The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/martyrs/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:52:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png martyrs | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/martyrs/ 32 32 Nablus governor criticizes mothers who encourage martyrdom; Hamas tells him to quit https://www.timesofisrael.com/nablus-governor-sparks-anger-by-criticizing-mothers-who-encourage-childs-martyrdom/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:09:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2849344 Terror groups call on Ibrahim Ramadan to resign after he tells Palestinian radio that mothers who send their sons to carry out suicide bombings are 'perverse'

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]]> Bennett orders seizure of PA funds for families of Arab Israeli terror convicts https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-orders-seizure-of-pa-funds-for-families-of-arab-israeli-terror-convicts/ Wed, 25 Dec 2019 10:26:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2208051 Defense minister says directive to confiscate payments is part of effort to ensure 'Jewish blood will no longer be financially lucrative'

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]]> Tales from a crypt: Shedding light on a mysterious – female? – ‘glorious martyr’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/tales-from-a-crypt-shedding-light-on-a-mysterious-female-glorious-martyr/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:56:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2170341 A 1,500-year-old Christian site in the heart of ultra-Orthodox Ramat Beit Shemesh takes The Times of Israel down a rabbit hole to meet St. Thecla, a feisty 2nd-century preacher

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]]> Erdogan under fire for wishing martyrdom on crying 6-year-old girl https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogan-under-fire-for-wishing-martyrdom-on-crying-6-year-old-girl/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 13:07:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1800024 Former minister questions whether Turkish leader would say 'God willing' about his own granddaughter being killed in battle

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]]> Belgium halts PA education funding because West Bank school named for terrorist https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgium-halts-pa-education-funding-after-school-named-for-terrorist/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:01:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1707821 Brussels says it was ‘unaware’ Hebron-area school was renamed for Dalal Mughrabi, notorious for her role in 1978 Coastal Road Massacre in which 38 were killed

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]]> Norway demands PA return funds for women’s center named after terrorist https://www.timesofisrael.com/norway-demands-pa-return-funds-for-womens-center-named-after-terrorist/ Sat, 27 May 2017 17:44:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1627948 Oslo also calls for removal of country's logo from facility honoring Dalal Mughrabi, says it won't back future projects under current conditions

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]]> 2,100 Iranian fighters said killed in Iraq, Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/2100-iran-fighters-said-killed-in-iraq-syria/ Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:05:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1575093 Figure doubles earlier death count from November, which only included Syria fighting

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]]> Palestinian Authority holds youth camp in terrorist’s honor https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-authority-holds-youth-camp-in-terrorists-honor/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:54:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1574323 Fatah names Jericho event starting Tuesday after Dalal Mughrabi, responsible for one of the deadliest attacks in Israel’s history

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]]> Police arrest Palestinian soccer coach whose team posed with photo of terrorist https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-palestinian-soccer-coach-whose-team-posed-with-photo-of-terrorist/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:56:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1480943&preview_id=1480943 Maher Abu Sanina faces incitement charges after members of club hold up banner hailing Mesbah Abu Sabih, who killed 2 Israelis in a shooting spree last week

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]]> Palestinian soccer team poses with poster of Jerusalem terrorist https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-soccer-team-poses-with-poster-of-jerusalem-terrorist/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1479750 Members of Hilal al-Quds hold up banner praising 'martyr' and 'hero' Mesbah Abu Sabih who killed two in Jerusalem on Sunday

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]]> Between ‘martyr’ and murderer: Abbas’s top cleric takes on a most emotive term https://www.timesofisrael.com/between-martyr-and-murderer-abbass-top-cleric-takes-on-a-most-emotive-term/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:32:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1429452 Mahmoud Habbash, the PA's supreme sharia judge, defends honorific for Palestinian attackers, says Hamas 'uses Islam,' urges Israel away from religious war

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]]> Fatah holds girls’ basketball cup in terrorist’s honor https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-holds-girls-basketball-cup-in-terrorists-honor/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 03:24:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1367536&preview_id=1367536 School near Ramallah names tournament after Dalal Mughrabi, responsible for one of the deadliest attacks in Israel's history

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]]> Abbas’s Fatah declares would-be attacker a ‘heroic martyr’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbass-fatah-declares-would-be-attacker-a-heroic-martyr/ Sat, 20 Feb 2016 12:05:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1343614&preview_id=1343614 Raed Hamed, 20, was shot dead Friday as he tried to ram his car into soldiers at the entrance to a West Bank village

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]]> Teen stabber had ‘urge’ to act, says relative https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-stabber-had-urge-to-act-says-relative/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:21:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1327258 Roqaya Abu-Eid, 13, who tried to stab guard was influenced by other deaths, funerals; father says there was no need to kill her

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]]> Police arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher for incitement https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-al-aqsa-mosque-preacher-for-incitement/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:12:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1278351&preview_id=1278351 Sheikh Khaled al-Mughrabi recently delivered sermon saying 'Allah can erase every memory of the Jews' but wants Muslims to do it

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