PMW Director, Itamar Marcus testified yesterday in a US Senate hearing, in Washington D.C. The hearing of a sub committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee was examining whether US financial support to the Palestinians was directly or indirectly funding the Palestinian Authority [PA] hate indoctrination, that has been documented by Palestinian Media Watch [PMW]. At the hearing Mr. Marcus described the many means the PA uses to indoctrinate children to see hatred, violence and suicide terror as values. The hearing opened with the screening of the PMW video documentary - "Ask for Death" - depicting how the PA has indoctrinated its children to seek Shahada - Death for Allah - through music videos and other means.[To view the video click here]

The committee is Chaired by Sen. Arlen Specter. Sen Hillary Clinton, who is not a member of the committee, requested to participate after her meeting last week with Mr. Marcus, and seeing the documentation of the nature of PA indoctrination of their children. Her strong statement condemning PA education appears below.

Due to the importance of the topic the entire hearing, including the video documentary, was broadcast on C-Span

The following are the story in today's Jerusalem Post and the formal statement submitted by Mr. Marcus as a summary of his opening remarks...