Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | October 2024

B. Examples of Glorifying the Events of October 7

• On November 7, 2023, a video was posted showing a classroom presentation supervised by teacher Raabaa Ishtiyeh. The presentation glorified the spokesman of Hamas’s “Al-Qassam Brigades,” Abu Ubaida, alongside an exhibit of numerous images praising Gaza during the “Operation Iron Swords” war. 11th-grade students prepared the exhibit. Some of the photos displayed included captions such as “Jihad – Victory or Death as a Martyr,”; “Al-Aqsa Flood, October 7,” and “The liberation of all has begun.” 32

1 Salem Girls’ High School, Nablus ( مدرسة بنات سالم الثانوية )

• On November 14, 2023, a video was published showing several students marching in support of Gaza, chanting calls for jihad -“With spirit and blood, we will redeem Al-Aqsa Mosque, with spirit and blood, we will redeem you, martyr” ( “ بالروح بالدم نفديكي يا اقصى, بالروح بالدم نفديك يا شهيد ”). Additionally, the students addressed the mothers of “martyrs,” expressing their wish that their mothers would be mothers of “martyrs” in their place. One of the girls in the march held a militant and inciting poster regarding the war in Gaza, which included quotes from Hamas spokespeople and leaders. At the top of the poster was the headline “Tufan al-Aqsa” (“Al-Aqsa Flood,” the name Hamas gave to the war of “Operation Iron Swords”), and the following sentences clearly written: “Victory from Allah and conquest soon”; “Bombing Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Dimona, Ashkelon is easier for us than drinking water”; “Ready for a long campaign.” 31

QR Codes for Videos Posted on the School’s Facebook Account, November 2023

QR Codes for Videos Posted on the School’s Facebook Account, November 2023

31 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=310419625263790 32 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=881760763542481

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