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The Palestinian Authority Called for the Murder of Jews — Then a Terrorist Murdered Two Israelis
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
On Sunday, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed two Israelis to death — one by one — thus fulfilling the call by Palestinian Authority (PA) Shari’ah judge Abdallah Harb just a month ago on PA TV that Allah should “strike [the Jews] and their allies” and “kill them one by one.”
PA Shari’ah Judge Abdallah Harb: “Allah, strike your enemies, the enemies of your religion … Allah, strike the aggressive Jews, strike them and their allies, O Master of the Universe, and those who support them both politically and with weapons and money.
O Allah, kill them one by one, Allah count them and kill them one by one, and do not leave even one of them, O Master of the Universe.” [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV Live, July 5, 2024]
Earlier in the war, the PA Shari’ah judge endorsed terror, saying that “everything done by our people is an acceptable response”:
PA Shari’ah Judge Abdallah Harb: “For more than 75 years our people has been subjected to aggression, ever since the occupation (i.e., establishment of Israel) at the least. It is oppressed and suffering, and everything that is done by our people is a response, and this response is acceptable.
It is our right, and [our people] must not be reproached for this, and it must not be held accountable for this.” [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV, May 31, 2024]
This is not the first time during the current war that PA and Fatah officials have urged the murder of Jews and Israelis.
On Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas launched its terror war on Israel and committed a massacre, murdering over approximately 1,200 Israelis, Fatah’s military wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, called on Palestinians — and specifically the PA Security Forces — to slaughter Jews, “the sons of apes and pigs”:
Posted text: “Allahu Akbar, come to Jihad, come to Jihad.
To all our sons and brothers in the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces throughout the West Bank — today is your day.
Break into the settlements, strike the sons of apes of pigs, kill everyone who is a settler, slaughter everyone who is Israeli, by Allah, they are the most cowardly among men.
Today is a tiding of days of victory, Allah willing –for this is Jihad, Jihad, victory or Martyrdom.” [emphasis added]
[The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades — Palestine the Occupied Land, Telegram channel, Oct. 7, 2023]
For three decades, Palestinian Media Watch has exposed that the PA and Fatah support and glorify terrorism, and then financially reward it.
Currently, Fatah is doing its utmost to present itself as a leading champion of terrorism, bragging that it has more terrorists than Hamas.
Top Fatah official Jibril Rajoub has also urged Palestinians to murder Jews during the Gaza war. He instructed them to “set out against the settlers with all possible means” — a Palestinian term that includes the use of terror:
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: “I call on the entire Palestinian street and all the Palestinian political forces to set out against the settlers with all possible means, and any settler who comes to them and attacks them doesn’t need to leave alive.” [emphasis added]
[Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub, Facebook page, Jan. 11, 2024]
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ advisor Al-Habbash has taught Palestinians that the war with Israel is a “struggle between Satan and man”:
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “This struggle [against Israel] comes in various forms … This is the same struggle between Satan and man, between good and evil, between truth and lies, between those loyal to the Merciful One [Allah] and those loyal to Satan.” [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV Live, Feb. 9, 2024]
Furthermore, Al-Habbash has said that Israel’s defense against Hamas is a “war against Islam”:
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “What is happening to us ([i.e., the 2023 Gaza war] is part of a war against our religion, against our nation, against our existence. Allah said: ‘And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able’ [Quran 2:217]. Shall we not defend our religion? Shall the [Islamic] nation not defend its faith, its Jerusalem, its Al-Aqsa [Mosque], its Quran?” [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV Live, March 8, 2024]
Abbas’ advisor has also encouraged Palestinians to go on Jihad in Israel, while denying Jewish history in the land:
Al-Habbash: ‘This land belonged to the Palestinians, and it still belongs to the Palestinians, and it will belong to the Palestinians. … This is the promise of Prophet [Muhammad], and this is the promise of Allah. The Gaza Strip today is the sister of Ashkelon … No one has a connection to the Al-Buraq Wall [i.e., the Western Wall] except for the Muslims, absolutely! Our lord Solomon was not here, his kingdom was not even here. And even if it was here, Solomon is a Muslim, on the path of Muhammad and Abraham [the Muslim].” [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV Live, Feb. 9, 2024]
These calls and antisemitic ideologies echo Hamas ideology. One example is this music video by Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades, in which they state that “killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah”:
Text on poster: “Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah”
Lyrics: “O pride of Salah Shahada, O wisdom of Imad [Aqel] (i.e., Hamas leaders)
[O] the explosives of [Yahya] Ayyash (i.e., Hamas bomb maker),
the Martyrdom, and the lovers of the trigger:
Killing the occupiers is worship that Allah made into law.
Killing the occupiers is worship that Allah made into law.
Arise, O determined men.
The color of [the Martyr’s] blood protects the land…
O masked one wearing a keffiyeh terrifying the Jews…
Call out in Zionism’s face: “Muhammad’s army has begun to return” [emphasis added]
[Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Nov. 18, 2012]
Another Hamas video includes the very same sentence that the PA Shari’ah judge used to call for murder of Jews last month: “Allah, count them and kill them to the last one, and don’t leave even one.”
These messages have filtered down to children for decades. Palestinian Media Watch exposed these two girls playing in the Gaza Strip during the current war, calling Jews “our dogs” and chanting “Death to Israel”:
Girls playing and chanting: “My sister is Yasmina
She is a beautiful young girl…
My uncle is Saladin (i.e., Muslim military leader)
He gave me the book of religion from Palestine
Palestine is our land, our land, our land
And the Jews are our dogs, our dogs, our dogs
They knocked on our doors, our doors, our doors
Like beggars…
Long live, long live Palestine
Death to Israel.
