.@UNRWA's Youth Ambassador: "I spit on Israel"

In 2013, UNRWA declared "Arab Idol" winner Mohammed Assaf to be its "Youth Ambassador" where he would "promote peace, security and other universal values." Since then he has released music videos and sent out messages on social media that extolled Palestinian terror and violence. UNRWA, which claims that it is dedicated to neutrality and peace, responded to Assaf's support...

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Hypocritical @UNRWA extends contract of "youth ambassador" who sings of violence

UNRWA's "youth ambassador," the 2013 Arab Idol winner Mohammad Assaf, has released music videos and posted on Instagram about his support of rock throwing, firebombs and other violence against Israeli Jews. This has been reported by me, UN Watch and Fox News. UNRWA, of course, claims to take all reports of incitement and lack of neutrality very seriously. In August, Chris...

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FOX News notes that @UNRWA still condones violence through "youth ambassador"

Fox News has a nice article about Palestinian songs that incite listeners to kill Jews, following up on a similar New York Times piece last month. The NYT piece mentioned Mohammed Assaf, Palestinian Arab Idol winner, as joining the fray to support violence in his music. But they didn't mention that Assaf is UNRWA's "youth ambassador" and that UNRWA refuses to distance...

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NYT notices incitement to violence - in "nationalistic" music

The New York Times has an interesting article that describes how Palestinian Arab youth are addicted to violent, inciting songs and music videos: The Palestinian teenagers who came one after another into the True Love gift and music shop on a recent afternoon all had the same request: nationalistic songs — the new ones. The proprietor quickly handed over the CDs that he...

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.@UNRWA "youth ambassador" releases new song glorifying violence as UN plays dumb

UNRWA's "youth ambassador" and former Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf has released a music video that shows that he supports violence. The video includes romantic scenes of rock throwing and firebombs. The lyrics also indicate that Nazareth is "occupied," meaning that Assaf is singing to destroy Israel, not just end the "occupation." The headline in Palestine...

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Official @UNRWA youth ambassador (and Arab Idol winner) glorifies violence

UNRWA's webpage proudly says: Mohammed Assaf is UNRWA's first ever Regional Youth Ambassador As a "child of UNRWA," Mohammed Assaf is the ideal individual to be the first goodwill ambassador in the more than six decades of our history. A Palestine refugee himself, he grew up in the Khan Younis camp in Gaza. Not long ago, he was one of the over 220,000 students attending...

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New Palestinian Arab Idol a "hero" - along with terrorists

A Ma'an op-ed celebrates the new Arab Idol, Palestinian Mohammed Assaf, who wore a keffiyeh as he won the prize. The author, Firas Attieh Tirawi, refers to Assaf as a "hero" and compares him to other "Palestinian heroes," such as Yasser Arafat, Abu Jihad and Abu Iyad and Abdul Qader Husseini, Faisal Husseini and Ahmed Shuqairi and Fathi Shikaki (founder of Islamic Jihad)...

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