Special Report:

Nasrallah Superman:
An analysis of the war in Lebanon
from the Palestinian perspective

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook

“The Zionists are in horror, fear, confusion...
[hiding] like mice and rabbits”
- Palestinian Authority TV

Introduction

During the Israel -Hezbollah war in Lebanon, Palestinian society expressed three recurring reactions to the war:

A. Profound identification with Hezbollah
B. Celebration of both the perceived Hezbollah victory and the humiliation of Israel
C. Seeing Hezbollah tactics as a role model for the Palestinians

This in-depth report documents this phenomenon, and includes a representative sample of the statements of Palestinian officials and the Palestinian media that reflect the atmosphere in the Palestinian society regarding Israel’s war with Hezbollah.

Abstract:

A. Nasrallah Superman: Profound identification with Hezbollah

From the beginning of the war, the Palestinians expressed complete identification, not only with the Lebanese people but with Hezbollah in particular. Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, was seen as a hero who restored the honor to the Arab nation and the Islamic religion. A cartoon in the Palestinian Authority daily newspaper Al Ayyam showed Nasrallah taking off his religious cloak, in Clark Kent fashion, revealing his "Superman" costume underneath.

Another striking item indicated the degree of Palestinians’ veneration of Hezbollah: 66.3% of the Palestinians wanted “Hezbollah alone to handle the negotiations over the [three Israeli] soldiers,” even though one was kidnapped by Palestinians and is being held in Gaza. The Palestinians put more trust in Nasrallah to succeed in negotiations on their behalf than their own leaders.

B. Celebration of perceived Hezbollah victory and humiliation of Israel

From the Palestinian perspective, the war was a glorious victory for Hezbollah, and a humiliating defeat for Israel. “I am telling you that the Zionists are in horror, fear, confusion, and that their political and military leaders are in disagreement... They are living in shelters in fear. They are living like mice and rabbits [in shelters], unable to go out. Their people screamed and yelled, by the thousands, [they are] interested in leaving, interested in going to America, to Europe and Britain...” celebrated a religious leader on official Palestinian TV [August 4, 2006]. Palestinians see the war as a turning point in which the "resistance” to Israel – their term for terror organizations such as Hezbollah -- proved its ability to defeat Israel, from which the Palestinians will now learn.

C. Hezbollah tactics as a role model for the Palestinians

There has been much detailed discussion in the Palestinian media about tactics and strategies that the Palestinians must implement as a result of the Hezbollah successes, including analyses of Hezbollah’s fighting methods.

In Depth Report:

A. Nasrallah Superman: Profound identification with Hezbollah
B. Celebration of perceived Hezbollah victory and humiliation of Israel
C. Hezbollah tactics as a role model for the Palestinians

A. Identification with Hezbollah

All segments of Palestinian society, from senior officials to children in street demonstrations, expressed empathy and unqualified admiration for Hezbollah during the war, viewing them as brothers-in-arms in their war against Israel. Though the Palestinians themselves are experiencing a severe economic crisis, they organized a “National campaign for support for the Lebanese People,” under the patronage of President Mahmud Abbas, to raise money for Lebanon [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 31, 2006].

Opinion polls showed that 96% of the Palestinians had a “good appreciation” for Hezbollah, and 91% supported Hezbollah’s demand for a prisoner exchange deal. A striking 66.3% of Palestinians preferred “that Hezbollah alone will handle the negotiation over the fate of the [three kidnapped Israeli] soldiers,” which shows that the Palestinians trust Nasrallah to succeed more than their own leaders.
[Al-Najah poll http://www.najah.edu/arabic/news/show.asp?key=709, Al-Ayyam, July 27, 2006].

During the war, the official Palestinian media repeated and reinforced this support for Hezbollah. Palestinian TV aired hours of video clips that declared the unity between the fates of the Palestinians and the Lebanese. These included special broadcasts of support and fundraising appeals for the Lebanese, and a clip called “Your wound is our wound,” which aired repeatedly – including three times during a period of less than two hours -- on August 2, 2006.

The PA media were actively raising awareness and support for Hezbollah through continuous declarations of solidarity and publicity of rallies for the Lebanese and Hezbollah. A cartoon in the PA daily Al Ayyam showed Nasrallah taking off his religious cloak, in Clark Kent fashion, revealing his "Superman" costume underneath. This reflects an accurate appraisal of the total admiration that PA society had for Nasrallah – to the point of seeing him as a super hero -- during and immediately after the war.

The following are representative examples from the media. Note that throughout these texts the PA uses the same term "resistance" to refer to the Hezbollah attacks on civilians and soldiers, as they use it to define Palestinian Authority terror against civilians and soldiers.

