Palestinian Authority Colombia mission quotes Arafat in calling for the destruction of Israel

The Palestinian Authority mission in Colombia called for the destruction of Israel in a tweet on Thursday that has been deleted.

The tweet, written in Spanish, is a quote from Yasser Arafat that states, “Our goal is the end of Israel, and there can be no compromises or mediations…. We don’t want peace. We want WAR and victory.”

Here is a screenshot of the tweet:

The PA’s mission in Colombia tweets tonight, quoting Arafat: “Our goal is the end of Israel. We don’t want peace. We want WAR and victory”. pic.twitter.com/sFCVt6HXIf

— Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) October 19, 2017

Israel’s Foreign Ministry denounced the tweet, describing Arafat’s legacy as “death, hatred and disgust.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on it as well:

The PLO mission in Colombia tweeted a Yasser Arafat quote: "Our goal is the end of Israel…We don't want peace. We want war and victory." pic.twitter.com/BNwPr0WReL

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 20, 2017

This is why we insist:
1. Recognize Israel as nation-state of the Jewish people
2. Renounce the "right of return"
3. Dismantle terror orgs https://t.co/31v6rQsgFy

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 20, 2017

The Palestinian Authority has yet to offer any sort of statement in light of the deleted tweet. The Israeli ambassador to Colombia alerted law enforcement in the area about the tweet.

The tweet comes as Hamas, an organization whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews, could potentially join the Palestinian Authority as part of a unity government. Israel has listed a set of conditions that Hamas must abide by in order for it to negotiate with such a unity government, but Hamas has rejected those conditions.

Yasser Arafat is considered to be “the Father of Modern Terrorism”, as his record includes orchestrating the Achille Lauro bombing in 1985, waging intifadas against Israel and introducing the idea of using commercial airplanes as a weapon, which al-Qaeda later used in the 9/11 terror attacks. Arafat also declared in 1996, “We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilled to redeem our land!”