Column In PA Daily ‘Al-Hayat Al-Jadida’ Praises Jerusalem Shooter: He Was ‘A Lion Of Jerusalem And Al-Aqsa’ | MEMRI

The Fatah and the Palestinian Authority (PA) responses to the October 9, 2016 terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem came primarily in the form of reports about it, while opinion articles were conspicuous in their absence. One exception was an Al-Hayat Al-Jadida columnist, ‘Omar Al-Ghoul, who wrote that the shooter, Misbah Abu Sbeih, had been compelled to carry out the attack because the Israeli security apparatuses left him no choice. To date, PA officials have not commented on the attack, but Fatah spokesman Faiz Abu ‘Aita said, “The occupation alone will bear the consequences of the Palestinian responses.” He said that Israel’s sponsorship of terrorism and the settlements, as well as the damage they are doing to Jerusalem, will cause additional Palestinian reactions.[1]