“Yesterday dozens of residents participated in a procession in the streets of Ramallah, in order to show solidarity with the Lebanese people… The participants praised the heroism of the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, who took two Israeli soldiers captive, and expressed their joy over the continuing falling of resistance missiles on the Israeli cities and settlements.”
[Al-Ayyam, July 17, 2006]

“Imad Abu-Hamad, commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades: …’Regarding our ties with Hezbollah, we are proud and boastful of our good relationship with them… Whether the victory will be achieved here or there, it is a victory of both peoples against the common enemy… To Mr. Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the resistance we say…: And you, Oh master of the resistance! Oh Abu-Hadi [Nasrallah nickname], we tell you that we in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are all your brothers and your sons, we are all soldiers in the same battle you direct....’”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 14, 2006]

“Poet and journalist Ahmad Dahbor said: ‘Palestine shows solidarity with itself, while showing solidarity with Lebanon, since the Lebanese resistance stands tall to protect the Arab Nation…’”.
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 11, 2006]

“During a Gaza convention organized by the Ministry of Culture under the name ‘No to Israeli terror in Lebanon and in Palestine,’ Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah movement Central Committee and Palestinian Ambassador in Lebanon, said: ‘…It is an honor for the Palestinians that sister Lebanon will win, because she [Lebanon] always supports Palestine.…’”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 11, 2006]

“The National and Islamic Forces organized a mass rally yesterday in the Jenin district to condemn Israeli aggression against the Gaza strip and Lebanon and in support of Palestinian and Lebanese resistance… the children carried many placards with slogans written on them, such as: ‘Yes to resistance, no to submission’… Shiek Mahmmod Al-Saa’di, the political leader of the Islamic Jihad movement in the Jenin district, said… that the resistance is a legitimate right of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples. He called all the military wings of the resistance factions to announce a general mobilization…”
[Al-Ayyam, July 17, 2006]

On July 10, 2006, Palestinian TV aired a new clip called ‘From the land of Palestine to Lebanon,’ portraying solidarity between the two regions that "suffer from the Israeli cruelty" and a message of the unity of blood. The clip included pictures from demonstrations in the Palestinian Authority in support of Lebanon.

During the same week a clip expressing solidarity with the Lebanese, called “One Wound,” was aired many times. In its beginning, the clip tells a “story” about Israel bombing little children in Lebanon and Palestine. The clip also included a photo hinting that Israeli children wrote messages to children on shells destined to kill Palestinian and Lebanese children who wanted only to celebrate a birthday and be happy. The song has English subtitles.

Hamas demonstrations in Gaza and Nablus for solidarity with Hezbollah, received wide coverage. The Al-Manar TV broadcasts from August 13, 2006, aired demonstrations by Palestinian children. A boy, about eight years old, was seen talking about the children of Palestine identifying with the children of Lebanon. Afterwards pictures were included of many people in Gaza flying flags of Hamas and Hezbollah, and Palestinian children stomping on burning flags of Israel, the United States and Britain. Afterwards, the Al-Manar reporter in “Occupied Palestine” reported from a summer-camp in Ramallah. A girl who was interviewed advised the children of Lebanon to hold strong, as did the Palestinian children who endured the same actions. Another youth said [to the children of Lebanon]: “We are all with you, and if we have to give our blood, our kids, our families, and our homes for your sake – we are ready to do so”.

B. Victory of Hezbollah in contrast to humiliation of Israel

For the Palestinian society, the war was a complete and admirable victory of Hezbollah, and a crushing and humiliating defeat for Israel. The following are a few examples from the media:

Nasser Al-Laham, chairman of the independent news agency “Ma’an”: “Hezbollah has killed 120 Israelis, while during the Intifada the Palestinians killed over one-thousand Israelis, but what makes the difference is that against Hezbollah, Israel felt the defeat.”
[Palestinian TV open-wave broadcasts ‘Good Morning Palestine’, August 17, 2006]

“Secretary General of the [Palestinian Liberation] Front… demanded from the masses of our people… to strengthen national unity…following the complete failure and the disgraceful defeat which the occupation army took at the hands of the resistance in Lebanon…”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 22, 2006]

“The Ministry for Prisoner Affairs... said that the abduction [by Israel of Nasser Al-Din Al-Sha’er, Palestinian deputy Prime-Minister] is a failed attempt on behalf of the occupation government…. to improve its image in local public opinion, after the Lebanese resistance humiliated them… and caused them a very sound defeat….”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006]

