MEMRI'S TURKISH STUDIES PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS *Must be familiar with Turkish media/politics and be fluent in Turkish and English; Ideal candidate can telecommute; Small stipend may be available Please submit CV and cover letter. Include Turkish Project Intern in subject line of email. No phone calls please. Send CV to turkishmediaproject@memri.org In his June 17, 2010 column in the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News , titled "With Love from Hamas," Burak Bekdil writes that when ...
Criticism in Syria has recently escalated over U.S. policy, especially following the extension of the U.S. economic sanctions against the country that have been in effect since 2004, U.S. allegations regarding Syria's arming Hizbullah with Scud missiles, and Congress's decision to postpone the appointment of a U.S. ambassador to Damascus. It would appear that Syria had been expecting gestures from the U.S. as part of the normalization of relations between the two countries, a process that has ...
The central role played by Turkey and its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the Gaza flotilla events, and the international uproar that ensued, was greeted with immense sympathy throughout the Arab world. However, the Arab press remained divided regarding Turkey's increasingly prominent status in the Middle East. Some writers extolled Turkey, crowning Erdogan as leader of the Arab world, while criticizing the flaccidity of other Arab regimes in dealing with the siege on Gaza. They argued ...
On June 9, 2010, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA), the French broadcasting regulator, posted an announcement on its official website about Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV, which is broadcast via the Paris-based Eutelsat company. The announcement stated: "Since this channel Al-Aqsa has several times aired programs in disregard of the ban i.e. European regulations banning incitement on television , the CSA has requested that Eutelsat end the broadcasting of this channel Al-Aqsa …" 1 Al-Aqsa had ...
Iran's leaders have stated that the Gaza flotilla events are a sign of Israel's end. They called on the Muslims of the world to act against the "cancerous tumor" Israel, and warned Israel's supporters worldwide to distance themselves from it lest they be harmed as well. The daily Kayhan, the regime mouthpiece, called on the Turks to avenge the blood of their comrades who were killed, and announced that Israelis are not safe anywhere in the world. Following are the main reactions: Kayhan : The ...
Flotilla Participants Following is information from the Arab media about some of the flotilla participants. It should be noted that many of these were from the Muslim Brotherhood across the Muslim world. (For more on this subject, see also MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 2986, "MEMRI TV Clips on the Gaza Flotilla: Activists On Board Chant Songs of Martyrdom at Departure," .) Egypt In Friday sermons, Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Muhammad Badi' expressed support for Hamas, frequently reiterating ...
Recently, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that if a terrorist attack were successfully carried out in the U.S. and traced back to Pakistan, the consequences for Pakistan would be ''severe." 1 Her statement came approximately a week after the capture of failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, who is a naturalized American citizen of Pakistani origin. In another recent statement which drew sharp criticism from Pakistani leaders, Clinton observed that the whereabouts of top ...
Recently, the Saudi London-based press has published op-eds criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration for its apparent feebleness. In her May 14 column in the Al-Hayat daily, titled "What Happened to Obama's Standing Around the World?", Raghida Dergham condemned Obama's "twin tracks policy," calling it weak and unfocused, and warning that its targets – such as Iran and the Taliban – are likely to interpret it as submission and to "eat the carrot and break the stick." She ...
Introduction "... Syria's political return to Lebanon is taking place slowly but surely, by means of its allies in this country , whose numbers are growing and whose voice is becoming stronger. It is regaining its influence over Lebanon quietly and without military force , placing more emphasis on diplomacy than it did in the past..." 1 Thus columnist Emil Khouri described the reality in Lebanon in Al-Nahar , a Lebanese daily which is close to the March 14 Forces. Five years after a ...
