Hamas Official Salah Bardawil, Recently Killed In Gaza – Clips From The MEMRI TV Archives

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25-03-2025

On March 23, 2025, three senior Hamas officials in Gaza were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Among them was Hamas political bureau member Salah Bardawil, who had headed Hamas's planning and development office and had led strategic and military planning in the Gaza Strip.[1]
Below are MEMRI clips of Bardawil from the MEMRI TV archives.
Salah Bardawil Criticizes Arab Nations for "Footing the Bill" For Trump's Deal of the Century, Says: We Can Crush the Deal – May 28, 2019
In a May 28, 2919 speech, Hamas political bureau member Salah Bardawil said in a May 28, 2019 speech that that Palestine belongs to the Palestinians, and he criticized the Arab nations for "footing the bill" for the "rope and gallows" and the shackles that are being placed on the Palestinians and their dignity, their religion, and their moral values. He said that President Trump, Jared Kushner, and Jason Greenblatt cannot overpower the will and the blood of the Palestinians, and that the Palestinians are capable of the crushing the Deal of the Century. The speech aired on aired on Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV (Gaza).
Salah Bardawil: "Our people have rights. This is our land. The day has come when the Arab nation is footing the bill for the shackles that are placed on the necks of our men and women, and on our dignity, our religion, and our moral values.
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"The rope and the gallows are bought with Arab money. From the ocean to the Gulf, and from the Gulf to Hell, they are the ones preparing [our] funeral? And what has become of us? That vagabond Trump – let him squawk. Let [Jason] Greenblatt and Kushner make statements and hints. Can they overpower our will, our decisions, our blood? They cannot. So why is the Arab nation voluntarily giving them money?
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"If we have to – our weapons are within our reach, and we are capable of crushing the 'deal' along with its 'century,' Allah willing."
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, click here or below:
Palestinian Author Mushir Al-Farra: MEMRI Monitors Everything; Salah Bardawil "Made A Big Mistake" When He Said In May That 53 Of The 68 "March Of Return" Martyrs Were From Hamas – December 23, 2018
During a December 23, 2018 interview on Gaza's Baladna TV, Palestinian author Mushir Al-Farra said that the Palestinians should be more cautious when representing their cause on media outlets so as not to undermine it. One example he gave of Palestinian leaders' statements that played into Israel's hands was what Hamas's Salah Bardawil had said in May 2018 about nearly all those killed in the May 2018 "March of Return" were Hamas members (see below).
Mushir Al-Farra: "We should not speak on media outlets in a way that weakens us. For example, I raised an issue concerning the March of Return... Salah Bardawil, who is a personal friend of mine and one of the leaders of Hamas... He is a dear friend who is like a brother to me, but he made a big mistake when he said, following the Friday of the Nakba anniversary on May 15-16, that 53 of the 68 martyrs were from Hamas. He was quoted by Benjamin Netanyahu, by the Israeli ambassador to the U.N., and by various ambassadors, who said: 'Why do you call it a popular uprising? It is an uprising by Hamas.'
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"Inadvertently, he caused great harm to our public relations, because we had to shift from our attacks on Israel, its snipers, its war crimes, and its killing of children who run in open fields, who do not pose any danger to the Israeli army... We had to start defending ourselves by saying: 'No, it's a popular uprising, not one orchestrated by Hamas."
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, click here or below:
Salah Bardawil: 50 Of The Martyrs Killed In Gaza Were From Hamas, 12 Regular People – May 16, 2018
Hamas political bureau member Salah Bardawil said that of the 62 people killed in clashes along the Gaza border on May 14, 2018, 50 of them were from Hamas, and emphasized that this was the official figure. He was speaking on May 16 on Baladna TV, which broadcasts from Gaza.
Interviewer: "Many people are saying that the children... I'm telling you what people are saying. It's not that I believe this. People are saying that children are dying and that Hamas is reaping the fruits."
Salah Bardawil: "In the last round, there were 62 martyrs."
Interviewer: "Right."
Salah Bardawil: "50 of the martyrs were from Hamas, and the other 12 were regular people. So how can anyone claim that Hamas is reaping the fruits, when it paid such a steep price? What did Hamas gain? 50 martyrs..."
Interviewer: "This figure is..."
Salah Bardawil: "I am giving you an official figure. 50 of the martyrs in the recent battle were from Hamas. Before that, at least 50% of the martyrs were from Hamas. So what did Hamas gain from this?"
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, click here or below:
Hamas: Facebook Besieges the Palestinians Just Like the Occupation Does; Salah Bardawil: "The Occupation Is Making Great Efforts, In Coordination With Facebook, Twitter And Other Platforms, To Delete Accounts Of People Who Oppose The Zionist Occupation" – January 11, 2017
A January 11, 2017 report on Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV stated that Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms are coordinating with Israel to delete accounts of Hamas supporters. It said that "Facebook besieges the Palestinians just like the occupation besieges them' and that Facebook's campaigns "are like the periodical detention campaigns by the occupation." Hamas MP Salah Bardawil called for exposing the "secret and public contracts" of the occupation in its "onslaught against free will and freedom of expression."