They knocked on our doors, our doors, our doors
Like beggars…
Long live, long live Palestine
Death to Israel.” [emphasis added]
[Quds News Network (Hamas), Twitter account, Nov. 30, 2023]
The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article was originally published.
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Brooklyn Nets Select Israeli Basketball Players Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf in NBA Draft
The opening tip between the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards, at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 13, 2020. Photo: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect
In a landmark night for Israeli basketball, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf were selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets, marking the first time two Israeli players have been drafted in the same year.
Saraf, a 19-year-old guard known for his explosive athleticism and creative playmaking, was taken with the 26th pick. A standout with Maccabi Rishon LeZion and a rising star on Israel’s youth national teams, Saraf gained international attention with his electrifying scoring and commanding court presence.
With the 27th pick, the Nets selected 7-foot center Danny Wolf out of the University of Michigan. Wolf, who holds dual US-Israeli citizenship and represented Israel at the U-20 level, brings a versatile skill set, including sharp passing, perimeter shooting, and a strong feel for the game. After his name was called, Wolf grew emotional in an on-air interview, crediting his family for helping him reach the moment.
“I have the two greatest brothers in the world; I have an unbelievable sister who I love,” Wolf said. “They all helped me get to where I am today, and they’re going to help me get to where I am going to go in this league.”
The historic double-pick adds to the growing wave of Israeli presence on the NBA stage, led by Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, who just completed a breakout 2024–25 season. After being traded to Portland last summer, Avdija thrived as a starter, averaging 16.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. In March alone, he posted 23.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game, including two triple-doubles.
“I don’t think I’ve played like this before … I knew I had it in me. But I’m not really thinking about it. I’m just playing. I’m just free,” Avdija told reporters in March
With Saraf and Wolf joining Avdija, Israel’s basketball pipeline has reached unprecedented visibility. Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the moment “a national celebration for sports and youth,” and Israeli sports commentators widely hailed the night as “historic.”
Both Saraf and Wolf are expected to suit up for the Nets’ Summer League team in July. As the two rookies begin their NBA journey, they join a growing generation of Israeli athletes proving that their game belongs on basketball’s biggest stage.
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Iran Denies Any Meeting With US Next Week, Foreign Minister Says
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Photo: Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS
Iran currently has no plan to meet with the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday in an interview on state TV, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s statement that Washington planned to have talks with Iran next week.
The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran was assessing whether talks with the US were in its interest, following five previous rounds of negotiations that were cut short by Israel and the US attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The US and Israel said the strikes were meant to curb Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons, while Iran says its nuclear program is solely geared toward civilian use.
Araqchi said the damages to nuclear sites “were not little” and that relevant authorities were figuring out the new realities of Iran’s nuclear program, which he said would inform Iran’s future diplomatic stance.
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Ireland Becomes First European Nation to Advance Ban on Trade With Israeli Settlements
A pro-Hamas demonstration in Ireland led by nationalist party Sinn Fein. Photo: Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Ireland has become the first European nation to push forward legislation banning trade with Israeli communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem — an effort officials say is meant “to address the horrifying situation” in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Simon Harris announced that the legislation has already been approved by the government and will now move to the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade for pre-legislative scrutiny.
“Ireland is speaking up and speaking out against the genocidal activity in Gaza,” Harris said during a press conference.
The Irish diplomat also told reporters he hopes the “real benefit” of the legislation will be to encourage other countries to follow suit, “because it is important that every country uses every lever at its disposal.”
Today Ireland becomes the first country in Europe to bring forward legislation to ban trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Ireland is speaking up and speaking out against the genocidal activity in Gaza.
Every country must pull every lever at its disposal. pic.twitter.com/Z4RTjqntEY— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) June 24, 2025
Joining a growing number of EU member states aiming to curb Israel’s defensive campaign against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Ireland’s decision comes after a 2024 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal.
The ICJ ruled that third countries must avoid trade or investment that supports “the illegal situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
Once implemented, the law will criminalize the importation of goods from Israeli settlements into Ireland, empowering customs officials to inspect, seize, and confiscate any such shipments.
“The situation in Palestine remains a matter of deep public concern,” Harris said. “I have made it consistently clear that this government will use all levers at its disposal to address the horrifying situation on the ground and to contribute to long-term efforts to achieve a sustainable peace on the basis of the two-state solution.”
“Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal and threaten the viability of the two-state solution,” the Irish diplomat continued. “This is the longstanding position of the European Union and our international partners. Furthermore, this is the clear position under international law.”
Harris also urged the EU to comply with the ICJ’s ruling by taking a more decisive and “adequate response” regarding imports from Israeli settlements.
“This is an issue that I will continue to press at EU level, and I reiterated my call for concrete proposals from the European Commission at the Foreign Affairs Council this week,” he said.
Last week, Ireland and eight other EU member states — Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden — called on the European Commission to draft proposals for how EU countries can halt trade and imports with Israeli settlements, in line with obligations set out by the ICJ.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar condemned the latest move by European countries, calling it “shameful” and a misguided attempt to undermine Israel while it faces “existential” threats from Iran and its proxies, including Hamas.
“It is regrettable that even when Israel is fighting an existential threat which is in Europe’s vital interest — there are those who can’t resist their anti-Israeli obsession,” the top Israeli diplomat said in a post on X.
It is regrettable that even when Israel fighting an existential threat which is in Europe vital interest – there are those who can’t resist their anti-Israeli obsession.
Shameful! https://t.co/lxm9qm8sM1— Gideon Sa’ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) June 19, 2025
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