| Revision as of 22:55, 26 July 2003 editJDG (talk | contribs)3,103 edits Reverting... changes were about as far from NPOV as you can get, as well as factually wrong.← Previous edit | Revision as of 23:10, 26 July 2003 edit undoG-Man (talk | contribs)17,693 edits added bitNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| The ] occasioned spontaneous outbreaks of public celebration in a number of Arab Muslim communities. Press and television coverage of these celebrations were met with expressions of shock, then outrage in the U.S. and other western nations. Celebrations by some ]s were most prominent, possibly due to lack of the censorship common in other Arab lands. TV coverage showed gatherings of ] refugee Palestinians dancing and singing, groups of youths holding up newspapers with photos of the ] while women gave their distinctive trill and men handed out candy to the youngsters. Arabs in ], who hold Israeli citizenship, were also seen celebrating and distributing candy. | The ] occasioned spontaneous outbreaks of public celebration in a number of Arab Muslim communities. Press and television coverage of these celebrations were met with expressions of shock, then outrage in the U.S. and other western nations. Celebrations by some ]s were most prominent, possibly due to lack of the censorship common in other Arab lands. TV coverage showed gatherings of ] refugee Palestinians dancing and singing, groups of youths holding up newspapers with photos of the ] while women gave their distinctive trill and men handed out candy to the youngsters. Arabs in ], who hold Israeli citizenship, were also seen celebrating and distributing candy. | ||
| However moderate Palestinians, and the Palestinian leadership quickly distanced themselves from the celebrations. A few days after the attacks ] symbolically donated blood for victims of the September 11th attacks. | |||
| At the time there was an ] that the footage of some Palestinians celebrating the attack was faked, and it was actually footage from the invasion of ]. This was false, as detailed on ] twelve days later. | At the time there was an ] that the footage of some Palestinians celebrating the attack was faked, and it was actually footage from the invasion of ]. This was false, as detailed on ] twelve days later. | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 26 July 2003
The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack occasioned spontaneous outbreaks of public celebration in a number of Arab Muslim communities. Press and television coverage of these celebrations were met with expressions of shock, then outrage in the U.S. and other western nations. Celebrations by some Palestinians were most prominent, possibly due to lack of the censorship common in other Arab lands. TV coverage showed gatherings of West Bank refugee Palestinians dancing and singing, groups of youths holding up newspapers with photos of the World Trade Center while women gave their distinctive trill and men handed out candy to the youngsters. Arabs in East Jerusalem, who hold Israeli citizenship, were also seen celebrating and distributing candy.
However moderate Palestinians, and the Palestinian leadership quickly distanced themselves from the celebrations. A few days after the attacks Yasser Arafat symbolically donated blood for victims of the September 11th attacks.
At the time there was an urban legend that the footage of some Palestinians celebrating the attack was faked, and it was actually footage from the invasion of Kuwait. This was false, as detailed on Snopes twelve days later.