“If Israel succeeded during the cursed Six-Day War to defeat three Arab armies… and to end the war within six days, well now starts the fourth week [of the war in Lebanon], and they are not capable of finishing the war…The Jews have experienced five wars. We have never seen such disgrace, shame, and fear among their ranks, as in this war.”
[From a religious sermon by Shiek Dr. Ahmad Bahar, a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council – Palestinian TV, August 4, 2006]

“Head of the ‘Palestinian Religious Teachers Society’ in the Gaza strip said in a press release: ‘Following a whole month of wild and barbaric aggression against our people in sister Lebanon, Israel walks out defeated in the face of relentless Jihad fighters, which shattered the myth of ‘the unbeatable army’ and taught the leaders of the occupation lessons in the arts of warfare and conflict.’”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006]

“Yesterday in the town of Salfit, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine held its third party convention… The participants congratulated the heroes of resistance in Lebanon and Palestine, and sent messages of solidarity and support for the resistance and the Lebanese people for their great victory and the strong stance of Hezbollah fighters against the Israeli military demolition machine…”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006]

“Israel is capable of destroying everything, but she will not be able to get a victory and defeat the resistance… because the resistance… is a cultural, mental, and ideological stat among the peoples of the region…and here we witness, after more than a month, the defeat of the Israeli occupation army…"
[Dr. Hasan Abu-Hashish, aid to the deputy of the information minister, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006].

During the Palestinian TV news broadcast on August 10, 2006, a false Hezbollah report was quoted according to which “today the ‘resistance’ destroyed over eight tanks.” Israeli soldiers were shown wounded and taking cover. Nasrallah was quoted regarding the shelling of Israeli “colonies” such as Nahariya.

“Oh dear brothers, we are under a vicious attack by the enemies of humanity and religion, by the Zionist criminals… We emphasize that the Zionist military structure has been defeated! They are not able to win the military battle, not in Palestine, nor in Lebanon. They are however interested in justifying their defeat by killing children, wrecking homes, cutting off electricity, wrecking hospitals and institutions, but this is indeed a defeat in itself… They are the defeated, they are the ones who lost, and we – in God’s will – are winning because the flag of Islam will continue to fly in Palestine and in Lebanon despite their anger and wrath…”
[Friday sermon Palestinian TV, August 4, 2006, Shiek Dr. Ahmad Bahar, Hamas member of Palestinian Legislative Council]

C. Hezbollah tactics as a role model for the Palestinians

The Palestinian media are actively reviewing the lessons of the Hezbollah war in Lebanon, and the ways in which the Palestinians should learn from Hezbollah. This message is repeated often in the words of official and unofficial spokespeople, and columnists increasingly analyze the successes of Hezbollah. Additionally, there are some who view the victory as a precedent that proves that if only they persist, Israel will be defeated and eventually disappear.

“I call the Palestinians to make maximum use of the Lebanese model for handling a crisis and for the united and non-compromising stand … I warn against the policy of weakening the aims that any move towards normalization... is attempting to spread.”
[Dr. Hasan Abu-Hashish, aid to the deputy of the information minister, AL-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006].


“Imad Abu-Hamad, commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Gaza: ‘…We increased the shelling of the colonies surrounding the Gaza Strip, and we also escalated the military activity in the [West] Bank, in coordination with Hezbollah’s brave resistance, so that the enemy will be between two jaws of resistance in the south and the north. Yesterday the occupation retreated from southern Lebanon and afterwards from the Gaza Strip. And tomorrow, by Allah’s will, they will retreat from the [West] bank and hence become prisoners of their own racist fence…’”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 14, 2006]

“Dr. Attallah Abu-Al-Soboh, Minister of Culture, said: ‘The Lebanese and Palestinian experience should be studied and benefited from. This proved that the Israeli army is defeated in the face of desire and good planning. Especially note the Israeli [civilian] evacuation and flight from the North [of Israel due to Hezbollah shelling of cities] proves that these are Palestinian cities and not Israeli ...’ ”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 11, 2006]

“Marwan Abu-Al-Ras, head of the Palestinian Religious Teachers Society in the Gaza Strip… saw the heavy defeat of the occupation army [in Lebanon]… as the first step towards the disappearance of the thieving occupation from our occupied land... he emphasized that the path of resistance should be continued until the Israeli occupation will be driven out of the entire Palestinian territory…” [Note: "thieving occupation" is a term the PA uses to refer to all of Israel.]
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006]

