Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

04 Alongside statues of maps of "Palestine," the commemoration of terrorists and ״ martyrs ״ in public places is a widespread phenomenon in the Palestinian Authority through monuments, 61 squares, streets, school names, and more. 62 05

On September 30, 2022, the Nablus Municipality inaugurated a monument in honor of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, one of the founders of the "Lion's Den" terrorist organization. Al-Nabulsi was responsible for a series of shooting attacks in Judea and Samaria. Municipal representatives and the family of the deceased attended the inauguration ceremony. The names of other individuals who lost their lives are also engraved on the monument. 06 A street in Ramallah was named after Yahya Ayyash , a senior member of Hamas's military wing in the 1990s, who was responsible for preparing explosives and car bombs used in attacks, including deadly suicide bombings that claimed the lives of dozens of Israeli civilians and injured hundreds. 63

61 See, for example, the dedication of a monument in honor of Mohand al-Khalabi in the town of Sarda. The town’s mayor noted that ‘this is the least that can be done for the martyr,’ pointing out that al-Khalabi is a source of pride and honor for the town and its residents. It should be mentioned that al-Khalabi killed two Israeli civilians in a stabbing attack on Gai Street in Jerusalem in 2015 62 https://www.palwatch.org.il/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=21455 https://pnn.ps/news/62736 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=182403586427273 63 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpkeIpiPSoQ

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