To: Les H who wrote (176447 ) 6/29/2002 9:48:34 PM From: Haim R. Branisteanu Respond to of 436258 CHILDREN OF THE JIHAD - Palestinian children are taught to hate Jews, to glorify "jihad" (holy war), violence, death and child martyrdom almost from birth, as an essential part of their culture and destiny. As captured on an Israeli video documentary produced in 1998, a "Sesame Street"-like children's program called the "Children's Club" -- complete with puppet shows, songs, Mickey Mouse and other characters -- focused on inculcating intense hatred of Jews and a passion for engaging in and celebrating violence against them in a perpetual "jihad" until the day the Israeli flags come down from above "Palestinian land" and the Palestinian flag is raised. In one song on the "Children's Club," very young children are shown singing songs about wanting to become "suicide warriors" and to take up "a machine gun" to direct "violence, anger, anger, anger" against Israelis. During the show, which features children aged 4-10, one young boy sings, "When I wander into Jerusalem, I will become a suicide bomber." Afterward, other children stand to call for "Jihad! Holy war to the end against the Zionist enemy." In another segment, a boy who appears to be no more than 8 or 9 years old chants: "My patience has run out. All Arab existence cries for revenge" against the Jews in Israel. The documentary also juxtaposes the children's programming with television news reporting, in which the news anchor - reflecting the same message the children are receiving -describes Palestinians as "noble, courageous" fighters, while describing Israel as "mean, fascist, racist, genocidal" and "Nazis." Other "highlights" of the "Children's Club": Groups of children are gathered together, shouting for "Jihad against Israel." One girl, who appears to be in a Palestinian school classroom, sings of donning "battledress" to "attack the Zionists." A small girl chants the now-familiar ditty, "When I wander into Jerusalem, I will become a suicide bomber." An adult narrator reads material in a Palestinian school pamphlet: "I have raised my children for jihad and on the principle that they never give up on their land." One segment depicts a small boy on the street chanting, "Revolution until victory." Another boy is shown in class proclaiming, "We will settle our claims with stones and bullets."worldnetdaily.com