PA analyst Hani Al-Masri took pride on PA TV in Hezbollah’s achievements, and specified:
“Brave battles of Hezbollah against the elite [Israeli] unit 51 of Golani… Breaking Israel’s war conception of quick resolution, talking initiative …. A small organization [Hezbollah] succeeded in beating Israel… If Hezbollah was a state, their achievements regarding Israel would have been great… Because they [Hezbollah] are like a lightweight boxer competing against a heavyweight boxer, and managing to reach the 15th round...”
Palestinian TV on August 2, 2006]

TV program “Religion and Society” --

Sheik Hian Idrisi: “The Zionist project is currently in retreat due to the reality in which we live . They hoped for a completely Jewish state, but now, we are a thorn in their throats. They hoped, following their unilateral retreat from Gaza, that the [PA] missile [attacks] would cease and that the attacks against them would stop, and they would be satisfied with the West Bank. But the brothers in Gaza, who were under siege after this withdrawal, finding themselves in an enclave, did not stand arms folded, but continued [to fight].

Host Sheik Jamal Bawatna says that if this is about Jihad and resistance, one should note the origins. He mentions an episode from Muslim tradition, when Fatima was attacked and Mohammad was patient and didn’t react with Jihad, until gathering a large army... ‘This proves that the resistance against the enemies must be done with wisdom. Before we open a front, we must study the situation carefully...’

Sheik Idrisi: “The fighting creates many worries for the enemy. Many regions [in Israel] which are near Lebanon and Gaza have been paralyzed, and the people disappeared. We pray to Allah that they will not return ... Eventually Allah, may he be praised and glorified, will bring the Muslims the victory, and bring defeat to the infidels… The enemy stole our land, stole the historic land of Palestine."
Palestinian TV, July 23, 2006:

Sermon of Sheik Dr. Ahmad Bahar, Hamas member of Palestinian Legislative Council:

“The fighting brothers… we tell the monster entity state that by Allah’s will, they will not be able to accomplish their goals... I tell you that the Zionist people are in horror, fear, confusion, their political and military leaders are in disagreement. I tell you that they are horrified. More than two million Zionists are not able to leave their shelters. They live in fear inside the shelters. They live like mice and rabbits, they can not leave. Their people screamed and yelled, by the thousands. They are interested in leaving [Israel]. One is interested in going over there, to America, to Europe and Britain. Negative migration has started… We have not witnessed the destruction of Jaffa, Haifa, and in Allah’s will [soon], Tel-Aviv – except during this fifth war, this war, in which the noble, the believers, and the loyal fight in Palestine and in Lebanon.”
Palestinian TV on August 4, 2006:

“Parliament member Bassam Al-Salhi, general secretary of Al-Shaa’b [‘the people’s] party... called to carry on the struggle and the resistance. He [also] called the people in power to [show] unity and learn from the Hezbollah experience in Lebanon in order to face the challenges…”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 13, 2006]

“Parliament member Dr. Marwan Abu-Al-Ras, head of the Palestinian Religious Teachers Society in the Gaza strip, emphasized that the way of resistance should be continued until the expulsion of the Israeli occupation from the entire Palestinian territory. He also said: ‘Despite the military arsenal that the forces of occupation hold, and despite the USA support and the international silence, they did not mange to achieve their goals and their aspirations, due to the strong-standing of our people in sister Lebanon, and due to the brave Islamic resistance’. He called to learn from the lessons of the confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel, in a way that will strengthen the Palestinian capability to inflict casualties among the forces of the occupation.”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 20, 2006]

PA and Hezbollah:
USA is "leader of war against the world”
Israel is arm of the USA

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- Aug. 16, 2006

In the same way that the Western world sees Iran as a primary force spreading Islamist ideology and views Hezbollah as an arm of Iran, the Palestinian Authority and Hezbollah portray the United States as the leader of world imperialism whereas Israel plays the role of proxy of the United States in the Middle East.Throughout the war in Lebanon, Hezbollah TV (Al Manar) has been running anti-American hate clips, while the PA media continues its campaign of hatred against the US, focused on portraying the US as the imperialist threat, responsible for wars and international conflicts.

The Al Manar videos show US President George W. Bush – called the “Master of State Terrorism” – holding an ax, along with clips of America dropping the atomic bomb, scenes from the Vietnam War and a B-52 releasing a bomb. They also portray US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton wearing a Nazi armband and a Hitler mustache, as the word “Nazi” is shown on the screen.

The US is defined as “the Great Satan”.The Palestinian media presents the US as the leading imperialist nation. Note that portrayals of the US as "leader of the war against the world” and "harms all of mankind," were not responses to the current war as both were said in the days just prior to the war. This Palestinian Authority 'imperialist' label for the US has been a constant theme in PA ideology for years, and is not dependent on specific international events. In summing up the war, the PA daily wrote yesterday that the Israeli response to the Hezbollah attacks was decided in Washington: “No Zionist politician can doubt who made the decision to attack Lebanon … Since this [attack] is the supreme policy that is organically connected to the direct American interest.”

