The BBC eulogy for George Habash

The article is accompanied by a wild-eyed picture of Habash gesturing with a raised hand, with the caption "George Habash supported violence against Israel." Three one-sentence paragraphs toward the end take up the subject (mentioned earlier as well) of his "support" for violence:

[...] Throughout his life Habash supported the use of violence against Israel.

One of the most deadly PFLP attacks was the gunning down of 27 people at Israel's Lod airport in May 1972.

Forty-seven people were killed when a Swissair jet was bombed in 1970.

And here is how the article concludes:

Israeli tried for years to capture Habash, even intercepting a commercial airliner in 1973 and forcing it to land, mistakenly believing he was on board.

Habash stepped down as leader of the PFLP in 2000, by which time the group had been marginalised by the growing power of Islamist movements like Hamas.

Mr Abbas called Habash a "historic leader" and ordered Palestinian flags to fly at half-mast.

The current deputy secretary-general of the PFLP, Abdel Raheem Mallouh, called Habash a "distinguished leader... who struggled for more than 60 years without a stop for the rights and the interests of his people".

He was married, with two daughters.

His wife, Hilda, said: "We will all carry the banner of Habash and the Arab nation he dearly cherished. Habash always believed Palestine would be liberated."

"He lived for his people and died for his people," she told Reuters.

His heart-attack at the age of 80 was for the sake of "his people"? That's nice. He was a pioneer in the use of the airline industry for terror-purposes. That makes the 9/11 operation part of his vile legacy. Yemach shmo.

Crossposted on Soccer Dad

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