Published: March 11, 2010

Reports Lead to Cancellation Of Event to Name Square After Terrorist

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by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

PMW exposure of naming of square after terrorist leads to cancellation of event by PA

Two months after Palestinian Media Watch first reported that a square in a Palestinian city was to be named for the terrorist Dalal Mughrabi, the Palestinian Authority announced the cancellation of the inauguration ceremony.

After the initial story, PMW published five follow-up bulletins, including one earlier this week reporting that the day chosen by the PA for the naming ceremony was to be today, March 11, the anniversary of the terror attack that killed 37.

Israeli news reported that PM Netanyahu asked George Mitchell and then Vice President Biden to put pressure on the PA to cancel the event. Late yesterday the Palestinian Authority cancelled today's event.

The Dalal Mughrabi Square story grew over the last two months through PMW's reporting.

The Jerusalem Post issued a story today about the cancellation, which includes statements by PMW director Itamar Marcus about the danger of incitement, especially the turning of terrorists like Mughrabi into role models for children.

'The message that is important to get across is that without peace education there cannot be peace, and if you teach and promote hatred there cannot be peace,' Marcus said.
Jerusalem Post