PMW Bulletin: Fatah proud of women fighters, Martyrs, and Virgin Mary

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:03:59 EST

Bulletin
March 17, 2010
Palestinian Media Watch
Fatah proud of Palestinian women:
Fighters, Martyrs and the Virgin Mary
/> by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
p:+972 2 625 4140 e: pmw@palwatch.org
f: +972 2 624 2803 w: www.palwatch.org

In its official statement in honor of International Women's Day, the Fatah
movement listed a group of "Palestinian" women of whom it is proud: Martyrs,
fighters, prisoners and the Virgin Mary.

Turning Virgin Mary and Jesus from Judeans (Jews) into "Palestinians" is a
basic part of the Palestinian Authority's revision of history. The PA
leadership has for years been attempting to create a Palestinian-Islamic
history in the Land of Israel. This is not an alternative interpretation of
modern history; rather, it is an invented history from long before Islam was
founded (610 CE) and long before the Romans tried to sever Jewish ties to
the Land of by renaming it "Palestine" in the year 135 CE.
Although historically meaningless, turning Jesus and the Virgin Mary into
Palestinians is a repeating theme of PA historical revision.

The following is the Fatah Communications and Education Authority statement
in honor of International Women's Day from the official Fatah website:

"If we are proud of the holiness of our land, then we are proud and pride
ourselves that the first and most important holy woman among the nations and
peoples is from the holy land: The Virgin Mary - the woman of love and
peace - is of the nation of Palestine, whose roots are grounded in the
depths of history. Our movement takes note of its pride in all the women
Shahidas (Martyrs), prisoners, Palestinian fighters, who have become a model
of sacrifice and a school that teaches the meaning of giving and of
sacrifice."

[Fatah website, March 8, 2010]

Click here to see more examples from PMW's website of the PA's rewriting of
history by turning Jesus and the Virgin Mary into Palestinians

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PMW Bulletin: Fatah proud of women fighters, Martyrs, and Virgin Mary