"We will continue to walk in his path"
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Until he was released by Israel last week, murderer Issa Abd Rabbo was
serving two life sentences for murdering two Israeli university
students. Ron Levi and Revital Seri were hiking south of Jerusalem on
Oct. 22, 1984, when Issa Abd Rabbo attacked them, tied them up at gun
point and put bags over their heads. He then shot and murdered them
both. He was released in October 2013 as one of 104 prisoners released
by Israel, which was the PA's precondition for renewing negotiations.The Fatah movement, headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas, sees this murderer as:
"One of our nation's symbols and one of our greatest leaders"
A
week before his release, an official Fatah Facebook page marked the
30th anniversary of Abd Rabbo's murders and his arrest, which was
referred to as "this great day." The page administrator stated that
Fatah stands "respectfully, proudly, and with admiration" for "our
symbol and [the symbol] of our pioneer movement, the Palestine National
Liberation Movement, Fatah, the symbol of the prisoners, our brother and
leader Issa Abd Rabbo."Fatah expressed "feelings of utmost loyalty and devotion" to the murderer and "his path":
"On
this great day we express feelings of utmost loyalty and devotion to
our brother Issa [Abd Rabbo]. We will continue to walk in his path, the
way of resolve and defiance, the way of loyalty to our great Martyrs."
"In the name of Allah, in the name of Fatah, in the name of Palestine" the administrator addressed Fatah prisoners:
"Proud courageous army, oh upright legions of Palestine, lovers of freedom, carriers of the Martyrs' (Shahids')
banner, stars of evident victory, great brothers from Fatah. Oh giants
of struggle, victory and Martyrdom-seeking, oh lions of resolve and
defiance despite the repressive chains. Oh you, who with your resolve,
your blood, and your souls inscribe the most glorious battles of bravery
and sacrifice on the pages of the struggle, and paint the most
beautiful painting of the resistance and the struggle..."
Last week, Palestinian Media Watch documented that PA and Fatah Chairman Abbas greeted Abd Rabbo and 21 other released murderers as "our heroic brothers."
At a PA ceremony celebrating their release, Abbas embraced and kissed
each murderer and appeared on stage raising Abd Rabbo's hand in the air.In the past, Abbas has stated that he views all prisoners, including the ones who killed, as soldiers who were sent by the PA to do their "duty of resistance."
Terrorist Abd Rabbo has previously been honored by Abbas and by official PA TV.
PMW has documented that the PA and Fatah as policy honor and glorify terrorist murderers.
The following is a longer excerpt of Fatah's text praising murderer Abd Rabbo:
"In
the name of Allah, in the name of Fatah, in the name of Palestine and
in your name, you who keep the flame burning. In your name, oh free
people of Palestine, oh proud courageous army, oh upright legions of
Palestine, lovers of freedom, carriers of the Martyrs' (Shahids')
banner, stars of evident victory, great brothers from Fatah. Oh giants
of struggle, victory and Martyrdom-seeking, oh lions of resolve and
defiance despite the repressive chains. Oh you, who with your resolve,
your blood, and your souls inscribe the most glorious battles of bravery
and sacrifice on the pages of the struggle, and paint the most
beautiful painting of the resistance and the struggle...
On
this great day, October 21, 1984 (i.e., the day terrorist Issa Abd
Rabbo murdered two Israelis, see below), we stand respectfully, proudly,
and with admiration for one of our nation's symbols and one of our
greatest leaders, who spent his best years in the Zionist occupation's
fortresses (i.e., prisons). On October 21, 2013 our symbol and [the
symbol] of our pioneer movement, the Palestine National Liberation
Movement, Fatah, the symbol of the prisoners, our brother and leader
Issa Abd Rabbo, known as Abu Ghadab, begins his 30th year in the
dungeons of Zionist captivity...
Our leader and
the prisoners' symbol, Issa Abd Rabbo, stands firm and promote the
slogan that says 'We will die standing and will not kneel.' Yes, we will
die but we will uproot death from our land and not kneel...
On
this great day we express feelings of utmost loyalty and devotion to
our brother Issa [Abd Rabbo]. We will continue to walk in his path, the
way of resolve and defiance, the way of loyalty to our great Martyrs,
foremost among them our symbol and great leader, Yasser Arafat 'Abu
Amar.'"
[Facebook, "Fatah - The Main Page," Oct. 22, 2013]
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