Palestinian Ministry Of Health: Nashat Melhelm Is A Valued Martyr Whose Pure Blood Watered The Soil Of The Homeland | MEMRI

Following the death of Nashat Melhelm, an Israeli Arab who perpetrated a terror attack in Tel Aviv on January 1, 2016, the Arab media reported that the Palestinian Health Ministry, which maintains a register of those “martyred” in the recent clashes, added Melhelm’s name to the register but subsequently removed it.[1] The Ministry’s decision not to include him in the register of martyrs sparked a wave of criticism against the PA on social media, as well as a scathing condemnation from the deputy chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council, top Hamas official Ahmad Bahr.[2] Some of the criticism on social media was posted under the hashtag “The 150th martyr, whether you like or not.”