(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Palestinians have a custom of celebrating in the streets every time Israel is attacked or a Jew is murdered by terrorists. The latest Palestinian celebrations took place on Oct. 1, when Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel. The celebrations occurred even though some of the missiles fell in Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the only person killed was, ironically, a Palestinian man in Jericho. The largest celebrations occurred a year ago, on Oct. 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas terrorists and "ordinary" Palestinians invaded Israel from Gaza and murdered 1,200 Israelis. A video from Al-Jazeera showed celebrations in Gaza and the West Bank. The Palestinians are also happy to see Americans targeted by terrorists. While Israel declared a "national day of mourning" in solidarity with the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks, Palestinians celebrated by handing out sweets, firing guns in the air, and chanting Allahu Akbar. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has since been celebrating the 9/11 attacks with cartoons glorifying al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden or mocking and attacking the U.S. as evil. The Palestinians also celebrated when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein fired Scud missiles at Israel more than 30 years ago. It is hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to criticize his own people for celebrating terrorist attacks, or who is willing to condemn the Oct. 7 atrocities and massacres against Israelis. Palestinians who celebrate the murder of their neighbors are not ready for a state, which will undoubtedly be used as a springboard to slaughter more Jews and to try to destroy Israel. A society that celebrates murder will never be a partner for peace.
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