Host: "Many believed that social media would become pioneering platforms for the supporters of freedom – freedom of speech and the freedom to bring change. The reality, however, has been entirely different. Facebook besieges the Palestinians, just like the occupation besieges them. From time to time, supporters of Palestine are surprised to find that Facebook has deleted many pages and accounts without prior warning. It conducts periodical campaigns, which resemble the periodical detention campaigns by the occupation, as part of its so-called 'weeding out' policy. In the most recent campaign conducted last Friday, Facebook deleted some 200 accounts of Palestinian journalists and activists, especially those who support the resistance. This behavior coincided with the anniversary of the martyrdom of the first 'engineer' [Yahya Ayyash], when the hashtag 'Be Like Ayyash' went viral."
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Hamas MP Salah Bardawil: "The occupation is making great efforts, in coordination with Facebook, Twitter and other platforms, to delete accounts of people who oppose the Zionist occupation. This stems from the occupation being a thief and a robber, which is terrified of being exposed for what it is.
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"This is not the first time. It happened a few months ago, when many accounts were shut down, and some remain closed. But new accounts have been opened instead. Each time, the occupation monitors the new media, which defeats it by exposing the truth about it.
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"We do not fear this reckless conduct. However, we – and anyone who can – must expose the occupation, and expose those who make contracts with it. These companies purport to be platforms of freedom, where anyone can express his opinion. We must expose these platforms and their managers. We must expose their secret and public contracts, which are used by the occupation in its onslaught against free will and the freedom of expression.
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"We must work day and night to shut down the many Zionist websites that incite to terrorism and racism. We must close down Zionist pages that incite to racism, and we must expose the truth about what the occupation is doing in the occupied land, and we must expose the overt and covert agreements with the occupation. This is the job of the experts in the field, and I believe that it should be further developed."
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, click here or below:
Salah Bardawil: Jews Kill Palestinian Children in Order to Knead Their Blood into Passover Bread – November 25, 2015
In a November 26, 2015 interview on the Hamas Al-Aqsa TV channel, Hamas official in Gaza Salah Al-Bardawil said that the Jews had "ancient biblical beliefs, which instructed them to kill children and collect their blood, in order to knead it into the bread that is eaten on Passover." "This is the killing of a Palestinian child in order to collect his blood and to knead it into the bread they eat," he said. Following are excerpts:
Salah Al-Bardawil: Why does the Zionist enemy, with all its might, execute Palestinian children – especially Palestinian girls? I can tell you that there are six reasons for this – not just one reason, but six. The first reason for the targeting of Palestinian children has to do with faith. The Zionist entity subscribes to false biblical doctrines – especially today, when we are experiencing so-called extremism. But this is a typical Jewish situation, which is in harmony with the biblical-Zionist history and faith. This is manifest in the Quran, which quoted the Jews as saying: 'kill the sons of the belivers' [Quran 40:25]. Thus, they subscribe to a principle of faith, which they must implement, and kill the sons of the believers.
"Why not kill the believers? Why kill their sons? The killing of the sons of the believers – or, to be clearer, the killing of the Palestinian children – stem from children being weaker and thus easier to kill than adults. This is a cowardly enemy, which fears retaliation, and therefore it targets the weaker, still accomplishing the goal of reducing the number of Palestinians.
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"In addition, they have beliefs which they have tried to conceal from the world. I am referring to the ancient biblical beliefs, which instructed [the Jews] to kill children and collect their blood, in order to knead it into the bread that is eaten on Passover. This is the killing of a Palestinian child in order to collect his blood, and knead it into the bread they eat. Today, they are trying to say that these things never happened, and that it was a joke or a lie, but these are the facts of history. Anyone reading about their history will find this there."
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, click here or below:
Hamas Senior Officials, Including Salah Bardawil, At Movement's 27th Anniversary Celebrations: We Will Not Recognize Zionist Entity Or Be Satisfied With A Palestinian State Within 1967 Borders; We Thank Iran For Supplying Us With Weapons, Missiles – December 16, 2014
Salah Bardawil: We Adhere To Jihad And Resistance Until Liberation
In his December 12, 2014 speech at a rally in the central Gaza Strip, senior Hamas official Salah Bardawil said: "We renew our promise and our oath of loyalty to the blood of [our] martyrs the illustrious leaders, [promising] to continue the path of jihad and resistance until [the attainment of] victory and liberation." He noted that "Hamas, along with other Palestinian dignitaries from among the [Palestinian] people, preserved the national capabilities from destruction and succeeded in withstanding all those who schemed to eliminate the Palestinian people's just cause..."
In an exclusive December 14, 2014 statement to the Hamas mouthpiece Al-Risalah on the occasion of the movement's 27th anniversary, Bardawil said that Hamas still has considerable surprises up its sleeve, which it will unveil at the suitable time, following the surprises it already unveiled in the latest Israeli war against Gaza, which was won by the resistance. He added that Hamas would not run out of surprises as long as it adheres to the path of resistance and of defending the Palestinians' rights, and as long as it refuses to shackle the weapons of the resistance to some negotiations with the Israeli side. He said further: "Every day, the Al-Qassam Brigades... unveil a new surprise, which reflects the movement's method of struggle against the occupation and its army." (To read the full report, click here.)
Banners announcing the anniversary celebrations: On left: the Dome of the Rock, a Hamas fighter carrying a kidnapped Israeli soldier, and Hamas missiles, with the caption "Persistence in Truth and Resistance'; on right: call to join the "100,000- man demonstration in the northern Gaza Strip" (images: Facebook.com/OmamhPalestine)