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PA Narrative on Oct. 7 Attacks Shifted From Celebration to Blaming Israel, Watchdog Says
Palestinian Authority officials have shifted their narrative on the October 7 attacks from celebrating them as heroic resistance to blaming Israel for initiating the events, according to Palestinian Media Watch.
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What happened
- 01PA officials shifted narrative on Oct. 7 from celebration to blaming Israel, says Palestinian Media Watch.
- 02Initially, PA portrayed Oct. 7 as Palestinian resistance; later defended legitimacy amid Gaza devastation.
- 03By 2025, PA officials claimed Israel desired the Oct. 7 attack to eliminate the Palestinian cause.
- 04A late 2023 poll showed 83% of West Bank Palestinians viewed Hamas's attack as the 'correct decision'.
- 05PMW founder Itamar Marcus criticized the PA's narrative as a justification of atrocities.
Initially, the PA praised the attacks, then defended their legitimacy while acknowledging Palestinian suffering. By August 2025, officials like Mahmoud Al-Habbash and Jibril Rajoub claimed Israel orchestrated the attacks to eliminate the Palestinian cause. PMW founder Itamar Marcus criticized this framing, calling it a justification of atrocities.
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