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The PA Covers Up a Murder, While Hamas Celebrates It and Offers Congratulations
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Photo: Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERS
A few days ago, a Palestinian terrorist veered his truck into an Israeli soldier and murdered him.
Hamas immediately glorified the “heroic” murder, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) just as quickly covered up the murder as a “car accident” and libeled Israel for “executing” the terrorist driving the truck.
You can see a video of the murder below (viewer discretion is advised; the Israeli man’s death is visible on screen).
After seeing the evidence, who do you believe?
Here is Hamas’ praise of the murderous attack:
“The heroic car ramming operation… led to the killing of an [Israeli] soldier and the wounding of others”
“A natural response to the occupation’s [i.e., Israel’s] crimes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank”
“A new heroic operation that joins the record of our resistance”
“The perseverance of the resistance’s operations … proves the resistance’s ability to kill the enemy”
“Indeed this is jihad; victory or Martyrdom”
[Hamas, Telegram channel, Sept. 11, 2024 — emphasis added]]
Here is a trasncript of the PA TV’s news report denying the attack:
The occupation forces opened fire at Palestinian truck driver [Hayel Deifallah] … and claimed that he carried out a car ramming operation, but eyewitnesses claim that it is more likely that what happened was a car accident…
This is the [Israeli] version we always hear: That the driver of the car or truck carried out a ramming attack, and [the Israelis] immediately execute the driver on this pretext. [emphasis added]
[Official PA TV, Sept. 11, 2024]
Palestinian Media Watch has reported numerous times on the PA’s denial of terror attacks and their presentation of them as Israeli “fabrications.”
The PA has even denied Hamas’ massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, in which terrorists murdered approximately 1,200 people.
Itamar Marcus is Founder and Director of Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article first appeared.
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Lebanon Must Disarm Hezbollah to Have a Shot at Better Days, Says US Envoy
Thomas Barrack at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 4, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
i24 News – Lebanon’s daunting social, economic and political issues would not get resolved unless the state persists in the efforts to disarm Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy behind so much of the unrest and destruction, special US envoy Tom Barrack told The National.
“You have Israel on one side, you have Iran on the other, and now you have Syria manifesting itself so quickly that if Lebanon doesn’t move, it’s going to be Bilad Al Sham again,” he said, using the historical Arabic name for the region sometimes known as “larger Syria.”
The official stressed the need to follow through on promises to disarm the Iranian proxy, which suffered severe blows from Israel in the past year, including the elimination of its entire leadership, and is considered a weakened though still dangerous jihadist outfit.
“There are issues that we have to arm wrestle with each other over to come to a final conclusion. Remember, we have an agreement, it was a great agreement. The problem is, nobody followed it,” he told The National.
Barrack spoke on the heels of a trip to Beirut, where he proposed a diplomatic plan for the region involving the full disarmament of Hezbollah by the Lebanese state.
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Report: Putin Urges Iran to Accept ‘Zero Enrichment’ Nuclear Deal With US
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a cultural forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 11, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Scherbak/Pool via REUTERS
i24 News – Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian leadership that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable to enrich uranium, the Axios website reported on Saturday. The Russian strongman also relayed the message to his American counterpart, President Donald Trump, the report said.
Iranian news agency Tasnim issued a denial, citing an “informed source” as saying Putin had not sent any message to Iran in this regard.
Also on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that “Any negotiated solution must respect Iran’s right to enrichment. No agreement without recognizing our right to enrichment. If negotiations occur, the only topic will be the nuclear program. No other issues, especially defense or military matters, will be on the agenda.”
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Syria’s Al-Sharaa Attending At Least One Meeting With Israeli Officials in Azerbaijan
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool
i24 News – Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is attending at least one meeting with Israeli officials in Azerbaijan today, despite sources in Damascus claiming he wasn’t attending, a Syrian source close to President Al-Sharaa tells i24NEWS.
The Syrian source stated that this is a series of two or three meetings between the sides, with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also in attendance, along with Ahmed Al-Dalati, the Syrian government’s liaison for security meetings with Israel.
The high-level Israeli delegation includes a special envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, as well as security and military figures.
The purpose of the meetings is to discuss further details of the security agreement to be signed between Israel and Syria, the Iranian threat in Syria and Lebanon, Hezbollah’s weapons, the weapons of Palestinian militias, the Palestinians camps in Lebanon, and the future of Palestinian refugees from Gaza in the region.
The possibility of opening an Israeli coordination office in Damascus, without diplomatic status, might also be discussed.
The source stated that the decision to hold the meetings in Azerbaijan, made by Israel and the US, is intended to send a message to Iran.
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