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Palestinian Suicide Bomber Videos: ‘Drink the Zionists’ Blood’
Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Moti Milrod
Before setting out to blow himself up in Tel Aviv last month, Hamas suicide bomber Jaafar Muna recorded a farewell video. (Luckily, only one Israeli was wounded in the attack).
Standing in front of a Hamas flag and a Palestinian flag, the terrorist addressed Israelis directly, promising them “a cruel death” and to “drink the Zionists’ blood.”
The terrorist also spoke about the honor of having been “chosen by Allah” for the suicide mission, and described “how beautiful it will be when my bones become shrapnel that will blow up the thieving Zionist Jews.”
The bomber saw his terror attack as a “defense of the oppressed Muslims” in the Gaza Strip, for whom he was prepared to “let his blood flow in the path of Allah.”
He further urged Palestinians “in the West Bank of [Hamas bomb maker Yahya] Ayyash” to “rise up and raid your enemies,” and “follow the path of the Jihad fighters” — which is a “duty” for Allah:
Hamas suicide bomber Jaafar Muna: “Praise Allah Who supports the believers and humiliates the Zionist Jews …
I am Jihad fighter, Martyr Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades member, living Martyr, Allah willing, Jaafar Saad Sa’id Muna. I
bless Allah Who honored me and chose me at this occasion to be the striking hand of the Jihad fighters, and that I will defend the oppressed Muslims in the Gaza Strip with my blood and organs
… How beautiful it will be when my bones become shrapnel that will blow up the thieving Zionist Jews.
And how beautiful it will be when my blood flows on the path of Allah for the Gaza Strip…
To my brothers… the Jihad fighters in the West Bank of [Yahya] Ayyash: Get up, rise up, and follow the path of the Jihad fighters … Rise up and raid your enemies …
To the occupying Zionists: … You have lit a fire that will not go out until we push you from our land… We are preparing a cruel death for you. The fire that you lit will burn you… Today I will kill you, Allah willing, when I carry my soul in my palm, after dozens of Jihad fighters and Martyrdom-seekers who trained themselves, prepared their explosives, and prepared their rifles while desiring to meet their Lord after carrying out the duty of Jihad for Him…
By Allah we will drink the Zionists’ blood in revenge for the blood of our Martyr [Ismail Haniyeh] that you drank …This is Jihad, victory or Martyrdom — the Martyr Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.”
Posted text: “#Watch: The last will of [Izz A-Din] Al-Qassam [Brigades] member Martyrdom-seeker Jaafar Saad Muna (i.e., suicide bomber, wounded 1), who ascended to Heaven while carrying out a Martyrdom-seeking operation in ‘Tel Aviv’ on Aug. 18, 2024
#Al-Aqsa_Flood” [emphasis added]
[Hamas, Telegram channel, Sept. 19, 2024]
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has documented similar farewell videos by suicide bombers, who filmed themselves before setting out to murder Jews in Israel.
Many such videos surfaced during the PA’s 5-year terror campaign (the Second Intifada, 2000-2005). For example, Hamas terrorist Bassem Al-Takrouri said his mission was to “crush the descendants of monkeys and pigs.” He murdered seven Israelis, blowing up a bus in Jerusalem in 2003:
Hamas suicide terrorist Bassem Al-Takrouri: “Angels of mercy, escort our souls to Heaven after we fulfill this duty of crushing the descendants of monkeys and pigs. Dear father and mother, blessings of honor and respect to you while you escort me to the Maidens of Paradise as a Martyr.” [emphasis added]
[Hamas’ website, accessed Feb. 1, 2006]
Male suicide bombers were not the only ones leaving videos behind. Female terrorists also filmed their goodbyes before setting out to kill, such as Reem Riyashi, who murdered four Israelis in her suicide bombing at the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in 2004:
Hamas suicide bomber Reem Riyashi: “I am the Martyr Reem Saleh Riyashi, I hoped that the shredded limbs of my body would be shrapnel, tearing Zionists to pieces, knocking on heaven’s door with the skulls of Zionists.
How often I spoke to my soul: ‘Oh soul, if you loathe the Zionists, enemies of my religion, my blood shall be my path to heaven.‘
Since 8th grade I have striven, seeking people daily to guide [me], listen, and help me. How often I desired to carry out a Martyrdom-seeking [suicide] operation inside Israel, and with perseverance, and with Allah’s grace, my wish has been fulfilled.”
