Young Relatives of Deceased Hamas MP Umm Nidal, Mother of Four Killed Terrorists, Wish to Follow in Her Footsteps

Following are excerpts from a children's show on Umm Nidal Farhat, which aired on Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV on March 29, 2013:

Child presenter: Iman, you are the daughter of the martyr Nidal. What did your father do to help liberate Jerusalem?

Iman, who is sitting alongside other grandchildren of Umm Nidal Farhat: He produced missiles.

Child presenter: He produced the first missile, and it was called "Qassam," right? When he was making missiles, was your grandmother there with him?

Iman: No.

Child presenter: Did she encourage him to do so?

Iman: Yes, of course.

Child presenter: Iman, are you proud to have Umm Nidal Farhat as your grandmother?

Iman: Yes.

Child presenter: Are you proud that your father is a martyr?

Iman: Yes.

Child presenter:Would you like to follow in their footsteps?

Iman: Yes.

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Veiled child presenter: Jinan, you told me that the great mother, Umm Nidal Farhat, saw her sons in a dream before she died, right? Tell us that story.

Janin: When she was in Egypt, she was already ill.

Veiled child presenter: She was in Egypt before she came here, right?

Janin: Yes. Allah be praised, she got a little better before she died, and she saw her martyred sons in a dream, coming to her and wanting to take her. They missed her a lot, just like she missed them. Imad 'Aqel, Allah's mercy upon him, also came to her in a dream. It was a day before she returned to Gaza. He wanted her to go with them. He wanted her to meet them in Paradise.

Veiled child presenter: She understood that she was going to them, right?

Janin: Yes. She said to my uncle: I want to go to Gaza.

Veiled child presenter: She didn't want to die in Egypt. She wanted to die on her land. She insisted on departing from this life in her own bed, right?

Janin: Yes.

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Granddaughter of Nidal Farhat: I call upon all Muslim mothers, daughters, and sisters – Al-Aqsa Mosque expects us to be the next generation to march toward it. Do not spare us the commanders, the soldiers, and the martyrdom lovers. Al-Aqsa Mosque expects us to be the next generation to march toward it. Do not hesitate [to sacrifice] commanders, soldiers, and martyrdom-lovers. The mothers send their sons to victory or to Paradise, Allah willing.

The children in the studio sing in unison: Jihad bestows pride and glory upon you when you become a martyrdom-seeker.

Jihad bestows pride and glory upon you when you become a martyrdom-seeker.

Oh explosive device of glory – with her blood she created freedom.

Oh explosive device of glory – with her blood she created freedom.

Ask [suicide bomber] Fatima Al-Najjar how one should live a life of pride.

Ask [suicide bomber] Fatima Al-Najjar how one should live a life of pride.

Presenter in chicken costume: Let's have a round of applause.

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Veiled child presenter: We should sacrifice our lives for the sake of the homeland, so we can please God and liberate Palestine and Jerusalem. What we learn from her example is that we should follow in her footsteps.

Child presenter: She raised her children from an early age on love of martyrdom for the sake of Allah, as well as on love of the homeland and its defense. We should learn from them. We should wage Jihad and persevere, in order to liberate this land. When one of us is martyred, we say that his life is precious, yet it is a cheap price to pay for the liberation and defense of the homeland.

Veiled child presenter: The lives of all the martyrs are precious, but no price is too high when it is paid for the sake of the homeland.

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