| TV Archives -Video Library Hatred
of the United States INTRODUCTION:
Hatred of the US and other Western Christian countries is a
common theme in the Palestinian world. Verbal attacks against the US
appear regularly in the PA media. |
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PA Leader calls for killing all Jews and Americans - April 20, 2007Last week PMW released the text of this call for the
killing of all Americans and Jews, preached by the Speaker of the Palestinian
Legislative Council, Dr. Ahmad Bahar on Palestinian television. Israel
is referred to as a "cancerous lump, that is the Jews, in the heart
of the Arab nation," and the US is said to be "on its way to
disappear." Due to its importance PMW is now releasing the subtitled
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Palestinian leader to Al-Qaeda:
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"Man in the era of Globalization" Egyptian TV Series PATV, Apr.18, 2006 |
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"Be Strong Baghdad" Music Video: A PA music video broadcast repeatedly during the Iraq war glorified the “heroic” fighting of the Iraqis and celebrated the casualties inflicted on the US - British forces. Pictured twice are scenes of US - British soldiers carrying away bodies of a comrade, and the last picture is a coffin draped with American and British flags. [PA TV, repeatedly during the Iraqi war] |
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PA Imam Suliman Satari
PA TV, Jan. 13, 2006 |
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| Friday sermon by Yusuf Jum'a Salamah, PA Minister of the Religious Affairs, in the presence of Mahmoud Abbas "Allah, help Islam and Muslims! |
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| Day after London bombings: PA Imam prays for extermination of Infidels
PA TV, July 8, 2005 |
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| Ibrahim Mudayris, Friday sermon
PA TV, Feb. 28, 2003 |
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| Yusuf Abu Sneina, Friday Sermon Al-Aqsa mosque
[PA Radio, Dec. 28, 2001] |
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| PA Mufti Prays for US, Britain and Israel's Demise PA religious leaders have regularly prayed for the destruction of the USA, Britain, and Israel. This one was just weeks before the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The PA Mufti, Ikrima Sabri, in a radio sermon. [PA Radio Aug. 24, 2001] |
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The US -“ The Foremost Enemy of Muslims”: Saddam Hussein was one of the Palestinian Authority's closest allies. Before and during the war the PA broadcast repeated messages of support of Iraq and hatred of the US. In this PA TV sermon the US is defined as “the foremost enemy of the Muslims” and is compared to Pharaoh. The war is defined as an imperialist US war to steal Iraqi oil. [Ibrahim Madiras, PA TV February 21, 2003] |
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PA TV Prayer for Destruction of USA, Britain and Israel: As part of the hatred expressed towards Western countries, PA TV religious broadcasts have included prayers for Allah to fight, hurt or destroy the USA, Britain, and Israel. |
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The US is the Enemy - Israel is the Army of the US: Some postulate that Palestinian hatred of the US is a result of American support of Israel. However, PA leaders often clarify that their hatred of US “civilization” is inherent, while Israel is hated because it represents American - Western civilization and its "Crusade". Therefore, Muslims " wherever you are kill Jews and those Americans like them" [PA TV Oct. 13, 2000] |
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Muslims will be Joyous when the US is "Dealt a Blow": Verbal attacks and threats to the United States are expressed regularly
by PA leadership. A religious leader in the official sermon on PA
TV predicted a divine blow to the US that would bring joy to Muslims,
just 9 months after the 9-11 attacks: "A divine blow will be
dealt soon to the US and Israel, by Allah's will. The believers will
rejoice with Allah's victory." |
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