[Hamas’ website, Jan. 14, 2004]
Farewell statements and “wills” are not limited to Hamas terrorists either.
For example, in 2015, a terrorist member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) recorded this video, before seeking “Martyrdom” by stabbing an Israeli at a supermarket:
Terrorist Bara Issa: “In the name of the All Merciful Allah … On behalf of myself and the Palestinian people, I, son of Jerusalem, Bara Kaid Faiq Issa, [Israeli] I.D. 40630297, dedicate myself to the protection of the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] and defense of our occupied land …
And being at my full mental and physical capacity, I willingly dedicate myself to carrying out this operation, without any party guiding me or pressuring me.
My brothers, young ones, Martyrdom is the highest level, and I urge you to follow the path of liberation and Martyrdom. Your brother [in faith] in Allah, Bara Issa, son of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Fatah’s military wing.” [emphasis added]
[“In Support of the Intifada” YouTube channel, Nov. 6, 2015]
Likewise, in 2022, terrorist shooter Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi — who also belonged to Fatah‘s terror wing — left a recorded “will” — adding,”Let no one ever abandon the rifle”:
Terrorist Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi: “Allah, resolve, and victory or Martyrdom.
Your brother Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades [i.e., Fatah’s military wing] in Nablus.
A people is behind us
We stand and defend it with its self-sacrificing fighters
Don’t worry, there are heroes who are waiting, there are lions in our land
who set out from among the poor ones
Our faith is like iron, and their [i.e., the Jews’] faith is a falsified lie
Victory is certain
The wild animals here are awe-inspiring
By Allah, O Men, I’m not waiting for an answer
I give you a last will: Let no one ever abandon the rifle, in the name of your honor.”
[Official Fatah Facebook page, Aug. 12, 2022]
The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article was originally published.
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The Jewish People Perform Another Miracle
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is seen addressing supporters, in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: Reuters.
JNS.org – This Oct. 7 will not only be an anniversary of tears, of pure contrition, even if the memory is burning as the people of Israel live. As to how, it wasn’t at all obvious. Our whole history is made of miracles—from the splitting of the sea to escape from the Egyptians to the Inquisition to the pogroms to the thousand other genocidal attacks to which the Jews have been subjected. In every case, the results are always incredible and surprising, especially for how we have emerged active, faithful to our Torah tradition and committed to the return to Jerusalem until we made it happen.
The War of Independence in 1948 was fought by concentration-camp veterans, yet we defeated all the Arab armies, united in hatred, who marched against us. Later, in 1967, 1973 wars were won by a hair’s breadth with miraculous strokes of imagination and leaders who gave birth to ideas that people would have expected. No one would have ever bet a euro, penny or shekel on the idea that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his entire hierarchy could be eliminated, petrifying Iran, especially since we have already reduced its other favorite proxy, Hamas, to pieces. And now we have bombed Iran’s other proxy, the Houthis, some 2,000 kilometers away, destroying the airport from which they receive their weapons and aid from the ayatollahs. The Islamic Republic’s leader, Ali Khamenei, is reportedly hiding underground, the Iraqi and Syrian Shi’ites are waiting to see if they are next, and cities controlled by Tehran are shaking.
As President Joe Biden said, it is a measure of justice, but one that Israel has undertaken in an impossible fashion, defending its citizens amid a thousand prohibitions with determination and without fear. Only in this way can a 76-year-old young state, which has been attacked from all sides, defend itself. The country’s existence is the latest chapter in the history of a people born many millennia ago in the Land of Israel, who are finally back home and defending their state.
The war is certainly not over, as Hezbollah reportedly had 100,000 fighters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows that he must see this fight through to the end, despite the international pressure to which Israel has been subjected for nearly a year. Israel’s leadership understands that its very existence is at definitive risk if there is no “new Middle East” in the aftermath of Oct. 7.
While previous generations and Israeli leaders hoped that peace agreements would establish peace in the region, today’s leaders know that there is also a need for battle to stop those who, dominated by absurd fanatical and religious beliefs, wish to kill you. (After all, what do the Houthi rebels in Yemen have to do with the Jews and Israel?)
This is the lesson of our time—not just for Israel and the Jewish people but for everyone. The Jewish people are writing a new page in history, one in which the free world must write and fight alongside them, as it is a battle for the survival of Western ideals. Israel has eliminated the two most dangerous terrorist groups in the world—Hamas and Hezbollah—with operations that will set a precedent for decades. And it challenges Iran. I would like to hear the applause, please.
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