Al-Arabiyah is Giving Suicide Bombing a Bad Name
Charles Johnson
Sun Jan 8, 2006 at 3:47 pm PST • Views: 183
Abu Mazen’s Fatah party, Israel’s partner in peace, is outraged at Al-Arabiyah television for airing a program critical of female suicide bombers. (Hat tip: PDM.)
Fatah gunmen on Saturday threatened to shut the offices of the pan-Arab Al-Arabiyah satellite TV station in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after accusing it of “defaming” Palestinian female suicide bombers and their families.
Leaflets distributed by Fatah’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, demanded that the Dubai-based station apologize to the families in particular and the Palestinians in general within 24 hours or else its offices would be closed.
“At a time when the Muslims and Islam are facing a political, intellectual, economic and social offensive by all the forces of evil in the world, Al-Arabiya has aired a scandalous and despicable film that is completely biased in favor of the executioner at the expense of the victims of occupation,” the leaflets charged.
“This film depicts female suicide bombers as a group of women suffering from psychological problems and who are under pressure from males. It claims that in order to rid themselves of these problems, these women are prepared to kill themselves. They also claimed that these women were ill- behaved.”
The group hailed female suicide bombers for their role in “defending the people and the land,” saying they had brought honor to Islam and Muslims worldwide.
The Aksa Martyrs Brigades strongly condemned the documentary and demanded an investigation to find out who had financed it and who was behind it. “If Al-Arabiya does not apologize within 24 hours, we will have to close down their offices in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,” the group warned.
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