PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TV AIRS SHOW PRAISING ‘HERO’ MURDERERS OF FOGEL FAMILY
Posted on January 29, 2012 at 2:25pm by 
Madeleine Morgenstern THE BLAZE
Palestinian TV aired an interview last week with relatives of the convicted murderers of the Fogel family, who called their imprisoned kin “heroic,” Haaretz reported.
The interview was part of the weekly show “For You,” broadcast on the Palestinian Authority’s official television channel. “For You” focuses on Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israel.
According to Palestinian Media Watch, the interview with the mother and aunt of Hakim Awad aired on Jan. 19 and Jan. 21. Awad, along with his cousin Amjad Awad, were convicted of brutally stabbing to death five members of the Fogel family in their home in March 2011: Father Udi, mother Ruth, and children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and 3-month-old Hadas. The baby’s throat was slashed while she was in her crib, The Blaze previously reported. An Israeli court sentenced both Awads to five consecutive life sentences for their crimes.
In the interview, Awad’s mother referred to her son as “the apple of my eye” and praised him for “the operation.“ His aunt referred to him as ”the hero, the legend” and dedicated a brief song to him.
The show’s host added: “We, for our part, also convey our greetings to them.”
Watch below:
Transcript of the interview, via Palestinian Media Watch:
PA TV host: “We have a call from the family of prisoner Hakim Awad.”
Mother of Hakim Awad: “I thank you for connecting me with my son, because I and all of the family are prevented for security reasons [from visiting him].
Host: “Go ahead, sister, we can convey your voice.”
Mother of Hakim Awad: “My greetings to dear Hakim, the apple of my eye, from the village of Awarta, 17 years old, who carried out the operation in Itamar (i.e., killing of 5 Fogel family members), sentenced to 5 life sentences and another 5 years, in prison.”
Aunt of Hakim Awad: “I’m the sister of prisoner Hassan Awad and of Salah Awad; [I am] Um Habib, from the village of Awarta. My warm greetings to all the great heroic prisoners, to my brother Hassan Awad, head of the village council; to my brother Salah Awad, the heroic prisoner journalist; to the heroic, resolute prisoner, the lion, Yazid Awad, my nephew; and to my nephew Hakim Awad, the hero, the legend.”
Host: “We [PA TV], for our part, also convey our greetings to them.”
Aunt of Hakim Awad: “I dedicate this song to Hassan Awad, Yazid Awad, Hakim Awad, and Salah Awad, in prison:‘My brother, in solitary confinement, your voice calls to me
You dare not throw down the rifle
That is what the homeland asked of me
In your eyes, we are all self-sacrificing fighters.
I convey greetings to the sound of the bullets of Ahmad Sa’adat and Hakim Awad.’”Host: “Thank you for being with us, the family of prisoners Hassan and Salah Awad of Awarta.”
Rabi Yehuda Ben Ishai, father of Ruth Fogel, center, and other family members, names not given, mourn over the bodies of Ruth, her husband Udi and their three children, during their funeral in Jerusalem, Sunday, March, 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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The "Palestinian Authority" ... the so-called "Peace" partners with Israel! Nothing more needs to be said....
