netanya in 2001 in which 5 people were killed.



Yasser Abu Bakr - responsible for a terror attack in Netanya in 2002 in which a nine-month old baby and an adult were killed.



Nasser Awais - serving 14 life sentences for planning terror attacks in which 13 civilians were killed, including an attack at a private Bat-Mitzva celebration and the killing of a baby in 2002.



Fuad Al-Shubaki - serving 20 years for involvement in the Karine A Affair in 2002, in which 50 tons of illegal weapons were found aboard a Palestinian ship.



Ahmad Sa'adat - serving a 30-year sentence for heading the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror organization. He has also been honored in broadcasts on PA TV for having planned the assassination of Israeli Minister of Tourism, Rehavam Ze'evi, in 2001, but has not yet been tried for that crime.



Marwan Barghouti - serving 5 life sentences for planning terror attacks.

Palestinian Authority TV has twice broadcast a music video honoring terrorist prisoners, including Ibrahim Hamed, serving 45 life sentences for orchestrating suicide bombings at Hebrew University (9 killed), Moment Cafe (12 killed), Hillel Cafe (7 killed), and Abbas Al-Sayid, serving 35 life sentences for planning the suicide bombing at the Jewish Passover Seder in Netanya (30 killed), and others.The video opens with a speech by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas calling for the release of all Palestinian prisoners:The video then highlights seven specific terrorists by flashing pictures of them. Those chosen to be highlighted include terrorists serving many life sentences for murder.The band that produced the video, the Alashekeen band, was named a Palestinian national band by Abbas in 2010. Palestinian Media Watch has documented that glorifying terrorists and turning them into role models for Palestinians is ongoing PA policy.