Palestinians Party on September 11
A Palestinian woman receives free sweets from a vendor as groups of locals in east Jerusalem’s Old City celebrate after hearing the news of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/str) |
A group of children near east Jerusalem’s Old City wave Palestinian flags and chant anti-American slogans as they react to the news of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Lefteris Piterakis) |
A group of children near east Jerusalem’s Old City hold Palestinian flags as they flash the V-sign reacting to the news of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo) |
A Palestinian fires his rifle in celebration at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city Sidon in south Lebanon, September 11, 2001. Arab leaders voice shock and horror at devastating attacks that leveled symbols of American power Tuesday, but a chorus of cheers rose from streets that resent U.S. backing of Israel. (Ali Hashisho/Reuters) |
Palestinian youth dance at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon in south Lebanon, September 11, 2001. Palestinians at refugee camps in Lebanon celebrated news of attacks on major U.S. landmarks and government offices. (Ali Hashisho/Reuters) |
A Palestinian guerilla fires from his rifle, as children dance around him at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city Sidon in south Lebanon, September 11, 2001. Palestinians in Lebanon met news of attacks on American targets on Tuesday with jubilant gunfire, dancing and cheering, saying Israel’s chief backer deserved such a punishment. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho |
These thumbnail images are from HonestReporting.com, where they saved a screenshot of a Yahoo photo search page. All these photos were quickly removed after photographers and stringers were threatened with death by the Palestinian Authority, and it is now extremely difficult to find full-sized images of the celebrations.
Here’s a search page at IMRA, with a list of articles on the parties in Palestinian areas on September 11, and the threats made against reporters.