Raed Wadi, UNRWA Syria Medical Officer, Glorifies Terrorism

Raed Wadi lists himself as an UNRWA medical officer. He has shared posts on Facebook that honor Palestinian terrorist Omar Abu Laila and Hezbollah operative Sami Shihab.

The post below includes two images glorifying the Palestinian terrorist Omar Abu Laila who stabbed an Israeli soldier to death and stole his weapon which he then used to shoot and kill father-of-12, Rabbi Achiad Ettinger on March 17, 2019; and a copy of Abu Laila’s will.44 The larger image shows Abu Laila next to a map that erases Israel with a caption referring to Abu Laila as a “martyr” and a “resistance man.” The text at the bottom of the image incites others to follow Abu Laila, saying “men’s shoulders were created so that they carry guns on them.”

In his text accompanying the images, Wadi further praises Abu Laila as a “martyr of Palestine,” and calls on his followers to read Abu Laila’s will which was writtenwith “his heart and pure hand.”The will expresses Abu Laila’shope of becoming a “martyr.”

The following post celebrates Hezbollah operative Sami Shihab and advocates terrorist attacks against Israel. Shihab oversaw the smuggling of weapons to Gaza through Egypt and the planning of terrorist attacks at resorts frequented by Israeli tourists.46 This post begins by honoring Shihab” for his weapons smuggling to Gaza. It concludes with further admirationfor Shihab whose “cargo” (i.e., deadly rockets and missiles) now land in Israel, which Wadi refers to as “occupied Palestine.” Thus, not only is Wadi posting praise and support for rocket attacks which target innocent Israeli civilians, but he is also rejecting Israel’s right to exist by referring to undisputed parts of Israel bordering Gaza as “occupied.”