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Abbas' Fatah Party Praises Jerusalem Terror Attack That Seriously Wounded Americans; Biden & Nides Silent

By Lauren Marcus

(AUGUST 14, 2022 / WORLD ISRAEL NEWS) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party praised the terrorist who shot seven people in Jerusalem overnight Saturday.

“Praise to the one whose rifle only speaks against his enemy,” read a post from the official Fatah party Facebook page, translated from Arabic by Palestinian Media Watch.

“Long live our people’s unity and long live the free hero,” the post continued, referring to the attack’s perpetrator, 26-year-old Amir Sidawi, who surrendered to Israeli police on Sunday morning.

“Praise to the rifle muzzles, our people will fight the occupation with every kind of resistance,” read a follow-up post by Fatah. “Save your bullets and use them against the occupation, only the occupation!”

Gaza-based Hamas terror group expressed similar sentiments around the terror attack, releasing a statement calling Sidawi “heroic and brave.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said in a Twitter statement that he was “deeply saddened” to learn that U.S. citizens were among the victims, but he made no comment on the PA’s endorsement of violence.

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