Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (or Mariam Farahat; born in 1950), popularly known as Umm Nidal, "the mother of Nidal" or "the mother of struggle", is one of Hamas' most popular candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006. She sent three of her six sons on Hamas suicide missions against Israel. She attracted public attention after being filmed joyously preparing and advising her 17-year old son Muhammad Farhat for his March 2002 suicide attack against Israeli civilians.

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  • Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (or Mariam Farahat; born in 1950), popularly known as Umm Nidal, "the mother of Nidal" or "the mother of struggle", is one of Hamas' most popular candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006. She sent three of her six sons on Hamas suicide missions against Israel. She attracted public attention after being filmed joyously preparing and advising her 17-year old son Muhammad Farhat for his March 2002 suicide attack against Israeli civilians. After infiltrating the Gaza Strip former Jewish settlement of Atzmona, opening fire on the students and throwing hand grenades at the school where they were studying, killing five teenagers and wounding 23 others, he was shot dead. Upon hearing of her son's death, she celebrated proclaiming "Allahu Akbar!" and giving out boxes of halva and chocolates. Her eldest son, Nidal, was killed in February 2003 as he was readying for his attack on Israelis. A third son, Rawad, died in 2005 in an Israeli air strike on his car carrying Qassam rocket. Three other sons are still alive. In an interview published in both the Israeli Arab weekly Kul al-Arab and the London-based Arabic language daily Al-Quds al-Arabi, Umm Nidal reiterated that what she called "martyrdom" (shehada, the act of jihad) is the most supreme act, and one of the basic principles of Islam. In her December 2005 interview, Umm Nidal said that she has prepared all of her sons for jihad for the sake of Allah. In an interview aired by Dream2 TV on December 21, 2005, she said: "I protect my sons from defying Allah, or from choosing a path that would not please Allah. This is what I fear, when it comes to my sons. But as for sacrifice, Jihad for the sake of Allah, or performing the duty they were charged with - this makes me happy. " "There is no difference [between operations against civilians and soldiers]. This is Islamic religious law. I don't invent anything. I follow Islamic religious law in this. A Muslim is very careful not to kill an innocent person, because he knows he would be destined to eternal Hell. So the issue is not at all simple. We rely on Islamic religious law when we say there is no prohibition on killing these people. " "The word 'peace' does not mean the kind of peace we are experiencing. This peace is, in fact, surrender and a shameful disgrace. Peace means the liberation of all of Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. When this is accomplished - if they want peace, we will be ready. They may live under the banner of the Islamic state. That is the future of Palestine that we are striving towards."
  • Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (en àrab, مريم محمد يوسف فرحات) (o Mariam Farahat; nascuda el 1950), coneguda popularment com a Umm Nidal, "la mare d'en Nidal" o "la mare del combat", és una dels candidats de Hamas més populars que van sortir elegits a les Eleccions legislatives palestinianes, 2006. Umm Nidal va enviar tres dels seus sis fills a missions suïcides de Hamas contra Israel. Mariam Farahat va esdevenir famosa després que aparegués filmada preparant, amb actitud de joia i d'alegria, el seu fill de disset anys Muhammad Farhat per a l'atac suïcida contra civils israelians que va tenir lloc el març del 2002. Després d'haver aconseguit entrar a l'assentament jueu d'Atzmona, Muhammad Farhat va disparar contra els alumnes i va llençar granades contra l'escola on estudiaven, amb un resultat de cinc adolescents morts i vint-i-tres més de ferits; al final, Farhat va morir a trets. Quan va sentir la notícia de la mort del seu fill, Mariam ho va celebrar cridant "Allahu Akbar!" i repartint capses de halva i xocalata. El seu fill gran Nidal fou mort el febrer del 2003 quan s'estava preparant per al seu atac contra els israelians, i un tercer fill Rawad va morir arran d'un atac aeri israelià duent el seu llençamissils Qassam; els altres tres fills encara són vius. En una entrevista publicada tant al setmanari arabo-israelià Kul al-Arab i al diari londinenc en àrab Al-Quds al-Arabi, Umm Nidal va reiterar que allò que ella denomina "martiri" (xehada, l'acte de jihad) és la més noble acció i un dels principis bàsics de l'Islam. En l'entrevista que va concedir el desembre del 2005, Umm Nidal va dir que ella ha preparat tots els seus fills per a la jihad en nom d'Al·là. En una entrevista difosa per Dream2 TV el 21 de desembre del 2005, va dir: "Protegeixo els meus fills de desobeir Déu, o d'escollir un camí que no plagui a Déu. Això és el que temo per als meus fills. Però el sacrifici, Jihad en nom de Déu, o dur a terme el seu deure - això em fa feliç. " "No hi ha cap diferència entre operacions contra civils o contra soldats. Aquesta és la llei religiosa de l'Islam. No m'invento pas res. Jo en això segueixo la llei religiosa de l'Islam. Un musulmà sempre va amb molta cura de no matar un innocent perquè sap que llavors es condemnarà a les penes eternes de l'Infern. Però la qüestió no resulta pas tan senzilla. Ens basem en la llei religiosa de l'Islam quan diem que no hi ha cap prohibició de matar aquella gent. " "La paraula 'pau' no significa pas el tipus de pau que vivim. Aquesta pau és, de fet, una rendició i una vergonya. Pau significa l'alliberament de tot Palestina, des del riu Jordà fins a la costa del Mediterrani. Quan això s'hagi aconseguit, si volen la pau, hi estarem preparats. Han de viure sota la bandera d'un estat islàmic. Aquest és el futur de Palestina per al qual lluitem."
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  • Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (or Mariam Farahat; born in 1950), popularly known as Umm Nidal, "the mother of Nidal" or "the mother of struggle", is one of Hamas' most popular candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006. She sent three of her six sons on Hamas suicide missions against Israel. She attracted public attention after being filmed joyously preparing and advising her 17-year old son Muhammad Farhat for his March 2002 suicide attack against Israeli civilians.
  • Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat (en àrab, مريم محمد يوسف فرحات) (o Mariam Farahat; nascuda el 1950), coneguda popularment com a Umm Nidal, "la mare d'en Nidal" o "la mare del combat", és una dels candidats de Hamas més populars que van sortir elegits a les Eleccions legislatives palestinianes, 2006. Umm Nidal va enviar tres dels seus sis fills a missions suïcides de Hamas contra Israel.
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