Two foundations of Palestinian Authority hate ideology are the denial of Israel´s legitimacy as a state and the depiction of Israel and Israelis as cruel and inhumane murderers. The PA under Mahmoud Abbas continues to promote this hate ideology. The following are two examples of these hate messages, as they appeared on Palestinian Authority Television in recent days.

In the first, an actor depicting an Israeli soldier gleefully and cold-bloodedly murders a bride in her wedding gown. In the second, a televised play has the Palestinian actor declare that the Israeli cities of Jaffa and Haifa are Palestinian, and the PA audience responds with cheers and applause.

1. Israeli soldier murders a bride in her wedding gown

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2. PA Play: Israeli cities "Jaffa and Haifa are Palestinian"

A play filmed in front of a live audience and broadcast on PA TV shows Palestinian actors depicting terrorists (called "resistance fighters") in Israeli jails. One prisoner recounts how he was repeatedly beaten by an Israeli soldier for saying he came from Jaffa. Jaffa is an Israeli city, part of Tel Aviv, but the PA often defines it is an as "occupied Palestinian city." The soldier insists the prisoner say he is from Gaza.

Upon hearing the story, a second prisoner responds, almost in tears, "No, definitely not! Jaffa and Haifa are ours! Jaffa and Haifa are ours!" The studio audience reacts with cheers and applause. This presentation of all of Israeli cities as "Occupied Palestine" is reflected throughout PA society, media and education.

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Full text from the PA TV play:

Prisoner A: "The soldier asked me, ´Where are you from?´ I said, ´From Jaffa,´ so he hit me. He asked me again, ´Where are you from?´ I said, ´From Jaffa,´ so he hit me. I could not stand it any more, so I told him, ´Tell me what to say!´ "He said, ´Say you are from Gaza! Jaffa and Haifa are not yours.´

Prisoner B: "No, definitely not. Jaffa and Haifa are ours! Jaffa and Haifa are ours!" [Cheers and applause]
[PA TV, September 25, 2005]