By Nan Jacques Zilberdik
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.
