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Ibrahim Ramadan, governor of Nablus (Youtube screenshot, Kan TV)
October 7, 2022, 9:09 pm
Nablus governor criticizes mothers who encourage martyrdom; Hamas tells him to quit
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’
By Jack Mukand
Then-defense minister Naftali Bennett (R) meets with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi on November 13, 2019. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
December 25, 2019, 12:26 pm
Bennett orders seizure of PA funds for families of Arab Israeli terror convicts
Defense minister says directive to confiscate payments is part of effort to ensure ‘Jewish blood will no longer be financially lucrative’
By ToI Staff
Byzantine-era church near Ramat Beit Shemesh which was dedicated to a 'glorious martyr,' October 23, 2019. (Cathy Rossi Borschel)
October 31, 2019, 12:56 pm
Tales from a crypt: Shedding light on a mysterious – female? – ‘glorious martyr’
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
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
In this photo from February 24, 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kisses Amine Tiras, a young girl in military uniform as he speaks to his ruling party members, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Pool Photo via AP, File)
February 27, 2018, 3:07 pm
Erdogan under fire for wishing martyrdom on crying 6-year-old girl
Former minister questions whether Turkish leader would say ‘God willing’ about his own granddaughter being killed in battle
By AP
Logo of the Beit Awwa elementary school shows an iconic image of Dalal Maghrabi superimposed on a picture of the state of Israel and the Palestinian territories. (Facebook)
October 9, 2017, 4:01 pm
Belgium halts PA education funding because West Bank school named for terrorist
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
By Dov Lieber
Palestinians hold posters showing Dalal Mughrabi, A Palestinian terrorist involved in a 1978 attack in which 38 Israelis were killed, file (Issam Rimawi / Flash 90)
May 27, 2017, 8:44 pm
Norway demands PA return funds for women’s center named after terrorist
Oslo also calls for removal of country’s logo from facility honoring Dalal Mughrabi, says it won’t back future projects under current conditions
By ToI Staff
In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, Iranian armed forces members march in a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
March 7, 2017, 12:05 pm
2,100 Iranian fighters said killed in Iraq, Syria
Figure doubles earlier death count from November, which only included Syria fighting
By AFP
Organizers of the 'Brothers of Dalal' youth camp pose beside photo of terrorist Dalal Mughrabi (PMW)
March 6, 2017, 11:54 am
Palestinian Authority holds youth camp in terrorist’s honor
Fatah names Jericho event starting Tuesday after Dalal Mughrabi, responsible for one of the deadliest attacks in Israel’s history
By ToI Staff
Palestinian soccer team Hilal al-Quds poses with a poster hailing Palestinian terrorist Mesbah Abu Sabih, who killed two Israelis in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on October 9, 2016. (Facebook)
October 16, 2016, 8:56 pm
Police arrest Palestinian soccer coach whose team posed with photo of terrorist
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
By ToI Staff
Palestinian soccer team Hilal al-Quds poses with a poster hailing Palestinian terrorist Mesbah Abu Sabih, who killed two Israelis in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on October 9, 2016. (Facebook)
October 14, 2016, 1:30 am
Palestinian soccer team poses with poster of Jerusalem terrorist
Members of Hilal al-Quds hold up banner praising ‘martyr’ and ‘hero’ Mesbah Abu Sabih who killed two in Jerusalem on Sunday
By ToI Staff
Dr. Mahmoud Habbash, Supreme Sharia Judge in the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser on religious and Islamic affairs. (Courtesy)
July 30, 2016, 3:32 pm
Between ‘martyr’ and murderer: Abbas’s top cleric takes on a most emotive term
Mahmoud Habbash, the PA’s supreme sharia judge, defends honorific for Palestinian attackers, says Hamas ‘uses Islam,’ urges Israel away from religious war
By Dov Lieber
Palestinians hold posters showing Dalal Mughrabi, A Palestinian terrorist involved in a 1978 attack in which 38 Israelis were killed, file (Issam Rimawi / Flash 90)
March 31, 2016, 6:24 am
Fatah holds girls’ basketball cup in terrorist’s honor
School near Ramallah names tournament after Dalal Mughrabi, responsible for one of the deadliest attacks in Israel’s history
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to Israeli journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 20, 2016, 2:05 pm
Abbas’s Fatah declares would-be attacker a ‘heroic martyr’
Raed Hamed, 20, was shot dead Friday as he tried to ram his car into soldiers at the entrance to a West Bank village
By ToI Staff
File: Israeli security forces attend the scene of an attempted stabbing outside the West Bank settlement of Anatot on January 23, 2016, in which the 13-year-old Palestinian girl trying to carry out the attack was shot dead. (Photo: Israel Police)
January 24, 2016, 11:21 pm
Teen stabber had ‘urge’ to act, says relative
Roqaya Abu-Eid, 13, who tried to stab guard was influenced by other deaths, funerals; father says there was no need to kill her
By ToI Staff
Sheikh Khaled al-Mughrabi at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court after being arrested for inciting against Israelis and Jews, on November 4, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 4, 2015, 7:12 pm
Police arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher for incitement
Sheikh Khaled al-Mughrabi recently delivered sermon saying ‘Allah can erase every memory of the Jews’ but wants Muslims to do it
By ToI Staff
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