In a May 2022 post, Abu Firas Azab venerated 17-year-old Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter Amjad Fayed as a “little cub” who was “like a thousand lions.” Fayed was killed in Jenin during a clash between Israeli forces and armed Islamic Jihad militants. Fayedwas known to be an Islamic Jihad fighter and is described in the post as a “special forces hunter” who guarded the camp against IDF raids. Fayed’s body was wrapped in an Islamic Jihad flag at his funeral which was attended by armed masked men. In addition, there are many photos on the internet of Fayed dressed in Islamic Jihad gear and holding weapons in the streets of Jenin. By glorifying this child militant, UNRWA employee Azab also sends the message to other children that choosing to follow such a path is laudable.
Translation of post:
He’s a little cub, but he’s like a thousand lions.
Amjad Fayed, a Palestinian boy whom the residents of Jenin called “the refugee camp guard” and the “special forces hunter”, would avoid sleeping at home so that he could guard the camp against raids by the occupation army’s soldiers!! Yesterday, the occupationmanaged to get to him, and killed him, after 11 bullets had penetrated his little body!!
May Allah have mercy on you, and accept you, O hero of the people, your best wishes for the people of Palestine.
