The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series, as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project, released during the past week.
MEMRI REPORTS
Special Dispatch No. 11747 – Russian Media Outlet Topwar.ru: Turkey Strengthens Its Influence At Russia's Expense, December 27, 2024
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 691 – An Unimaginable Peace, December 26, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11746 – Iran And Its Yemeni Client Ansar Allah aka The Houthis – Reports And Clips From The MEMRI Archives, December 26, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11745 – Jordanian-Palestinian Journalist In Christmas Day Column: Jesus, 'The First Palestinian Martyr,' Was Killed By A Jewish-Roman Colonialist Conspiracy, December 26, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11744 – Russian Expert: By Affecting Russia's Interests, Turkey Is Harming Itself, December 26, 2024
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 690 – On Christmas, Where Is The Outrage? As Jihadi Persecution Of African Christians Continues – From Torching Churches And Terrorizing Villagers To Beheading And Murdering Nuns And Priests – Not A Peep Is Heard From Those Who Should Be Leading Efforts To Protect Them – The Pope, The UN, The NAACP, And African American Activists And Organizations Such As Black Lives Matter And Ta-Nehisi Coates, December 24, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11743 – New Syrian Government's Head Of Women's Affairs Supports Hamas, Opposes Gender Equality, Believes U.S. Officials Are Criminals, December 24, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11736 – In Dari-Language Interview, Afghan Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid Discusses Relations With China And Russia, Urges U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump To 'Focus On Economic Matters And American Interests'; 'Stop Hindering Afghanistan's Diplomatic Activities On The International Level', December 24, 2024
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1799 – Syrian Opposition Elements Express Concerns About Exclusion From New Regime: Assad's Tyranny Must Not Be Replaced By Tyranny Headed By Al-Sharaa AKA Al-Joulani, December 23, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11742 – Russian Media Outlet: Turkey's 'Concept Of "Grand Turan" Is Hostile To The Russian World', December 23, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11733 – Dari-Language Report: Russia Recruiting In Iran, Hiring U.K.-Trained Former Afghan Special Forces Operators, Offering $3,000 Monthly Salaries To Fight In Ukraine, December 18, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11732 – Renowned Russian Academic Karaganov: 'The Main Thing Is To Restore Nuclear Deterrence, The Fear Of A Nuclear Holocaust'; 'If A War With NATO Starts, It Will Immediately Become Nuclear. And Europe... Would Be Largely Finished', December 18, 2024
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11688 – Egyptian Researcher Mohammad Elgobashy: What Is Happening To The Palestinians In Gaza Is A Lot Worse Than The 'So-Called Holocaust'; Hitler Found Out That The Jews Betrayed Germany In WWI And Took Revenge Against Them, Al-Hadath Al-Youm (Egypt)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11687 – Palestinian Journalist Ayman Khaled Slams Al-Jazeera For Its Support Of Militants Clashing With Palestinian Authority Security Forces In Jenin, Portraying Them As 'Resistance Fighters' While They Are 'Nothing But Iranian Collaborators', Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11686 – Jenin Brigade Member Justifies Clashes With The Palestinian Authority: They Steal Money From The Martyrs And Their Families, Arrest Honorable People – Opening Fire At Them Is A 'Natural Reaction', Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11685 – Iranian History Professor At Damascus University Sadegh Ramezani: Syrians Are Unhappy With The 'New Ottoman Empire' – They Will Wage Resistance Against It, IRIB Ofogh TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11684 – Al-Assad's Ambassador To Moscow And Long-Time Ambassador To The UN Bashar Al-Jaafari Changes Allegiance While 'Celebrating The Change' With Syrian Expats In Moscow: There Was No Regime, Really – It Was A Corrupt Mafia System That Pursued Personal Goals, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11683 – Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad: China Isn't Destabilizing The Region – The United States And Taiwan Are; The U.S. Seeks To Destroy All Rivals, It Uses Taiwan To Threaten China And Ukraine To Threaten Russia, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11682 – Christmas Tree In Syrian Christian City Al-Suqaylabiyah Restored After Being Torched By Masked Islamists, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11681 – Militants Dressed In Shrouds And Explosive Belts Pledge To Carry Out Suicide Bombings Against Palestinian Authority (PA) Security Forces In Jenin Refugee Camp: They Will Enter The Refugee Camp Over Our Dead Bodies; We Are Prepared To Meet Allah, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11680 – Yemeni Comedian's Antisemitic Video '2025 Israeli Dream' Depicts Jews Singing About Taking Over 'Greater Israel', From The Levant To Mecca – Only To Be Killed In A Ramming Attack, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11679 – Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Iran Does Not Have Proxies; If We Decide To Take Action Someday, We Will Not Need Proxies; I Predict That A New Group Will Overthrow The 'Rioters' In Syria – Syrian Youth Have Nothing Left To Lose, Channel 1 (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11678 – Orlando Imam Abu Usama At-Thahabi: Christianity Is A Pagan Religion; Your Christian Relatives Are Pagans; They Think They Are Believers But Are Not; Do Not Let Your Children Watch Movies With Christmas Themes, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11677 – Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Leader Abu Mohammad Al-Joulani To Druze Delegation: The New Syria Will Not Interfere Negatively In Lebanese Affairs – We Will Only Offer 'Friendly Advice'; We Will Use International Pressure To Make Israel Withdraw From Syrian Land, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11676 – Videos Showcase Chinese Drones Designed For ‘Surveillance Missions Over Distant Seas And In Contested Environments’ – Capabilities Include Hovering, High Stealth, 40-Hour Endurance, 10,000 KM Range, Wide-Area Reconnaissance, Communications Interception, Long Range Precision Weapons For Land And Sea, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11675 – Turkish President Erdoğan: Turkey Is Much Bigger Than Its Territory Of 782,000 Square Kilometers; People Who Ask What Turkey Is Doing In Syria, Libya, Or Somalia, Do Not Understand Our Vision, HaberTürk TV (Turkey)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11674 – Ibrahim Al-Sumaidaie, Advisor To Iraqi Prime Minister: Militias In Iraq Should Dismantle And Integrate Into The Political System; Our Regime Is In Danger; If We Do Not Do It Ourselves, The International Community Will Do It For Us By Force, Sumaria TV (Iraq)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11673 – Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad: Genocide Is A Western Value, Adopted By Israel, Alongside Settler Colonialism And Racism; Israel Claims October 7 Was Motivated By Antisemitism To Cover Up Jewish Colonialism; 'Electronic Intifada' Founder Ali Abunimah: October 7 Was The Biggest Mass Killing Of Jews Since The Holocaust –Perpetrated By The Israeli Government, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11672 – Former Lebanese MP Antoine Zahra: Lebanon Should Thank Israel For Sparing It The Embarrassment Of Having To Demolish Hizbullah's Infrastructure, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11671 – Al-Jazeera TV Reporter Climbs Down Tunnel Used By Pro-Iran Militias In Deir Al-Zour, Syria, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11670 – Palestinian Authority Security Forces Spokesman Anwar Rajab On West Bank Crackdown Against Militants: We Will Confiscate The Weapons Used Against The Palestinian Security Forces; This Is No Resistance, Al-Awda TV (PA)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11669 – Syria's Interim Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir: 'We Need The International Community To Lift The Sanctions And Support Us In Bringing The Perpetrators Of Past Crimes In Syria To Justice', Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
