Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a November 1, 2023 address that aired on Channel 1 (Iran) that “death to America” is not just a slogan, it’s a policy. He continued to say that Western countries could not “make excuses” for anti-Israel and anti-American protests in England, France, Italy, and the U.S., and […]
Qatar | Special Dispatch No. 10926 In an October 31, 2023 article in the Qatari daily Al-Sharq, journalist Rabi’a bin Sabbah Al-Kuwari called to punish the U.S. and Europe for supporting Israel by imposing an oil embargo on them, stating that oil a weapon “more powerful than military weapons.” It should be mentioned that, in the same issue, Al-Sharq published an […]
Palestine | Special Dispatch No. 10923 Ghazi Hamad of the Hamas political bureau said in an October 24, 2023 show on LBC TV (Lebanon) that Hamas is prepared to repeat the October 7 “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation time and again until Israel is annihilated. He added that Palestinians are willing to pay the price and that they are “proud […]
Over the past few years, MEMRI has translated top officials from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and even the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) talking openly about how Iran is funding their organizations’ military activity. MEMRI has compiled these clips into a video exposing these leaders discussing the weapons, funding, training, and […]
Palestine, United Arab Emirates | Special Dispatch No. 10919 Following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Yemeni journalist Hani Salem Mashour wrote in his October 17, 2023 column in the London-based UAE Al-Arab daily, titled “Hamas Is Not Palestine,” that the aim of Hamas, like that of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement to which it belongs and of the other […]
Egypt, Palestine | Special Dispatch No. 10916 In an October 19 article in the London-based daily Al-Arab, Egyptian Journalist Hesham Al-Nagar lambasted Hamas for its October 7 terror attack in southern Israel, stating that, like other jihadist terror organizations, it behaved “foolishly and rashly” and carried out “reckless military adventures” to gain a momentary victory, without considering the cost in […]
Palestine | Special Dispatch No. 10904 The horrors carried out by Hamas murderers in communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 included the beheading of adults and children. Confronted with harsh reactions to their atrocities, the Hamas leadership denied that the perpetrators were the organization’s own men whom they had proudly sent on a mission to kill […]
Palestine | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 534 The Arab street was mesmerized by this steadfastness against Israel, by the new weapons and tactics, by the unexpected losses among the Israelis. The Arab masses cheered the heroes and the martyrs as a wave of enthusiasm and popularity engulfed the “Resistance” fighters. Many authoritarian Arab regimes were frightened by this […]
Egyptian-American political analyst Magdi Khalil said in an October 14, 2023 show on Russia Today TV that Hamas is a terrorist organization similar to ISIS, while Israel does its utmost to protect Gaza civilians. He said that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, living in building above ground, while its fighters and leadership take […]
The Qatar-Hamas alliance goes back years. Qatar has financed Hamas’ military buildup and harbored its leaders, who live in Doha to this day. Qatar is also enabling Hamas’ current war against Israel, launched with a large-scale surprise attack on October 7, 2023 in which over 1,300 Israelis were killed, over 100 were abducted, including women, […]
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Shajrawi of the Palestine Scholars Association in the Diaspora said on an October 9, 2023 show on Al-Quds Al-Youm TV (Palestinian Islamic Jihad – Gaza) that his organization issued a “wonderful” fatwa stating that it is permissible to kill Israelis wherever they may be, whether it is in the West Bank, within […]
Palestine | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 531 On a Shabbat morning and a religious holiday, on October 7, Hamas operatives invaded Israel and carried out a Hamas Einsatzgruppen attack.[1] This war should not to be compared to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel was surprised by invading armies of Arab states. Hamas’s operatives cannot also not be compared […]
“‘Only A Madman Sitting In The White House Who Hates His Own Country’ Would Risk Condemning ‘Philadelphia, Boston, Or Los Angeles’ To ‘Nuclear Fire.’” — Sergey Karaganov, honorary chairman of the Presidium of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. On September 26, 2023, renowned Russian academic Sergey Karaganov, who is honorary chairman of the […]
On August 25, 2023, during a video call with participants at the Russian Youth Day in St. Petersburg, Pope Francis said: “You are heirs of the great Russia, the great Russia of the saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, of Catherine II, that great, enlightened Russian empire, of so much culture, […]
The report is horrible to contemplate. A major Western human rights organization reports that Saudi border troops may have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to enter the Kingdom’s borders from Yemen.[1] Whatever the details or context of this particular case turn out to be, the upshot is that here was a country that would defend […]