Palestinians Praised For Recycling Bottles As Molotov Cocktails

“Now we can say that the Palestinian cause is supported by none other than the prestigious environmental organization Greenpeace.

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Amsterdam, August 11 – A leading environmental organization lauded Palestinian groups today for promoting ecologically sensitive policies by repurposing used bottles to be used as homemade firebombs aimed at Israelis.

Greenpeace International awarded Hamas and Fatah youths hurling Molotov cocktails a citation for grassroots achievement, specifically praising the terrorist organizations’ success in instilling in the next generation the importance of reusing bottles as bombs instead of purchasing new ones. In so doing, said Greenpeace, those resistance organizations embody the values of sustainability and commitment to education that give the environmental movement hope.

The Greenpeace Recycling Excellence Note for Achievements in Didactic Efforts (GRENADE) is awarded annually to individuals or groups that demonstrate dedication to implementing solutions in public policy for the reduction of greenhouse gases, waste, and other forms of pollution. “By facilitating the use of bottles that have already been used for beverages, cleaning products, or other consumer liquids, Hamas and Fatah leaders help stress that it is preferable to repurpose existing resources than to manufacture or acquire entirely new products,” the citation read. “The manufacture of new bottles entails greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacture and transportation of both the ingredients and the finished product, and these organizations’ promotion of grassroots, homemade firebombs represents a key factor in human society’s ability and will to seek sustainable, safe, economical, and environmentally sound policies.”

Greenpeace representatives explained that the Palestinian groups narrowly won the GRENADE award over various groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, but that the latter’s achievements might be comparable to, or even better than, those of the Palestinians. “We gave the GRENADE award to Hamas and Fatah, but that in no way diminishes the efforts of Syrian and Iraqi guerrillas, who often function without recourse to the resources that Palestinians do enjoy, given their ability to buy unlimited quantities of materials from Israel,” said Greenpeace spokeswoman Ann Sendiari. “But ultimately, since the situation on the ground in Syria and Iraq precluded our teams from conducting a thorough examination of the recycling methods and strategies, by default our organization chose the Palestinian groups, whom we could visit and interview unimpeded.”

Palestinian officials expressed gratification at the award. “This shows what is possible when a society comes together and rallies around an ideal,” said Fatah Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi. “The fact that the ideal around which we are rallying has nothing to do with sustainability, ecology, climate change, or pollution is irrelevant. Any and every development can and must be leveraged as a political tool to fight Zionist oppression and liberate Palestine, and now we can say that the Palestinian cause is supported by none other than the prestigious environmental organization Greenpeace. Who can argue with that?”

At press time, Palestinian youths were hurling Molotov cocktails and reusable rocks at hybrid Israeli cars on Highway 443.