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Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1115 - Articles In Palestinian, Egyptian, Saudi Press Call For Leveraging Gaza Ceasefire Into Political Initiative Leading To Peace With Israel And Palestinian State - 09/01/14

1. Introduction In the wake of the Gaza war, Palestinian President Mahmoud 'Abbas seeks to leverage the ceasefire agreement into a political initiative to attain an independent Palestinian state, an initiative to be carried out in coordination with Egypt and other Arab countries and while keeping the U.S. informed. 1 'Abbas, who hopes such a measure will boost the political standing of the Palestinian Authority (PA), said in a joint press conference with Egyptian President 'Abd Al-Fattah ...

B. Chernitsky

Special Dispatch No. 5829 - Lebanese Journalist Hisham Melhem: The Islamic State In Iraq And Syria (ISIS) 'Was Produced By A Very Ill And Weak Arab Body Politic' - 08/28/14

In an article titled "Enough Lies, the Arab Body Politic Created the ISIS Cancer," senior Lebanese journalist Dr. Hisham Melhem, who is Al-Arabiya's Washington bureau head and a correspondent for the Lebanese daily Al-Nahar , comes out against the prevalence of conspiracy theories in the Arab world, which, he says, are the Arabs' way of evading responsibility and blaming their problems on others. He focuses on the phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS), pointing out that Arabs deal with ...

Special Dispatch No. 5822 - Despite Cairo Talks, Wave Of Arab World Condemnations Of Hamas Continues: This Was No Victory; Hamas' Foot-Dragging On Egyptian Initiative Increased Palestinian Losses; Hamas Should Be Replaced By Peace-Seeking Leadership - 08/18/14

As ceasefire talks commenced in Cairo in mid-July, the Arab press published many articles summing up the Gaza fighting and discussing the Hamas movement's profit-loss balance in the conflict with Israel. Alongside articles commending the Hamas movement's achievements and viewing them as a victory for the resistance against Israel, many Arab writers, including Palestinians, sharply criticized Hamas and its handling of the conflict. Some writers, while comparing the massive casualty rate in Gaza ...

Special Dispatch No. 5814 - Pakistani Columnist Mohammad Taqi Analyzes 'Fascist Tendencies' In Pakistani Society And Growing Attacks On Minorities: 'State Seems To Be On The Road To Becoming A Fully-Fledged 'Fascistan' - 07/31/14

A Pakistani girl protests the killings of Shi'ite Muslims in Quetta (image courtesy: lubpak.com) Pakistani columnist Dr. Mohammad Taqi wrote several recent articles, examining how Pakistan has been turned into a fascistic society in which systematic attacks on minority religious groups such as Shi'ites and Ahmadi Muslims, Hindus, and Christians, are growing day by day. In the articles, excerpts from which are given below, Taqi not only compared the persecution of minorities in Nazi-era Germany ...

Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1099 - Iran's Dilemma: Cooperate With U.S. Against Sunnis In Iraq – Or Maintain Anti-U.S. Ideological Stance? - 06/20/14

Introduction In a June 14, 2014 response to calls in the U.S. for cooperation with Iran in order to stop the extremist Sunni Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from taking over Iraqi cities, 1 Iranian President Hassan Rohani said that Iran is not ruling out such cooperation with the U.S. The statements by Rohani and his political advisor, which indicate the possibility of U.S.-Iran collaboration, were initially received sympathetically both by a source close to the Islamic Revolutionary ...

A. Savyon

JTTM Weekly No. 99 - Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekend Summary - 05/31/14

The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock – among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an ...

Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1096 - Prominent Syrian Oppositionist Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani Promotes Public Initiative For Cooperation And Peace With Israel - 05/29/14

Introduction In recent months, Syrian liberal and prominent oppositionist Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani has been promoting a public initiative calling on Israel to provide military and diplomatic assistance to the Syrian opposition in its struggle against the Assad regime, as a preparatory move for peace and normalization with the future Syrian regime. According to a report in the London daily Al-Arab , the initiative was prepared together with Arab and regional elements, and in cooperation with ...

Ofir Winter

Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1090 - Iranians React To European Parliament Resolution On Iran: 'Europe's Story Is Over' And 'Europe's Way Is Monstrous And Bestial'; 'They Insolently Demand That Iran Grant Freedom To Homosexuals – And Seek To Infect Us With That Filth' - 05/11/14

Introduction In early April 2014, the European Parliament ratified the statement on the EU strategy towards Iran, the main points of which are support for arriving at a final nuclear agreement with Iran and installing a permanent European representative in Iran by the end of the year. The EU statement also condemns Iran's human rights violations and its elections, which it says do not meet European standards, and calls on Iran to release political prisoners and to end capital punishment; to ...

Yossi Mansharof

Special Dispatch No. 5728 - Tehran Friday Sermon: The Iranian President Should Punch Obama In The Mouth When He Talks Nonsense - 05/01/14

During a Friday sermon delivered in Tehran, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami criticized the U.S., saying that its "despotic administration" openly conspired against Iran. "If the American president talks nonsense, our president should punch him in the mouth," he said. The crowds responded to the sermon with chants of "Death to America!" Following are excerpts from the sermon, which was delivered on April 25, 2014, and broadcast on Iran's Channel 1: Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV Ahmad Khatami ...

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