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The Palestinian Authority Continues to Foment Hatred of Israel
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch - On Nov. 18, two Palestinian terrorists rammed their car into Israelis standing at a bus stop at the Gush Etzion junction and then exited the vehicle with knives to stab more victims. Aharon Cohen, 70, was murdered in the attack. Three other Israelis were wounded. An integral part of the Palestinian Authority's policy to foment hatred against Israel and Israelis is to present an alternative reality in which Israel is a mindless aggressor against Palestinian victims. This policy is used to create an environment of incitement, constantly emotionally charging the Palestinians in preparation for direct incitement to terror and murder. WAFA, the official PA news agency, described the deadly terror attack as Palestinian victimhood. "Two Palestinian youths from the occupied West Bank district of Hebron were killed this evening by Israeli forces' gunfire south of Bethlehem." According to WAFA, there was no terror attack. No Israelis were murdered or injured. The Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs conducted a study of WAFA's English-language coverage for the month of July 2025, and found that 99.9% of articles related to Israel were explicitly negative, spreading false narratives. WAFA content in Arabic is no better than its English content. The writer, former director of the Military Prosecution in Judea and Samaria, is director of the Palestinian Authority Accountability Initiative at the Jerusalem Center.