EFTA Document EFTA01733331

From: PMW Bulletin < Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 6:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: PMW findings used to confront PA officials > on behalf of PMW Bulletin <http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/imagesl/shr_d=w_left.png> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=NhlrxAEwqRg&c=1=r=1> <http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/imagesl/shr_drw_twit.pna </=> chttp://s.rs6.net/t?e=Nhl=xAEwqRg&c=4&r=1> <http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/imagesl/shr_drw_di=ider.png> chttp://s.rs6.net/t?e=3DNhlrxAEwqRg&c=58a=1> <http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/imagesl/shr_drw=right.png> <http://myemail.constantcontact.com/PMW- findings-=sed-to-confront-PA-officials.html?soid=1101929139886&aid=NhlrxAEwqRg#f=like> <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters=images/1101116784221/S.gif> <http://palwatch.org/STORAGE/=ulletins/pmwlogojpg> <http://palwatch.org/STORAGE/=ONATEtoPMW2.gif> PMW findings used to confro=t PA officials n PMW=s information vital for British and Australian politician= challenging the PA PA Prime Minis=er defended practice of honoring terrorists by the group's 'explosive, blunt and rude' questions"</tpan> http://www. palwatch.org/mai n.aspx?fi =3D15784doc_id= 16714 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cmyWSRs- I in EWpSj2Up3APEvRzU =z N9MVtdwmquOgOUOS0wNfl3H6f EfYPjabu8hluSkYk5tRlyLFyl8WzsHCVg- maZUQM M U I RES_w=EHGrKdgjLaZxY7w4AD6PgXyS 09vXlcY710i3gDBMdImufyXRbvJeWcM i6tnaKZVOE8m uA2e120=Pdyp xmdk_DjwFW_FYI F4AxgZsbYMi2_WgozSgM 5Val2w&c= LubGFrzFLUX9ce8ulTwOzvlyx= FyotxWWI RAYrGbKH rleWP48i ES 0O==&ch=LIFydyrvPiVeHtnBCy3M1Bnasa0Vqawbdg2=miA5chIH-nDFIL5-pBQ==> Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus <=span> A delegation of Australian and Bri=ish politicians visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority used <= style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" track="off" shape==rect" href="http://www.palwatch.org"linktype="1" alt="http://www.pa=watch.org" target="_blank">Palestinian Media Watch's findings=to challenge and question PA officials. After confronting the PA officials= Australian MP Glenn Sterle "strongly recommended a briefing from Palestinian Media Watch before any meetings with the PA," Th= Jerusalem Post reported. =nbsp; The Australian and British delegation had hea=d a presentation by PMW director Itamar Marcus, which, among other things,=documented the PA's practice of glorifying terrorists who have killed Israeli ci=ilians <http://www.palwatch.org/mai=.aspx?fi=448> . After the PMW presentation, the delegation met with PA Pr=me Minister Rami Hamdallah and PA Minister of Education Sabri Saidam. The =ritish and Australian delegates confronted and questioned the PA officials=about the PA practice of naming schools and sporting=events <http://palwatch.org/main.as=x?fi=157&doc_id=16439> after terrorists and their educating Palestinian children <http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=16353> and=youth to hate Israelis and Jews <http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_=d=14951> .4=iv> EFTA_R1_00007092 EFTA01733331 PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdall=h denied that any schools in the West Bank are named after terrorists, des=ite the fact that PMW has clearly documented <http://www.palwatch.org/STORAGE/sp=cial%20reports/PA%20Education%20Report%20for%20Teachers%20Union%20 210715.p=fttpage=11> this. Hamd=llah even "defencliedj the practice of 'honoring' terrorist-suicide b=mbers," Australian MP Glenn Sterle said. Hamdallah had further told=the delegation to "check their information." [The Jerusal=m Post, Dec. 15, 20151 After the meeting with the Australian-British delegatio=, the PA Minister of Education Dr. Sabri Saidam =aid that he "was surprised by the group's 'explosive, blunt and rude' ques=ions about Palestine's education system." "There was a lot of incitement l=would say on behalf of the delegation meaning or implying that the Palesti=ians are the ones terrorizing Israel," Saidam said. He complained that Aus=ralian Federal Industry Minister Christopher Pyne had not discussed educat=on with him but instead about "political difficulties." Minister Saidam st=ted that Minister Pyne "had a list of questions and they were misinformed.= [SB5 News, Dec. 16, 20151 =span>Recently, Swedish MP Ekeroth also used PMW docu=entation chttp://palwatch.or=/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=16614> to show Swedish Parliament that the PA does not seek p=ace. PMW has re=orted on the PA and Fatah's ongoing terror glorifica=ion <http://palwatch.=rg/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=16468> and promotion of violence <http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx=fi=157&doc_id=16156> =/span> during the current wave of terror attacks against Israelis. <Apan> The following are=the reports on the delegation's use of PMW documentation at the meeting wi=h PA officials in the Jerusalem Post and SEM Headline: "Gra=evine: Between Jerusalem and Berlin" By Greer Fay Cashman "PRIOR TO the dinner on Sunday, following a presentation by It=mar Marcus from Palestinian Media Watch, Dialogue participants went to Ram=llah to meet with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and =he PA education minister, who were asked about the naming of a girls high =chool after a terrorist, Dalal Mughrabi; sporting events named after terro=ists; branding anyone who supported peace initiatives through sport as tra=tors; and the preaching of hatred through the education system. According =o the Australian Labor Party's Glenn