viewpoints >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us essay F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us Imbuing Hatred Editorial Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl Palestinian youths taught to "heroically murder." y oung Palestinians have embraced believed to be active in a terrorist group, but the call of government, educa- clearly were influenced by the terrorist cause. tional and religious leaders to kill On Oct. 12, a 13-year-old boy and his and maim Jews via knife attacks on behalf 17-year-old cousin stabbed two Jews, a of their "beloved Palestine" — even if that 25-year-old man and the other a 13-year-old means dying as "martyrs for Allah:' boy, in Jerusalem. Israeli police shot both Such barbarism derives from a belief Palestinian assailants; the older one was among too many Palestinian "role models" killed and the younger one is recovering. that all of Israel belongs to the Palestinian Attackers aren't just males. On Oct. 16, a people. 30-year-old Palestinian female tried to stab The October surge in Palestinian vio- an Israeli security guard at Afula's central bus lence toward Israel developed from Jewish- station before being shot and wounded. Muslim clashes over visits to the Temple Notably, Fatah, the largest faction within Mount in Jerusalem's Old City — and from a the Palestinian Authority, which governs Palestinian leadership that incites by imagin- Palestinian-controlled areas of the West ing Israel wants to destroy the Al Bank, has regaled in inciting violence Aqsa Mosque there. against Jews as part of the "struggle" A troubling number of to win statehood and curtail Israel's Palestinian teenagers and military occupation — outside of 20-somethings, mostly Israeli direct bilateral negotiations with Arabs or Arabs living in east Israel. Jerusalem, have answered the call The P.A. Ministry of Education is to "sacrifice soul and blood for the planting olive trees to elevate "heroic Al Aqsa Mosque," as the General martyrs" who have murdered or Robert S klar Union of Palestinian Teachers' injured Israelis. The plantings "illus- Contribut ing secretary general put it on official trate the devotion of the ministry Editor P.A. TV and its staff to honoring the martyrs, among them school students, and CONTINUED DRUMBEAT to strengthening the sense of belonging to It's a no-brainer to trace this aggression to a the land," announced PNN, an independent Palestinian society despising Zionism and Palestinian news agency, according to Israel- Jews. Youths especially are targeted through based Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). revisionist textbooks, music videos, TV The announcement went on to character- shows and Islamic teachings. Early and unre- ize the plantings not as terrorist glorification, lenting inculcation radicalizes kids by the but as part of the education ministry's yearn- time they're teens, making them vulnerable ing to "instill national and humanitarian val- to "the scent of the martyr's blood:' ues in the minds of the young, and respect Most of the youthful knife wielders weren't for the symbols of the struggle:' jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@thejewishnews.com Arts & Life Editor: Lynne Konstantin Early and unrelenting lkonstantin@renmedia.us Senior Copy Editor: David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us inculcation Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us radicalizes kids. Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Writers: ONLINE INCITEMENT Social media have proven prime sources for Palestinian agitation. On its official Facebook page, Fatah posted an armed and masked terrorist with text threatening Israelis with more attacks. "We will kill you here, Oh Zionists. We are awaiting you. If you come back, we will come back:' read the Fatah pledge in both Hebrew and Arabic, accord- ing to Steve Emerson's Washington-based Investigative Project on Terrorism. According to PMW, Fatah used Twitter to pronounce that Israeli settlers are tied to ISIS, the Islamic State terrorist group, and that stabbing Israelis is "a symphony of love for Jerusalem:' Palestinian parents can be ambassadors of hate as well. One mother "let out cries of joy" when her 19-year-old son became a "martyr" after stabbing to death two Israeli men in their 40s in the Old City. Diplomacy alone cannot reverse a culture that propounds via Fatah on Facebook: "We are a nation that dies a martyrdom death with a smile on its face:' Israel must do more to end the occupa- tion, limit land seizure, promote coexistence and re-engage talks. But it also must stay vigilant, defend its borders and protect its people against Palestinian aggressors. * Ruthan Brodsky, Suzanne Chessler, Annabel Cohen, Don Cohen, Shari S. 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