PMW Bulletin: As U.S. slams Israel, PA TV honors terror attack and calls for

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:02:37 EST

"our rifles must unite, against the enemy who steals our land, and not
against one another..."

Bulletin
March 13, 2010
Palestinian Media Watch
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PA TV interviews terrorist's sister
on anniversary of terror attack
/> by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
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March 11, 1978 is the date of the worst terror attack in Israel's history,
when 37 people were murdered in a bus hijacking known as the "Coastal Road
Massacre". Palestinian Authority TV opened its broadcasting last week on the
32nd anniversary of the terror attack praising it as:

"A glorious chapter in the history of the Palestinian people... [near Tel
Aviv] in the heart of the occupation state. The operation shocked the
occupation entity."

PA TV's praise of the attack was part of the introduction to an interview
with Rashida Mughrabi, sister of terrorist Dalal Mughrabi who commanded the
attack.

She also praised the attack and called for further terror against Israel,
who she referred to as "the Zionist enemy":

"This is a day of glory and pride for our Palestinian people and a blow to
the Zionists... we must unite, and our rifles must unite, against the enemy
who steals our land."

The following is from the PA TV interview with Rashida Mughrabi:

Host: "Now, dear viewers, we move on to a glorious chapter in the history of
the Palestinian people. On this day in 1978, the Shahida (Martyr) Dalal
Mughrabi prepared to meet her God by carrying out a self-sacrifice operation
of Martyrdom-seeking [near Tel Aviv] in the heart of the occupation state.
The operation shocked the occupation entity at the time and has left its
mark until today and for years to come. Dalal Mughrabi, the Palestinian
Shahida (Martyr), has become a symbol and model of resistance, sacrifice,
and Martyrdom-seeking; a model of giving and of redemption of the homeland."

Rashida Mughrabi, sister of terrorist Dalal Mughrabi: "This is a day of
glory and pride for our Palestinian people and a blow to the Zionists, who
view it as a day of blood for them. It is a day of pride for us, just as the
day which they see as [Israeli] Independence Day, is our day of
catastrophe...

Before she set out for the operation and fell as a Shahida, Dalal left a
message for our father, a will to all of our brother fighters, to point the
rifles - all the rifles - at the Zionist enemy... And if people have not
taken note of her will, let them now take note that we must unite, and our
rifles must unite, against the enemy who steals our land, and not against
one another...

Of course, the Fatah movement - or most of the Fatah members, who believe in
[its] line, have kept her will; they have not turned their weapons against
Palestinians, and the rifles have remained [pointed] at the Zionist enemy...
Whoever is not aware of this issue should take note: we are in danger; our
issue is in danger, and the rifles - all the rifles - must be pointed at the
Zionist enemy, as Dalal willed it thirty years ago...

[Responding to the pressure to cancel the inauguration of the public square
named after her sister:]

I believe that it is our right, that many of our people view [the
anniversary of the attack] as a day of pride for the Palestinian people and
for the Palestinian woman, who has carried out battles throughout history.
Dalal is a source of pride for the Palestinian woman. It is our right to
honor her. There is an Israeli demand not to celebrate in honor of Dalal.
There are high school students and members of the Shabiba [Fatah] youth
movement who are adamant about their right to honor Dalal today. They want
to assemble at 1:00 in the afternoon around the square, which will be named
after Dalal this afternoon, and, Allah willing, we will see you there, so
that we can all show our pride in our fighters, in the Palestinian woman -
in Dalal Mughrabi."

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