The following are the statements from the Palestinian media. Note: the PA media has not been transferred to the Hamas and remains under the control of Mahmoud Abbas.

“Who leads wars...in this world that are meant to destroy the universe and to terrorize? This is America! Who produces means of terror and destruction in this world other than America?.. Who builds prisons and adopts a policy of human rights violations other than America?...Who deprives aid to the poor of the world except America? What weapons were used to murder the family of the girl Ghaliya if not American weapons?...Today, America has become the leader of the war against the world.” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 1, 2006]

“This attack harms all of mankind, because it is barbaric. It is motivated by primitive ethnic motives which are nourished by a dinosaur empire, that is the United States ... which described the current events as self-defense.” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 3, 2006]

“No Zionist politician can doubt who made the decision to attack Lebanon – whether it was the Zionist entity or the administration of tyranny in Washington. Since this [attack] is the supreme policy that is organically connected to the direct American interest.”[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 15, 2006]

History repeats itself: 1948 & 2006
Arabs called to leave Haifa
to facilitate the killing of Jews

1948 - Arab League tells Arabs to leave Haifa to facilitate the killing of Jews
2006 - Hezbollah tells Arabs to leave Haifa to facilitate the killing of Jews

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- Aug. 13, 2006

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's request of Arabs to leave Haifa to facilitate the bombing and killing of Jews in Haifa is the identical call heard by the Arabs of Haifa and other cities by the Arab League attacking the new State of Israel in 1948.

2006 - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah:

"I have a special message to the Arabs of Haifa, to your martyrs and to your wounded. I call you to leave this city. I hope you do this. ... Please leave so we don't shed your blood, which is our blood."

1948 - Palestinian journalist describes Arab leaders action in 1948:

"To the [Arab] Kings and Presidents: Poverty is killing us... yet you are still searching for the way to provide aid... like the armies of your predecessors in the year of 1948, who forced us to leave [Israel], on the pretext of clearing the battlefields of civilians... "
[Fuad Abu Higla, columnist official PA daily Al Hayat Al Jadida, in an article before an Arab Summit, critical of Arab leaders for a series of failures. Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah, March 19, 2001]

 

Israeli Arabs
in support of Hezbollah

In Nazareth Israeli Arabs Demonstrate in support of Hezbollah
“Occupation and invasion = terror”
“Resistance = right and obligation” [July 16, 2006]

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- Aug. 10, 2006

As Israel counts more than 100 dead in its war against the Hezbollah terror organization, numerous Israeli Arabs, including Arab Knesset members, have come out in support of the enemy. A number of demonstrations and marches in support of Hezbollah have likewise been held by Israel's Arabs.

One Member of the Knesset, Azmi Bishara, even refers to the members of Hezbollah as “heroes.” He calls for Hezbollah to fight Israeli soldiers, saying, “One must settle accounts with their murderers and resist [fight] its aggression.”

The following are 15 statements by Israeli Arab leaders and victims of Hezbollah terror in support of Hezbollah, all said during the war:

Ra’oda Att’allah, Director of the Arab Culture Society in Haifa:
"The popularity of Hezbollah has grown substantially among the Arabs in Israel… the first time there is a feeling of returning the honor, and that the people are feeling for the first time that there is a group which resists [fights-ed.] and stands firm against the Israeli army."[Al-Ayyam, August 8, 2006]

Ali Mana, relative of 2 Israeli Arabs killed by Hezbollah missile:
“Hezbollah raised our heads and lifted our spirit.” [Al-Ayyam, August 8, 2006]

Wasil Taha, Arab Knesset Member:
“Resistance [Hezbollah attacks] is not terror but it is a moral value. As for terror, the state [Israel] carries it out." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 6, 2006]

Arab Knesset Member, Chairman of Balad Party, Azmi Bishara:
"Solidarity with these heroes [Hezbollah and Palestinian terrorists] is the least [we can do]." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 16, 2006]

Muhammad Hasan Kan’an, Chairman Arab National Party:
“America, Britain and Israel will not succeed to defeat the peoples in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan... This is a war against Islam and against the Arabs”. [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 6, 2006]

Arab Knesset Member, Chairman of Balad Party, Azmi Bishara:
"The Palestinian and Lebanese resistance returned the confidence to the Arab-Islamic identity after years of defeats." [Al-Ayyam, August 8, 2006]

