The Hamas-run Al-Fateh.net glorifies shahada, martyrdom, and presents the deaths of terrorists attacking Israelis as a time of celebration, according to a report by Palestinian Media Watch.






Press "Play" to listen to an interview on Arutz-7's IsraelNationalRadio.com with PMW's Itamar Marcus.



One of the stories on the site quotes a mother saying that when she heard her son had become a shahid, a martyr, she bought dates, candies and coffee to give out. An entire section of the site is called "Stories of the Shahids," and the most recently posted story honors Hamas terrorist Naseem Ja'abari, who murdered 16 people when he blew himself up on a bus in Be'er Sheva on August 31, 2004.



The page is egalitarian in its encouragement of martyrdom, with a prominently featured drawing of a religiously garbed girl participating in violent attacks (pictured above) on both the homepage and on a second page. The drawing is accompanied by a poem glorifying Jihad, Islamic conquest, and Shahada.



Hamas won the Palestinian Authority's parliamentary elections in January by a large majority, and has since been subject to requests and demands that it at least verbally recognize Israel. On the web site, though, according to PMW, "Israel is repeatedly referred to as 'thief' and 'invader,' and its defeat in battle is both desired and anticipated."



Though the site shares its name with Yasser Arafat's rival terror group, Al-Fateh, the name means "The Conqueror" and is run by Hamas.



The following are excerpts from PMW's translation of a poem on the site and excerpts from the "Stories of the Shahids" section:



We Rose Up

We rose up against the thieves

We rose up against [them], and we shall never surrender

We will rise up in determination, like our ancestors

We will sacrifice, sacrifice our lives



Our father's bidding has taught us

That Jihad is the eternal path

And that the oppressors will be defeated...

We have become devoted and we will never surrender

One day we will defeat all the invaders

We bless and honor the proud

The blood of the shahid has taught us

That Shahada is a new life

O Allah, bless the steps of the rebels

Indeed, Shahada is an open victory

[Al-Fateh website, March 7, 2006]



Stories of the Shahids

"...Our shahid today is the the Shahada-seeker, the hero Naseem Al-Ja'abari."



Naseem's mother tells of her son's merits and says that when she heard of his terrorist action, she took the money he had left her and "went to buy dates and candies for the people who came to congratulate [us]." She goes on to tell how she heard her son committed the suicide bombing. Finally, she sends her greetings to all those people who want to become shahids.



Naseem's mother also gloats that in light of "the success of the heroic attack in Be'er Sheva, the Zionist Secret Service admitted they failed in eliminating the Resistance [euphemism for terror group], its roots and infrastructure."

[Al-Fateh website, March 7, 2006]