Five Myths Shattered by the Bnei Brak Killer

Fatah’s official website and Facebook page constantly praise individual terrorists and celebrate the anniversaries of terrorist attacks. The Facebook page already features a tribute to Hamarsha.

A body is removed from the site where a gunman opened fire in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 29, 2022. AP/Oded Balilty

How many myths can one Palestinian Arab terrorist attack shatter? Five, if we’re talking about this week’s massacre of five Israelis in Bnei Brak. And that’s just in the first 24 hours since the killing.

“FATAH IS MODERATE”:  Let’s start with the organizational affiliation of the murderer, 27-year-old Dia Hamarsha. He was a member of Fatah. That’s the largest faction of the Palestinian Authority, and the largest member-organization of the Palestinian Authority’s parent body, the PLO. The chairman of Fatah is the head of the PA, Mahmoud Abbas.

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