Raa’d Salah, Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel:
“'A look at the region in which we live teaches that the two biggest liars are Ehud Olmert and George Bush, who lead the world to carnage, destruction, and massacres.' He called the peoples of the world to expose the lies of those who burn children." [Al-Ayyam, August 8, 2006]

Raa'd Salah, Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel:
"The Palestinian people and the people of Lebanon are the winners because they have justice, whereas Bush and Olmert are the losers because they have falsehood". [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 8, 2006]

Raja Aghbariyah, Secretary of Israeli Arab Movement, “Abna Al-Balad”:
“This war forced all the factors to choose between the imperialistic Zionist and reactionary Arab camp [on one hand] or the ‘peoples’ and their resistance [movements]. We chose the ‘peoples’ and their resistance [movements] in Beirut, Palestine, Iraq and Somalia.” He sent a greeting to Hassan Nasrallah “because he upraised our heads” and added, “We are not just against the war, but we are also in favor of the resisting people [i.e. terror]. Therefore, we do not want their fake democracy in Iraq." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 8, 2006]

Family of young Arab girl, Du’a Abbas, killed by Hezbollah rocket:
"Blamed the government of Israel for the killing of their daughter."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 27, 2006]

Dr. Mansur Abbas, Chairman, Conference of the Southern Wing of the Islamic Movement in Israel, and cousin of the young girl mentioned above:
"The Israeli politicians chose war and they are responsible for what is happening." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 27, 2006]

Arab Knesset Member, Chairman of Balad Party, Azmi Bishara:
"Israel's goal has been to expel civilians after organized massacres, of which the most well known are Dir Yassin and dozens more like it. To expel them in order to settle in their place in 1948... [Now] Israel targeted the civilians in Lebanon as a direct continuation of the historic chain, in a bloody red moment in Qana: First, to punish those who supported the resistance, second to expel the civilians in the South to the North in order to cause additional communal tension in Lebanon and third, to nourish the barbaric desire for revenge. This was a planned and intended attack. Israel is a terrorist state." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 4, 2006]

Nimer Nimer, Israeli Arab author:
“What happened in Nazi Germany 60 years ago occurs today in Baghdad, Gaza and Beirut.” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 6, 2006]

Arab Knesset Member, Chairman of Balad Party, Azmi Bishara:
"They [Lebanese children] are victims of a culture of criminal, savage and barbaric [Israeli] aircraft. One must settle accounts with their murderers and resist [fight] its aggression." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 4, 2006]

Popular support for Hezbollah:

"In the city of Nazareth a public conference was held the day before yesterday in support of Lebanon and of Palestine." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, August 6, 2006]

"Thousands of Palestinians from “the interior” participated yesterday in a demonstration that was organized by Balad [Israeli Arab political] party to protest the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza strip and to protest the barbaric offensive against the Lebanese people." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 16, 2006]

In Nazareth Israeli Arabs Demonstrate in support of Hezbollah
Text: “Occupation and invasion = terror”; “Resistance = right and obligation”
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 16, 2006]

PA celebrates Hezbollah attacks

By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- Aug. 9, 2006

Palestinian Authority TV this week started to openly celebrate Israeli civilian casualties, and broadcast a video clip entitled, "Where will you run?” The clip shows Hezbollah terrorists launching rockets towards Israeli cities, followed by images of the Israeli civilian and military destruction and casualties.

This celebrating of attacks on Israeli civilians by the PA corresponds to a poll released yesterday, which found that "97% of Palestinians support Hezbollah's position towards Israel." [Near East Consulting, Ramallah]

To see the Palestinian video "Where will you run" CLICK HERE.

This figure of 97% support for Hezbollah attacks is even higher than the approximately 70% of Palestinians who consistently supported suicide terror against Israeli civilians during the four-year terror war. (This year, Palestinian support for suicide terror has stood around 55%.)

The higher support for Hezbollah attacks on civilians than for PA suicide terror may seem surprising, but there is a simple explanation. Those Palestinians who opposed suicide terror argued that it was "damaging to the Palestinians,” not that it was wrong. Even such so-called moderates as Mahmoud Abbas, Hanan Ashrawi and Sari Nusseibah called for a halt in PA suicide terror because of the damage to the Palestinian people, not because it was morally wrong.

This professed opposition to terror for tactical reasons meant that the actual proportion of Palestinians who considered Israeli civilians legitimate targets was always higher than the 70% mark. In this case, since Hezbollah attacks are not damaging the "Palestinian people," 97% of Palestinians support these attacks.

With this video clip, Palestinian TV follows Hezbollah TV station Al Manar, which has been celebrating civilian casualties daily in their clips.

To see Al Manar video CLICK HERE.

