Entries by Middle East Media Research Institute

Saudi Journalist: Hamas And Hizbullah Spread A Culture Of Suicide, They Are Not Resistance Organizations

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In an October 6, 2024 article in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Saudi journalist and researcher Fahad Suleiman Shoqiran criticized the Hamas and Hizbullah terrorist organizations for appropriating the concept of “resistance.” He wrote that resistance means self-defense or waging war against an attacker, but the so-called resistance movements have charged it with a fundamentalist […]

23 Years Later, Al-Qaeda Threatens ‘Third 9/11’ After October 7, Exhorts Pro-Palestinian Protesters In U.S. To Take The Next Step And Carry Out Attacks

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MEMRI Daily Brief No. 652 Al-Qaeda Enjoys A Revival In Afghanistan – And Its New Leader Is Heard Today marks the23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. While Al-Qaeda is not what it once was, it remains a strong terrorist organization with followers across the world, including those who seek to enter the U.S. and those already […]

Hamas And Al-Jazeera, A Decades-Long Symbiotic Relationship

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Qatar, Palestinians | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 631 As the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went on day after day, Al-Jazeera dubbed it “Gaza Resists” and used the phrase in all of its advertising and promos for continuing news coverage. Once the war seemed to die down and even end, the Qatari pan-Arab broadcaster switched from “Gaza […]

Party For Socialism And Liberation Posts Video Of November 2023 Protest Against VP Kamala Harris

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“When It Comes To Genocide There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils; We’re Done Supporting Politicians Just Because Of Their Background And What They Look Like.” — Party For Socialism And Liberation  #11266 | 01:42 Source: Online Platforms – “Party for Socialism and Liberation on X” On July 23, 2024, following Vice President Kamala Harris becoming […]

Loyal To The End: The Grand Mufti Of Jerusalem And Nazi Germany (1941-1945)

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MEMRI Daily Brief No. 623 Preface The collaboration between the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Hajj Amin al-Husayni and Nazi Germany has been subjected to broad historical research. Most of the research focused on the Mufti’s time in Jerusalem. For my MA thesis at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in 1977, I chose to focus on his […]

Iranian Officials Acknowledge Iran’s Role In Planning And Executing October 7 Hamas Invasion And Massacres In Southern Israel

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On several occasions, Iranian officials have revealed that the Iranian regime was involved in the planning and execution of Hamas’s “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” the October 7, 2023 invasion and massacres in southern Israel in which over 1,200 Israelis were killed and over 240 were taken hostage. Statements by these officials contradict the regime’s official stance, […]

Chicago Mosque Class For Children: Your Number One Goal In Life Is To Die As A Muslim And Go To Paradise

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Colorado Imam Karim Abuzaid taught a children’s class at Chicago’s Darul Quran Mosque on June 30, 2024, in which he instilled into the children that their number one goal in life is to die as a Muslim and go to Paradise. He also instructed the boys in the class not to look at the girls […]

The Antisemitism Of The Sánchez Government Does Not Reflect The Reality Of Spain

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MEMRI Daily Brief No. 617 Spain is not an antisemitic country, but our government has embraced the most radical antisemitic positions as a political strategy. Taking a stand in favor of Hamas’ demands is not defending the Palestinians – it is defending their submission to a terrorist group. Taking a stand in favor of Hamas is […]

Anti-Liberal Forces Are Preparing For The ‘Final Battle’ Against The West

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Russia | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 615 Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to send arms to countries that could attack Ukraine’s allies (i.e. the West). Speaking at a press conference with foreign news organizations at Russia’s annual economic forum in St Petersburg on June 5, Putin said: “We believe that if someone is thinking that it is […]

CAIR Executive-Director: There Are 9 Million American Muslims Who Can Tip The Balance In Michigan, Minnesota, Washington State, Wisconsin

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Nihad Awad, the executive-director of CAIR — the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in an April 26, 2024 sermon at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia that there are nine million Muslims in the United States, but that they were unable to “stand up to the lies” of the U.S. government and prevent the […]

Jihadi Outlet Circulates ‘Inspire Tweets’ Poster Series Amplifying Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Calls To Muslims In The West To Stage Attacks Targeting Prominent Figures, Transportation

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On June 9, 2024, the pro-Al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Media Foundation began circulating a series of Arabic-language posters encouraging lone operatives to carry out armed attacks against individuals and infrastructure in the West. This campaign follows similar advocacy in an English-language magazine, Inspire, produced by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The media foundation’s poster series is […]

Al-Jazeera Journalists By Day, Hamas Commanders By Night

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Qatar, Palestinians | Special Dispatch No. 11388 Since the October 7 attack, Hamas’s leaders have been managing the war from Doha, Qatar, and conveying their messages mostly via the Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera TV channel. The network has been operating as a propaganda outlet in the service of Hamas 24/7, with hardly any coverage of other topics. It expresses unreserved support […]

#QueersForPalestine – ‘Axis Of Resistance’ Houthi Imams: ‘The Promiscuous, Deformed, And Homosexuals Were All Created By America’

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Palestinians, Yemen | Special Dispatch No. 11383 Since the Hamas October 7 massacre, movements such as “Gays for Palestine” and “Queers for Palestine” have become an integral part of the pro-Hamas rallies in the West, supporting the genocidal slogan “From the River to the Sea.” Earlier this month, MEMRI published a collection of videos of prominent Palestinian Islamic, […]

Anti-Spain Is In Power In Madrid

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Palestinians, Spain | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 604 The news that Norway, Ireland, and Spain would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, 2024 certainly caught the world’s attention. Both Hamas and the Taliban, among others, congratulated the European countries. But while there was reaction about all three countries, much of the public ire and bitterness – in both […]

Watch Senior Hamas Official Khalil Al-Hayya Calling On Arabs & Muslims to Besiege Israeli & American Embassies

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 Khalil Al-Hayya of Hamas’s political bureau said on a May 16, 2024 show on Al-Manar TV (Hizbullah-Lebanon) that the Arab and Islamic nations must not become acclimated to the bloodshed. He called on them to besiege Israeli and American embassies in Arab countries, letting them know that the “Arab nations do not accept any […]