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As Hamas committed atrocities against Israeli civilians, Fatah students showed their support on social media
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Hamas murderers praised as "roaring lions of Allah"

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During the October 7 Hamas massacre on Israel, Palestinian youth and tomorrow’s Fatah leaders were busy showing their support for the atrocities.

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The Student Union Council and Fatah's Shabiba Student Movement at Palestine Polytechnic University posted pictures in support of the Hamas attack. Fatah students praised Hamas terrorists shooting at an Israeli police car in the Israeli city of Sderot during the launch of Hamas’ massacre with the text “Allah’s lions roar”:

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Text on image: “Allah’s lions roar”
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Fatah's Shabiba Student Movement further quoted the Quran, clearly calling for more terror against Israelis who would “be powerless” against Allah’s “soldiers”:
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Posted text: “In the name of All Merciful Allah
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‘Return to them, for we will surely come to them with soldiers that they will be powerless to encounter, and we will surely expel them therefrom in humiliation, and they will be debased’ [Quran 27:37, Sahih International translation]
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Allah spoke truth. Continue and Allah will protect you”
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[The Student Union Council and Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at Palestine Polytechnic University, Facebook page, Oct. 7, 2023]
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Ten days later, Palestine Polytechnic University’s Fatah students not only applauded Hamas’ terror but encouraged all Palestinians in the West Bank to carry out terror themselves “at all points of friction”:

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Posted text: “O rage of the West Bank, do not calm down, declare a revolution (refers to Hamas’ terror war on Israel; see note below -Ed.)
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The [Fatah] Shabiba Student Movement and the student councils at the homeland’s universities call on the masses of our people to set out to the streets, call for general preparedness, and call for a confrontation at all points of friction, and declare a comprehensive strike tomorrow [Oct. 18, 2023] that will include the distance learning.
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The Al-Aqsa Flood revolution (Hamas' name for its terror war against Israel -Ed.)
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We are responding to your call, O Gaza”
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[The Student Union Council and Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at Palestine Polytechnic University, Facebook page, Oct. 17, 2023]
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Palestine Polytechnic University enjoys numerous international academic partnerships, among them with colleges and universities in Haifa in Israel, the Middle East, Germany, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, France, Russia, and the United States.

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By no means are the Student Union Council and Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at Palestine Polytechnic University the only Palestinian students expressing support for the Hamas massacre.

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Previously, Palestinian Media Watch reported that the Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at An-Najah National University clearly showed support for Hamas’ attack in repeated postings glorifying the atrocities.

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Hamas war on Israel October 2023

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In a statement proclaiming the Palestinian Authority’s support and solidarity with Gaza, PA Chairman Abbas promised that the PA will “stand by our people, the Gaza Strip will not be alone.” With these words he pledged PA support to the citizens of Gaza, which will also benefit Hamas’ terror war on Israel.

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Completely ignoring the barbaric atrocities committed against Israelis by Hamas terrorists – murder, rape, kidnapping, and mutilation of bodies of dead Israelis - Abbas only condemned Israel's counter attack on the terrorists, calling Israel’s retaliation “a comprehensive act of aggression,” which caused “suffering” to Gazans:

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“Our people in the Gaza Strip are being subjected to a comprehensive act of aggression, attacks, and killing by the Israeli occupation forces. This obligates us to give everything that could ease their suffering.”
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[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 9, 2023]
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A similar focus was displayed by the PA in its official daily where a headline screamed:

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“Hundreds of [Palestinian] Martyrs and thousands of wounded in the occupation’s massacres in various places in the Gaza Strip.”
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[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 9, 2023]
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The same article in the official PA daily referred to the slaughtered Israeli civilians in the south of Israel as “settlers,” a term used by the PA to imply illegitimacy for all Israeli citizens and therefore worthy of retribution:

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“The occupation announces the deaths of 700 settlers (sic.), the wounding of 2,200, and the capture of more than 100” (Sadly, the Israeli casualties have since gone up, see below -Ed.)
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On the same note, the official PA news agency WAFA referred to Israeli towns near Gaza as “colonies”:

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“From the early morning hours [Oct. 8, 2023], the Israeli occupation army began to evacuate the residents of the coloniesalong the border with the Gaza Strip.”
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[WAFA, official PA news agency, Oct. 8, 2023]
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Abbas’ sympathy for the Palestinian civilian victims of the current (and past) Gaza wars overlooks the fundamental truth: Hamas started the war by barbarously attacking Israeli civilians in a murder spree. As of the time of writing, Israel counts over 1,200 murdered, over 2,900 wounded and possibly 150 hostages whose condition is unknown.

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But in the view of the PA, as Palestinian Media Watch has exposed, even Hamas’ massacre was misrepresented as “self-defense.” This too was stressed by Abbas:

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“[Abbas] again emphasized our people’s right to defend itself and its members from the occupation’s aggression.”
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[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 9, 2023]
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Instead of condemning the slaughter committed by Hamas, Abbas has yet again shown his true face by supporting Hamas.

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As reported by PMW, officials and members of Abbas’ Fatah party also follow this policy, mocking Israel’s supposedly “undefeatable army,” describing it as “weaker than cobwebs”:

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\nThe following are longer excerpts of the statements cited above:

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Headline: “The [PA] president: We will stand by our people, the Gaza Strip will not be alone”
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“[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas instructed the [PA] government and the relevant bodies to take immediate action to provide the available means in order to aid our people in the Gaza Strip (refers to the Hamas terror war; see note below -Ed.).
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The president said: ‘Our people in the Gaza Strip are being subjected to a comprehensive act of aggression, attacks, and killing by the Israeli occupation forces. This obligates us to give everything that could ease their suffering – both on the governmental level and in the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and charity institutions – and this is through a humanitarian aid services organization, urgently.’ …
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He emphasized that the Gaza Strip will not remain alone facing this aggression, like the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories. He also added that: ‘We hold the Israeli occupation government responsible for stopping basic supplies to our people in the Gaza Strip – water, electric, and food items.’ …
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Yesterday evening [Oct. 8, 2023], the president spoke by phone with Fatah Movement Central Committee member and [Fatah] Commissioner of Mobilization and Organization in the Southern Districts (i.e., the Gaza Strip) Ahmed Helles, in order to monitor the situation in the Gaza Strip in the shadow of the continued Israeli aggression and its escalation.
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He again emphasized our people’s right to defend itself and its members from the occupation’s aggression, and also the need to provide the medical and humanitarian needs of our people in the Gaza Strip as much as possible.”
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[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 9, 2023]
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The following was the main headline of the official PA daily -Ed.

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Headline: “Hundreds of Martyrs and thousands of wounded in the occupation’s massacres in various places in the Gaza Strip (refers to Israel’s Operation Iron Swords in response to the Hamas terror war; see note below -Ed.)
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The occupation announces the deaths of 700 settlers(sic.), the wounding of 2,200, and the capture of more than 100
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The US rushes to send additional military aid to Israel
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The UN is worried in light of difficulties in obtaining food in the Gaza Strip
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The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation quotes American sources, according to whom a ground operation against the Gaza Strip will begin within 24-48 hours”
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[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Oct. 9, 2023]
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Headline: “The occupation evacuates the residents of the colonies on the Gaza border”
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“From the early morning hours [Oct. 8, 2023], the Israeli occupation army began to evacuate the residents of the colonies (sic., Israeli towns) along the border with the Gaza Strip, amid a renewal of its attacks on residential buildings and property (refers to Operation Iron Swords in response to Hamas terror war; see note below -Ed.). At the same time, it announced the death of approximately 350 Israelis and the wounding of 1,864 others.
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It should be noted that the number of [Palestinian] Martyrs as a result of the occupation’s act of aggression against the Gaza Strip rose to 313, including 20 children, in addition to approximately 1,990 wounded.”
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[WAFA, official PA news agency, Oct. 8, 2023]
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Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Matt Solomon