Hezbollah celebrates
civilians' casualties

Hitting Israeli cities "restores honor"

By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- Aug. 2, 2006

While the world debates about responsibility for Lebanese civilian casualties, Hezbollah takes unequivocal pride in its responsibility for causing Israeli civilians casualties. Indeed, Hezbollah celebrates its attacks on civilians as restoring "honor". Hezbollah TV, Al Manar, continues to broadcast video clips glorifying Hezbollah attacks on Israeli cities. Scenes showing Israeli civilians being rushed to the Hospitals are accompanied by the words:
"Resist! Explode! Shake! Destroy! Your weapon restores my country's honor."

Click here to see the 2 Hezbollah video clips

Description:

Hezbollah celebrates its targeting of Israeli civilians Video clip

Source: Al-Manar TV clip
Repeatedly July-Aug. 2006

visual: Hezbollah rocket launch
visual: List of civilian targets hit in Northern Israel
visual: View of Haifa
Hebrew caption: Operation "True Promise" [name Hezbollah gave to attack] has come

visual: List of more civilian targets hit in Northern Israel

visual: View of Haifa
Hebrew caption: Operation "True Promise" has come
Hebrew caption: The (missiles') whistle has come

visual: List of future civilian targets to be hit in central Israel -including Tel Aviv

Hezbollah celebrating Israeli civilian casualties Video clip

source: Al-Manar TV clip
Repeatedly July-Aug. 2006

visual: Hezbollah rocket launch
visual: Israeli civilians being rushed to hospitals and destroyed Israeli homes. I
Narration: "Destroy! Explode it! Your weapon restores my country's honor.
Resist! Explode! Shake! Destroy! Your weapon restores my country's honor."

Palestinians Love to Hate
Condoleezza Rice

Rice is the Raven", "a terrorist and child murderer"
"I need more [children's] blood [to drink]"
"Americans are talented at igniting crisis... They are like mosquitoes that need a swamp to fly above."

By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook- July 30, 2006

Above and beyond the steady anti-American hatred promoted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders for years, they seem to have a special penchant for hating Condoleezza Rice. Some of the attacks have included expressions of racial hatred, as in an article this week referring to Rice as a "raven" and a previous article that referred to her as "the colored... the dark skinned... the black lady." [see PMW Bulletin]

In another racist  article attacking Condolezza Rice, the PA daily referred to her as the ”black woman” [three times], the “black spinster” and continues that he even considered the term “black widow” but rejected it. Her father is called the "black clergyman” [who filled her head with Bible stories] and Colin Powell is the “black man”, the “black gentleman” and even the “brave and moderate black.”

All appeared in the official PA daily, then controlled by Arafat, today under Mahmoud Abbas.

This week a cartoon mocked her hope for the birth of a new Middle East by drawing Rice pregnant with a monkey.

[Text: "Rice speaks about birth of a new Middle East" Al-Quds, July 24, 2006]

In addition, PA society is orchestrating demonstrations, children's activities, and hateful displays all personally attacking Rice. The PA daily published pictures of demonstrators with posters of Rice drinking blood dripping from the picture of dead babies and saying, "I need more blood." 

Another showed an anti Rice protest of the PA Children's Parliament, which displayed an American flag with the words in English and Arabic "Murderer- Rice [Ryse-lit] go to Hell". Condoleezza Rice's picture appears on the flag adjacent to a picture of a dead child while children lay on the ground simulating dead children.
This appeared prominently on the back page in the official PA daily Al Hayat Al Jadida controlled by Mahmoud Abbas' office.

[[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida July 26, 2006]

Also this week was an article in the same official daily entitled Condoleezza-Stan written by the paper's editor in chief attacking Rice for American policy, which the PA charges, is intentionally designed to promote war and US involvement, and not peace. The newspaper gave prominent coverage to an anti Rice demonstration where the demonstrators demand she "get out" and "return to where she came from."

The following are the latest personal attacks in articles and graphics directed at Condoleezza Rice:

"The masses and the activists in Ramallah… received the visit (of Condoleezza Rice) with denunciation and condemnation.A general strike brought life to a halt, at a time when anger is exploding in marches and demonstrations... Signs and slogans in Arabic and English called Rice a terrorist and a child murderer... and they told her to get out...

