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Special Dispatch No. 7366 - Senior Arab Journalist: The Moving Of The U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem – A Result Of Arab, Palestinian Feebleness; It's Time To Dissolve The PA - 03/05/18

Following the recent U.S. announcement that its new embassy in Jerusalem will open in May 2018, to coincide with Israel's 70th anniversary, 1 senior Palestinian journalist 'Abd Al-Bari 'Atwan, editor of the online daily Rai Al-Yawm, wrote that this decision is the result of the feeble Arab responses to the U.S. administration's previous moves. U.S. President Donald Trump, he said, was right in his assessment that the Arab rage over the decision to move the embassy would be short-lived. Slamming ...

MEMRI Daily Brief No. 152 - Cut Off Qatar - 03/04/18

Qatar's emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani receives senior Hamas officials Isma'il Haniyeh and Khaled Mash'al (Source: Aawsat.com) Since May 2017, Qatar has been waging a multifront battle with the Arab quartet. The camps are clear-cut: In Qatar's corner, there are Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey and Iran. In the other corner are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Israel has an interest in strengthening relations with the latter four, as allies against Iran. For many ...

Yigal Carmon

Special Dispatch No. 7343 - Russian FM Lavrov: Russophobia Began With The Magnitsky Act, As The West Speculated On His Death To Legitimize Bullying Russia - 02/20/18

On February 11, 2018, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov granted a long interview to the program Main Actors hosted by Nailya Asker-Zade on Rossiya 1. In the interview, Lavrov discussed Russia's foreign policy and even fielded personal topics. In discussing Russia-U.S. relations, Lavrov stated that following the Soviet Union's collapse, the U.S. thought that the new Russia would be prepared to do anything to gain acceptance the "civilized world". However, in the 2000s (after Putin took the ...

MEMRI Daily Brief No. 151 - A Millennial Bin Laden Prepares To Take Over Al-Qaeda – And Possibly The Global Jihad Movement - 02/16/18

As the Islamic State caliphate disintegrates, and it is not known for sure whether its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is alive, dead, or deep underground like Osama bin Laden after 9/11 – or possibly in a Syrian hospital in "critical" condition, as was widely reported this week – there has been increased speculation about whether Hamza bin Laden, one of Osama's many sons and now nearly 30 years old, will take up the reins of the leadership of Al-Qaeda, and possibly of the global jihad movement. ...

Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D.

Special Announcements No. 595 - Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekend Summary - 02/09/18

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 ...

Special Dispatch No. 7321 - Russia This Week – February 7, 2018 - 02/08/18

Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week (Source: Vk.com/politics_today, February 1, 2018) Tweet Of The Week The Russian Embassy (@RussianEmbassy) to the UK tweeted on February 4, 2018: (Source: Twitter.com/RussianEmbassy, February 4, 2018) In The News: Mexico-Russia Relations The American Spanish-language media ...

Special Dispatch No. 7308 - Senior Saudi Journalist Al-Rashed: Al-Qaradawi's International Union Of Muslim Scholars Encourages Jihadi Discourse, Supports Terrorists, Fights Moderate Islam - 01/31/18

As part of the boycott declared on Qatar some six months ago by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, 1 these countries drew up three lists of organizations and people who they say have ties to terror and are supported by Qatar. One of the organizations included on the third list, issued in November this year, is the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), headed by Sheikh Yousuf al-Qaradawi, who serves as an important source of authority for the Muslim Brotherhood. 2 Al-Qaradawi ...

Special Dispatch No. 7299 - Former Jordanian Information Minister Following U.S. Vice President Pence's Amman Visit: Israel Will Disappear Soon; U.S. Will Lose Its Global Hegemony - 01/25/18

On January 20, 2018, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made a brief visit to Jordan as part of a tour that also included Egypt and Israel. This was the first visit to the region by a senior U.S. official since U.S. President Trump's December 6, 2017 announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and pledging to move the U.S. embassy there – an announcement that angered the Jordanian public and administration. 1 The visit was therefore held amid ongoing protests, as well as political ...

Special Dispatch No. 7281 - Russia This Week – January 14, 2018 - 01/16/18

Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Picture Of The Week– The Oracle Of Google Google proclaimed Putin the winner of the upcoming elections.Lenta.ru experimented with typing in "Presidential elections 2018 winner" – Google replied with Putin's image. (Lenta.ru, January 14) Russian Navy Seeks To Solidify Its Non-Nuclear Deterrent ...

Special Dispatch No. 7274 - In Towns Across India, Islamic Clerics Lead Anti-America, Anti-Israel Protests After Trump's Decision Recognizing Jerusalem As Israeli Capital - 01/09/18

The frontpage of Roznama Urdu Times , December 23, 2017, reads: "Jerusalem – protest by more than 10 million people across India." Introduction In recent decades, India has not seen protests by Islamic organizations, not even when Islamic countries such as neighboring Pakistan were up in flames over the controversy surrounding the cartoons and drawings of Prophet Muhammad in Europe. Even attempts by neo-communist groups like the Occupy Wall Street movement have not found support among Indians. ...

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