Sterle, who is the senator for Wester= Australia in the Parliament of Australia, Australian and UK delegates wer= at all times respectful and courteous to the prime minister when putting =heir questions. The prime minister gave a brief o=erview of the situation between Israel and the PA. He shared the concerns =he PA has with Hamas and the reconstruction effort of the PA in Gaza. He t=ld the group that the Palestinians are willing to commence peace talks tow=rd a two-state solution with Israel, but not until there is a freeze on th= expansion of settlements. The term "occupation" was us=d numerous times, said Sterle. When questions from the =elegation were put to the prime minister, the responses were varied, Sterl= added. "Firstly, there was complete denial that any sc=ools in the West Bank were named after terrorists. He challenged us to che=k our information. He reiterated a number of times that our information wa= incorrect. But when he was returned to the question by=other members of the delegation, he then went into defending the practice =f 'honoring' terrorist-suicide bombers." Sterle noted t=at Hamdallah was at pains to share with the group the actions of Israeli s=ldiers who have killed numerous Palestinian youths who have done nothing m=re than throwing stones at the soldiers. He used the expression "they are =ot here having a picnic" several times when talking about the soldiers' pr=sence. His reasoning, said Sterle, was that Israel hono=s its "terrorists" by naming streets, buildings and airports after them. N=mes such as Ben-Gurion, Sharon and Meir - people who, he said, killed Pale=tinians - were cited. He also mentioned Baruch Goldstein, who killed 29 Mu=lim worshipers at prayer in Hebron. 2 E FTA_R 1_00007 093 EFTA01733332 At one stage, said =terle, Hamdallah got a little agitated as the group continued to bring him=back to the topic of honoring terrorists through sporting events and the e=ucation system. The same theme of questioning was put t= the education minister, and the same answers came back to the group. Trim=le opened the session with the process of inclusion between children from =oth sides of the Northern Ireland conflict. The minister appeared not to b= interested in further conversation in this area, though he did say the as=istance of the international community was needed to commence peace talks.=/span> Sterle, for whom this was not the first Dialogue gather=ng, said that it is imperative to have the visit to Ramallah included in an Dialogue visits. "It is definitely worthwhile for delegates to meet and =ear from the PA ," he said, and strongly recommended a briefing from Pales=inian Media Watch before any meetings with the PA." [The Jerusalem Post=/em>, Dec. 15, 2015) Headline: Pyne def=nds Palestinian talks approach <http://fi les.c=ctcdn.com/eae48109001/0bccbd 06-85a 0-4956-a 191-a359d2e0b4f8.jpg> Pi=ture caption: Bronwyn Bishop, Christopher Pyne speaks to <=iv style="text-align: center;" align="center">the Palestinian Educ=tion Minister (@timwilsoncomau) (Twitter) Sub-headline: "Federal Indu=try Minister Christopher Pyne has defended the approach a delegation took =o discussions with Palestinian authorities in the West Bank" <=iv style="margin-left: 30px;">Source: AAP=/div> "The Federal Industry Ministe= Christopher Pyne has defended his approach in high-level discussions in t=e West Bank at the weekend. =span>Mr Pyne was part of a delegation of British and Australian politician= visiting Israel, before heading for talks with Palestinian authorities in=Ramallah. The Palestin=an Education Minister Dr Sabri Saidam told SBS News he had expected the di=cussions to focus on education, but was surprised by the group's "explosiv=, blunt and rude" questions about Palestine's education system. He said both Australian and Briti=h MPs asked the offensive questions. "There was a lot of incitement I would say on behalf of the relegation meaning or implying that the Palestinians are the ones terrorisi=g Israel when we have been subjected to the longest occupation, as I said,=of modern times," he said. <=pan>Dr Saidam said Mr Pyne sidetracked from his Innovation portfolio to co=centrate on political discussions. "I had hoped that the Minister of Innovation would spend some =ime talking about Innovation, Industry and Science and I said you are now =elcome, the Ministry of Service that runs schools and manages higher=education entities, that we should be talking education. Instead, we were =iverted to talk about political difficulties and talking about challenges =nd he had a list of questions and they were misinformed." In response, Mr Pyne's office sent the =ollowing statement: "M=mbers of the delegation are responsible for their own comments and behavio=r. "The Minister perso=ally engaged in constructive discussions centred around understanding Pale=tinian attitudes to the peace project." Dr Saidam said he gave the group a textbook on education =n Palestine and encouraged members to pose their same questions to the Isr=eli Government." (SBS, Special Broadcasting Service <http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/16/p=ne-defends-palestinian-talks- approach> (Australian news age=cy), Dec. 16, 2015) <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cmyWSRs- I i1J EWpSj2Up3jQPEvRzUhz=9MVtdwmquOgOUOSDwNfL3GxcphsCaSSDa3hrpRWF98q3SZ9uTpDGm H BWKkLqH4r1 Mlygft A67c=kTiNn4j92BBCI2CNG_cyX-dJ7j7YGxwv7Q0kMtntFlyzeaS4UD2wojrV89d-ROX-PVfux- QII1g=72GibOdRSo&c=lubGFrzFLUX9ce8ulTwOzvlyxoFyotxWWIRAYrGbKHrleWP48iES0Q==3D&ch=UFydyrvPiVeHtnBCy 3M 1Bnasa0Vqawbdg2f miA5chl H-nDFI L5-pBQ==> This research was made pos=ible by the support of readers like you. 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