Schools, streets, and soccer teams are often named after important people who are presented as role models for children. In the United States , Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln are among the most popular school names in honor of three of the most important U.S. Presidents. Many of those who have streets and schools named after them have served their communities admirably and helped improve many lives. This is true in the United State s and throughout much of the world.
However, in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority, it is alarming to see who schools and streets are named after. Recently, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was honored throughout the Gaza Strip and West Bank . Palestinian Media Watch brings us this information from the popular Palestinian newspaper Al Hayat. According to Al Hayat:
Public figures (in the Palestinian village of Yaabid) and the Factions in Yaabid decided to name one of the schools in the municipality and its most important street after Saddam (Hussein) to immortalize his memory and to emphasize the values of Arabness and Jihad, which he represented…[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, January 4, 2007 ]
PMW has other examples of the glorification of those responsible for terror and violence. What is even more egregious is the fact that many of these places have been funded with American tax dollars.
1. After the US gave the Jenin municipality money for road works in the city, a block in the center of Jenin was named for the first Iraqi suicide terrorist who killed four American soldiers in Fallujah. The mayor of Jenin participated in the anti-American rally and the speakers blessed the “resistance of the residents of Fallujah” [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, April 4, 2004 ].
2. USAID funded the building of the Salaf Khalef Sports Center . Salef Khalef (Abu Iyad) the head of the Black September terror organization, was behind the killing of two US diplomats in Sudan and the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes. [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, May, 30, 2004 ]
3. USAID funded renovations of the Dalal Mughrabi School named in honor of Dalal Mughrabi and her terror group, who killed American photographer Gail Rubin and 36 Israelis. [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, December 14, 2004 ]
The message from the Palestinian Authority to children who attend schools named after terrorists and dictators is clear: these are people who should be admired and emulated.
TeachKidsPeace encourages the public to demand that public funds not be used to build public works projects that are named after terrorists.
More: http://www.teachkidspeace.org/
Und da wir gerade von Helden und Märtyrern reden: Wer hat eigentlich die Sache mit den 72 Jungfrauen aufgebracht, die jeden Märtyrer nach vollbrachter Tat im Himmel erwarten? Im Koran steht sie jedenfalls nicht. Was ist, wenn es nicht 72 junge Jungfrauen sind, sondern eine 72 Jahre alt Jungfrau? Da wird der Märtyrer aber dumm gucken und sich wünschen, er hätte nie die Reißleine in die Ewigkeit gezogen. Und warum redet niemand über die bemitleidenswerten Jungfrauen, die als Sexsklavinnen mißbraucht werden? Doch, einer tut es, hier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBe9XXTMdoA
