A street in Ramallah has been named for Yehiyeh Ayash, a Palestinian terrorist responsible for killing dozens of Israelis.
Ayash, also known as “the engineer,” was responsible for several suicide bombings in Israel in the 1990s. Israel’s Shin Bet reportedly killed him in 1996 by placing an explosive in his cell phone.
“This is an outrageous glorification of terrorism by the Palestinian Authority,” read a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office released last week. The P.A. is honoring “a terrorist who murdered hundreds of innocent Israeli men, women and children. The world must forcefully condemn this official Palestinian incitement for terrorism and against peace.”
According to Israel’s Channel 10, a sign erected on the street provides a short biography of Ayash, including that he “was linked by Israel to a number of bombings” and “was assassinated by Israel in his Beit Lahia home” in 1996. — jta