Introduction On May 20, 2007, militants from the Fath Al-Islam organization attacked Lebanese Army outposts at the Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Since then, the violence has spread into other areas, including the city of Tripoli, and dozens of Lebanese soldiers, civilians, and Fath Al-Islam militants have been killed. 1 The Lebanese government and the March 14 forces are accusing Syria of training and arming the Fath Al-Islam militants, and of bringing them into Lebanon. They ...
The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon in Kerman , Iran , delivered by Sayyid Yahyah Ja'fari. The sermon was aired on Kerman TV on May 6, 2007. To view this clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1444 . Sayyid Yahyah Ja'fari : "As you can see, the killing in Iraq is outrageous. That international criminal, George Bush... If there is any justice in the world, undoubtedly, this man and his ilk, without a doubt, should be sentenced to 100 deaths. There is no doubt about it. Meanwhile, they ...
Today, on Capitol Hill, MEMRI hosted an event on Holocaust denial in the Arab and Irania n m edia. The event was sponsored by Reps. Steven Rothman (D-NJ) and Eric Cantor (R-VA). Program participants included U.S. State Department Special Envoy on Antisemitism Dr. Gregg Rickman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Division of Exhibitions historian Dr. Dan ny Greene, and MEMRI President Yigal Carmon . The event was based o n m aterial from MEMRI 's extensive Antisemitism Documentation Project archives ...
The following are excerpts from an interview with Mas'oud Al-Barazani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan province, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on April 6, 2007. TO VIEW THIS CLIP: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1423 The Kurdish Goal "Should Be Realized, But Without Resorting To Violence" Mas'oud Al-Barazani: "If we are talking about the Kurdish cause in general – as the cause of a nation – there is definitely still a long way ahead of us." Interviewer: "So this will be completed only with the ...
Introduction Syria's economy, which is predominantly state-controlled, was characterized in a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as "stable but stagnant economy" 1 because of the failure of the narrowly confined political establishment to implement extensive economic reforms. An old-fashioned inefficient and heavily regulated socialist command economy, restricted political freedoms under a totalitarian system of government, and wide-scale corruption at the highest levels of ...
The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian-American author Nonie Darwish, founder of 'Arabs for Israel .' The interview aired on Al-Arabiya TV on March 23, 2007. TO VIEW THIS CLIP VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1411 Interviewer: "We mentioned at the beginning of the program that your father was a commander of the fedayeen in the Gaza Strip in the 50s. Your father is considered an Egyptian hero, but it has been said that you described him as a terrorist. Did you?" Nonie ...
The following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Iranian Leader, Ali Khamenei, which aired on Khorasan TV on March 21, 2007. TO VIEW THIS CLIP: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1409 Ali Khamenei : "When the president of the Iranian people travels to countries in Asia, Africa, and South America, the peoples cry out slogans in his praise. They demonstrate in support of him. When the American president visits countries in South America, which is the backyard of the U.S.A, the peoples ...
Introduction In late February and early March 2007, the London dailies Al-Hayat and Al-Quds Al-'Arabi reported on an escalation of the conflict in western Iraq between the local population and the Al-Qaeda in Iraq organization. Fierce battles were reported in Al-Amariyah and Al-Falluja between Al-Qaeda and the local Al-Anbar tribes, resulting in the death of dozens of Al-Qaeda fighters and in the weakening of Al-Qaeda in these areas. Thus, for example, Al-Quds Al-'Arabi reported: "For the past ...
Introduction Egyptian Islamist thinker, author, and journalist Sheikh Gamal Al-Bana is a controversial figure in the Arab world. For the most part, his critics are devout extremist Muslims who oppose his unusual views on Islamic matters; however, following an article he wrote praising 9/11, he came under scathing criticism from liberal Muslims - who had until then seen him as "their" sheikh and imam. 1 Sheikh Gamal Al-Bana (b. 1920) is the younger brother of Sheikh Hassan Al-Bana, founder of ...