Supporters celebrate Fatah’s 55th anniversary in Gaza City on January 1, 2020. Photo: Fatah. http://fatehorg.ps/?p=16727

Muhammad Al-Masri, Director of the Palestinian Center for Strategic Studies, has publicized statistics showing that Fatah and the Palestinian Authority (PA) Security Forces are leading the recent terror wave against Israelis.

Al-Masri stated that “63-65%” of the “Martyrs” in “the daily confrontations” are from Abbas’ Fatah party — meaning about two thirds of the dead terrorists in the West Bank are from Fatah. Al-Masri added that most of those 63-65% are officers in the PA Security Forces:

Director of Palestinian Center for Strategic Studies Muhammad Al-Masri: “More than roughly 63-65% of the number of Martyrs in the West Bank, in the daily confrontations, are members of the Fatah Movement.And most of them are members of the [PA] Security Forces or their sons … The ones who are being pursued in the streets, arrested, and imprisoned are the Palestinian Security Forces officers. If we count the number of prisoners, we will find that Fatah is equal to all the factions, the independent and non-independent ones.”

[Official PA TV, “Topic of the Day,” June 14, 2023]

The same statistics was broadcast by Fatah on its own TV channel:

Fatah-run Awdah TV host: “More than two thirds of the Martyrs in the West Bank over [the last] year and a half belong to the Fatah Movement and the PA. .. More than 355 of our Palestinian people’s prisoners inside the prisons are from the Palestinian [PA] Security Forces — in other words, the PA’s soldiers.”

[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, May 27, 2023]

Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has long ago exposed that PA leader Mahmoud Abbas himself sees terrorists as “soldiers” sent by the PA.

PMW has also documented that the PA views all terrorists in prison as “someone who acts on our behalf and receives orders from us.”

Responding to Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri, who implied that Fatah is not carrying out enough terror attacks, Fatah bragged that Fatah is “leading” the terror in the West Bank — “the armed resistance” in PA/Fatah terminology.

Mentioning several terrorists by name, a host on Fatah’s TV station boasted that “dozens” of the dead terrorists belonged to Fatah and the PA Security Forces:

Fatah-run Awdah TV host: “If we ask about the armed resistance in the West Bank, the Fatah Movement is the one that is leading it. The Fatah members have more than two thirds of the percentage of Martyrs, in the shadow of Hamas’ absence. … Last night our Security Forces and our victorious Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades [i.e., Fatah’s military wing], fought the occupation in Nablus … and where was Hamas?”

[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, June 17, 2023]

One dead terrorist “Martyr” and “senior officer in the Palestinian general intelligence forces” was among the terrorists attacking Israeli forces in Jenin last month, when the forces entered to arrest two wanted terrorists.

Fatah praised and eulogized him with this poster:

The image shows terrorist Ashraf Ibrahim. On the right are two masked terrorists holding assault rifles and wearing yellow Fatah headbands. In the upper left is the logo of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. Under it is the logo of the PA intelligence forces.

Posted text: “Martyr Ashraf Al-Sheikh Ibrahim [.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers] is an officer with the rank of colonel in the [PA] intelligence forces. He was shot by the occupation and ascended [to Heaven] during an armed confrontation while he set out against the invasion of Jenin.”

Text on image: “The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades — Palestine

The Martyr colonel who fell in battle

Ashraf Al-Sheikh Ibrahim

One of the commanders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades — Jenin

And a senior officer in the Palestinian general intelligence forces

Glory and eternity to the pure Martyrs … Victory will blossom where the blood waters it.”

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, May 29, 2023]

On the same day, Fatah posted a photo of a dead man, apparently the terrorist Ibrahim. The body is covered by a piece of fabric with the symbol of the PA military intelligence forces on it, including the text “The Palestinian Authority — General Intelligence.” A folded military uniform and an M-16 assault rifle are on top of the body, apparently belonging to Ibrahim:

Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement is in a continuous battle with the Hamas terror organization, over who is most involved in terror against Israel.

Palestinian Media Watch has previously exposed statements by Fatah officials bragging that Fatah “has led 1,500” terror attacks, while Hamas has led none, and that members of the PA Security Forces are “cops by day” and terrorists “by night,” playing a double role. More of this information needs to be exposed to the world.

The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article first appeared.