'Palestinian Authority' Television interviews released terrorists praising Seder Night Massacre planner
Oh yea, they want peace.
'Palestinian Authority' television, which is controlled by the 'Palestinian Authority,' interviews released terrorists who heap praise on Abbas al-Sayid, the planner of the Seder night massacre, who remains imprisoned - at least for now. Abbas Al-Sayid is serving 35 life sentences and 150 years for planning a suicide bombing in Netanya in 2002 at a Passover Seder in which 30 Israelis were killed, and another bombing in 2001 in which 5 were killed and 100 wounded.
Let's go to the videotape.
If they keep lionizing terrorist murderers, I'm sure it will lead to 'peace.'
'Palestinians' are said to be shocked that Hamas agreed to release Gilad Shalit while some of its senior terrorists remain in Israeli prisons.
Palestinian sources told the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat that Hamas officials were shocked that senior operatives in the organization's military wing, including Hassan Salama, Abdullah Barghouti [pictured. CiJ], Abbas a-Sayed and Ibrahim Hamed will not be among the released. The sources said that several senior operatives have cancelled their speeches on the matter, and a joint press conference that was supposed to be held by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and the Popular Resistance Committee on Wednesday was called off.
Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisons Issa Kraka, who initially welcomed the deal, said he was disappointed that the top security prisoners were not to be freed.
"The negotiations on the deal had to focus more on the political, symbolic and national significance held by the senior leaders, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Saadat," he said.
The son of Saadat, who headed the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and was responsible for the assassination of Israeli minister Rehavam Ze'evi, said that his father's continued confinement came as a shock, "even though we didn't expect Israel to (free him)."
What a load of nonsense. They all expect to be released because in the past we have always released them. It's time to institute a death penalty for terrorists. Long past time.
Video: 'Palestinian Authority' honors Seder night massacre mastermind
Earlier this week, I posted about 'Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs' Issa Qaraqi accusing Israel of harvesting 'Palestinians' organs. I mentioned some of Qaraqi's past misdeeds, including his honoring Abbas al-Sayid, the planner of the Seder Night massacre in which 30 Israelis were murdered and 140 wounded on the Seder night in 2002.
Now, I have video of Qaraqi's visit to al-Sayid's family. Machsom Watch has nothing on him, except that they're Jewish.
Let's go to the videotape.
Just to emphasize, in case you missed it: Qaraqi is Fatah, not Hamas. He is a member of our 'moderate' 'peace partner's organization. He's Abu Mazen's man.
Passover is coming up in a few weeks, and the 'Palestinians' are trying in their own unique way to get into the Holiday spirit: They are honoring the family of the imprisoned terrorist who planned the Seder night massacre nine years ago.
The photo in the PA daily shows the PA minister handing the family an honorary plaque from the PA. Terrorist Al-Sayid's name and the PA logo are visible on the plaque. (In the photo the rest of the print is too small to read.)
"Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake, and a delegation from the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs visited the home of [the family of] prisoner Abbas Al-Sayid in Tulkarem. Al-Sayid has maintained an unlimited hunger strike for the past 21 days, and has been transferred from solitary confinement at the Ramon prison to solitary confinement at the Israeli hospital in Ramle. Karake warned of the severity of prisoner Al-Sayid's condition, following a deterioration of his health in the wake of the strike. He placed the responsibility for [Sayid's] life and health upon the Israeli government and the prison administration, and called for a response to the demands for an end to his solitary confinement, which has continued for over six months, in difficult conditions." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 29, 2011]
Thirty Israelis were murdered in the Seder night massacre. You can read Naomi Regan's chilling account of it (she was there) starting here.
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