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West Bank Children: Whoever Has a Rifle, ‘Shoot a Jew’
One month into Hamas’ terror war against Israel, and Israel’s counter-terror response, female students in Ramallah in the West Bank were eager to show their support for Hamas and for Hamas’ massacre of Jews on Oct. 7.
Waving Palestinian flags and a green Hamas flag, the students enthusiastically called to “shoot a Jew,” while declaring that “the entire West Bank is Hamas!” [emphasis added]
They also voiced criticism of Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas, asking rhetorically “Abbas, where are you?” and then continued mocking him by saying that “Abu Ubeida,” the spokesman for the Hamas’ military wing, “is poking you in the eye”:
Leader of chant: “[PA President] Mahmoud Abbas, where are you?”
Female students: “Mahmoud Abbas, where are you?”
Leader of chant: ”[Hamas spokesman] Abu Ubeida is poking you in the eye…”
Female students: “[Hamas spokesman] Abu Ubeida is poking you in the eye…”
Leader of chant: “They said Hamas is terrorist”
Female students: “They said Hamas is terrorist”
Leader of chant: “The entire West Bank is Hamas!”
Female students: “The entire West Bank is Hamas!”
Leader of chant: “[Whoever has a rifle,] shoot a Jew”
Female students: “shoot a Jew”
Leader of chant: “or give it to Hamas!”
Female students: “or give it to Hamas!”
Posted text: “News coverage: ‘[PA President] Mahmoud Abbas, where are you?’ — Calls of female students during a procession in Ramallah a short while ago.”
[Quds News Network (Hamas), X (Twitter) account, Nov. 5, 2023]
In Ramallah earlier this month, a crowd shouted a fuller version of the chant:
Leader of chant: “Whoever has a rifle”
Crowd: “Whoever has a rifle”
Leader of chant: “and is hiding it for wedding [ceremonies],”
Crowd: “and is hiding it for wedding [ceremonies],”
Leader of chant: “shoot a Jew”
Crowd: “shoot a Jew”
Leader of chant: “or give it to Hamas!”
Crowd: or give it to Hamas! [emphasis added]
[The Pulse of Gaza YouTube channel, Oct. 28, 2023]
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has exposed that Palestinian students are taught to yell “Blow up the Zionist’s head … Strike Tel Aviv … Strike Ashkelon” and “our path is Jihad!”
On the day of Hamas’ massacre, children and youth participated in processions in the West Bank in celebration of the massive attack. PMW also documented that Fatah’s Student Movement Shabiba supports Hamas’ attack and celebrated the massacre, and called for more terror in the West Bank.
A recent post from Fatah’s Student Movement at Palestine Technical University — Kadoorie stressed the support for the war against Israel with the words:
“From out of your rifle barrels illuminate the flags of inevitable freedom, and from your pure blood the lamps of our path to the homeland were lit. Glory to you [Martyrs] in eternal life, and for us remains walking in your path and fulfilling your instructions… we salute all forms of resistance against this occupier, with all its forms.” [emphasis added]
[Fatah Shabiba Student Movement and Student Union Council at Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie, Facebook page, Nov. 6, 2023]
A photo posted by the movement two weeks into Hamas’ war against Israel shows in all clarity the hostile intentions of Fatah students towards Israel:
The image shows masked Fatah terrorists wearing yellow Fatah headbands kneeling in prayer with assault rifles laid on the ground in front of them. In the upper right corner is the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades logo that includes crossed rifles and a grenade above the Dome of the Rock, with Palestinian flags below it.
At the top of the logo is written: “So fight them and Allah will punish them at your hands, put them to shame, help you overcome them, and soothe the hearts of the believers” [Koran 9:14, Sahih International translation]. In the upper left corner is the symbol of the Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at An-Najah National University, which consists of a coat of arms featuring on its left a raised fist in the shape of the PA map of “Palestine.” The symbol also features an image of the Dome of the Rock and the keffiyeh (Arab headdress) pattern.
Posted text: “Allah, strengthen their brows so they will not kneel down before anyone but You
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
#The_Al-Aqsa_Martyrs’_Brigades
#The_[Fatah_]Shabiba_Student_Movement
#An-Najah_National_University”
[Fatah Shabiba Student Movement at An-Najah National University, X (Twitter) account, Oct. 26, 2023]
The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article was originally published.
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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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