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Palestinian student movement raises funds to rebuild terrorist’s home

The Fatah-affiliated Shabiba student movement is collecting money for the reconstruction of the home of Omar Abu Laila, who murdered two Israelis in March.

Palestinian students display a check for 1,000 Jordanian dinars. The money was raised toward the rebuilding of the home of terrorist Omar Abu Laila, who murdered two Israelis in March. Credit: MEMRI.
Palestinian students display a check for 1,000 Jordanian dinars. The money was raised toward the rebuilding of the home of terrorist Omar Abu Laila, who murdered two Israelis in March. Credit: MEMRI.

Ahead of student union elections at Palestinian universities, Fatah’s Shabiba student movement at the Hebron branch of the Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie announced on Sunday that it had raised 1,000 Jordanian dinars (about $1,400) for the rebuilding of the home of Omar Abu Laila, a terrorist who killed two Israelis in March.

The home was demolished by Israel on April 24.

Shabiba declared that its aim in rebuilding the home was to set an example for all Palestinian young people and encourage them to support the families of the “martyrs.”

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