PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
January 11, 2015

Today, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas participated in the anti-terror march in France following the last few days’ horrific terror attacks in Paris, which the PA has officially condemned. Reporting on a conversation between Abbas and French President Francois Hollande, the official PA news agency wrote that: “Abbas condemned all terrorist actions that claim innocent lives, whether they are Christians, Jews, Muslims or followers of other religions, stressing the sacredness of human life.” [WAFA, official PA news agency, English edition, Jan. 10, 2015].

However, as Palestinian Media Watch has documented, the PA and Fatah continue to glorify acts of terror against Israeli civilians.  Just last week, five terrorists, who in total recently killed 10 Israelis, were included on a list of “Martyrs of 2014” who “ascended” to Heaven, published in the bi-weekly Al-Asima distributed with the official Palestinian Authority daily. READ MORE