The street which is mobilized against American policy, did not wait for Rice's words to the president (Machmud Abbas), for the protestors demand she go back to where she came from, after describing her as a "raven" who brings only destruction."
[PA daily, Al Hayat Al Jadida, July 26, 2006]

"Headline: Condoleezza-Stan.
The current intentional efforts [in the Middle East] are focusing on one or another part of the problem, but not on the matter itself.The Americans are always talented igniting crisis and not solving them.Perhaps they don't want a just solution bringing peace to the region, because the crises situation allows them to keep their presence in the region, claiming that we need them.They are like these mosquitoes that need a swamp in order to fly above it. The Middle East does not need to be Condoleezza-Stan, but a Salam-Stan [Peace-Stan].
[Hafez Barghutti, editor of Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, back page, July 24 2006]

"Children parting from the child shahid Khaled Wahaba in Rafach a short time before his funeral".
[Al Hayat Al Jadida July 12, 2006]

[Next to the body is an American flag.On the flag it is written in Arabic
'murderers' and in English 'murderers', Al-Hayat Al-Jadida July 12, 2006]

[click here to see complete bulletin June 26, 2002]

Visuals from PMW archives:

[Condoleezza as bomb, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida 9 February, 2006]

[On spray can: "Exterminator". Arrow: "The new way"
On arm band: "The Middle East". Al-Hayat Al-Jadida November 21, 2004]

[Al Quds 7 April, 2005]

[Condoleezza as statue of liberry Fighting terror, Al Quds]

Excerpts from PMW archives:

“[National Security Adviser] Dr. Condolezza Rice is the most influential national security advisor in the US administration since “Darling Henry” Kissinger… The White House has seen some women with strong personalities, such as ‘the dominant', wife of President Ronald Reagan, ‘the bright' and the ambitious', wife of President Bill Clinton, and the 'beloved', wife of President John Kennedy. However - Condoleezza is the first lady [in rank], and the first black woman to serve in the most serious post in the White House. She is the “President’s brain”, especially with regard to the current incumbent, who is the most powerful world leader, but is one of the weakest presidents, [regarding] international political culture, to pass through the White House...”

“The adviser’s ‘intelligence’ and the ‘bravery’ of General Colin Powell are what have elevated this black woman and black gentleman to the highest positions ever held by a black American woman or black American man in any administration…”

“In contrast to Powell, who is the “moderate” in an extremist American administration, Rice is conspicuous by her thinking which follows the American “New Right, which is conservative and messianic. She is the daughter of a black clergyman, who filled her head during her childhood with stories about the Holy Land. These are vastly different from the liberal political theories espoused by the black minister Jesse Jackson, who is considered a “friend of the Palestinians” and a supporter of the downtrodden Third World nations. He was also the first black candidate for the American presidency.”

“In an exclusive interview with “Yediot Acharonot” at the end of last May …she spoke about her powerful spiritual impressions from her first visit to Israel in August 2000:
“There, I felt as if I had come home, in my first visit to the place. There is a deep attachment between me and Israel.”
"...‘Darling Henry’ the Jew pretended to weep over the Israeli political leadership's 'stupidity' and 'shortsightedness'...
“Next week Ms. Rice will be visiting Israel for the second time …in order to salvage the 'brave' and 'moderate' black [Powell] from failure by salvaging the Roadmap...”
“…Beware this “black spinster”, we don't want to say “the black widow” out of respect for her femininity and her intelligence...”
[Al Ayyam June 22, 2003]


But what happened after that was embarrassing and astonishing, especially what happened with the dark complexioned lady, or, more accurately: black, the National Security Advisor ... What compounds the astonishment is that the Black Lady always makes a point, whether the opportunity presents itself or not … especially when comparing her stupid positions with Albright's, who, in her day, proved she had a greater sense of international responsibility, and was less aggressive than this pitiful woman who has dealt a blow to the image of the Black-American in the eyes of the vast majority of the world's inhabitants."
[Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 23, 2002]

Murder, martyrdom and blood libels are themes of Al Manar TV station
attacked by Israel

By Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook - July 23, 2006

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Thursday condemned Israel for bombing the Hizbullah TV station Al-Manar, saying, "The bombing of Al-Manar is a clear demonstration that Israel has a policy of using violence to silence media it does not agree with." [IFJ General Secretary Aidan White, July 14, 2006, IFJ Web site]

To clarify to PMW subscribers, Al Manar television broadcasts not only material that Israel "does not agree with," but some of the most loathsome hate broadcasting in the world, which we are surprised the IFJ would condone. This has included using cartoons to encourage children to seek death as Martyrs, presenting Jews using Christian children's blood for Matzah as factual, and presenting the killing of Israel's Jews as God's will.

Click below to see these examples from Al Manar TV broadcasts:

1. Cartoons brainwashing children to die as Shahids (Martyrs for Allah).

2. A drama, presented as historical fact, in which Jews slit the throat of a Christian child to get blood for Passover Matzah.