Wednesday, March 24, 2010
And they announced it on the front page of the PA's AL Quds newspaper. INN reported previously that Mahmoud Damara (also spelled Damra, aka Abu Awad) was to be promoted while in prison: Abbas to Promote Jailed Terrorist
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas plans to promote terrorist Mahmoud Damara, the former head of the PA's elite "Force 17," to the rank of Major-General. Damara is serving time in an Israeli prison for his involvement in multiple murders. The promotion was publicized in the PA daily Al-Quds.
Damara served in Force 17 and later in the presidential guard. He was wanted by Israel since 2000 for terrorist activity, and was arrested in 2006.
As head of a cell of Tanzim terrorists, Damara, also known as Abu Awad, initiated several terrorist attacks targeting soldiers and civilians...
Below, I have provided an image of the Al Quds article as well as a translation. I have also provided a translation from the Arabic news site NablusTV.net that contains more detail. Sorry, everything is in images captured from the PDF sent to me. Click each to expand.
The important point is not simply the continued glorification of terrorist murderers by the Palestinian Authority, but to emphasize the fact that several of Abu Awad's victims, including Esh Kodesh Gilmore and the Kahanes, were American citizens. Unfortunately, making excuses and covering up for PA terrorists in order to keep the "peace process" going is nothing new, and it happens even if the victims are American citizens.
The Al Quds article:
Translation:
And here is the translation of the NablusTV story:
He gets a fist bump from Obama too.