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The MEMRI Daily: September 8, 2010

The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series, and the MEMRI TV Project.

*Special Dispatch Series

Special Dispatch No. 3221—Palestinians/Hamas/Iran/Inter-Arab Relations

PA Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Habbash Accuses Iran of Responsibility for Hamas Terror Attacks, and Insinuates that Hamas Leader Mash'al is Guilty of Heresy

Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by PA Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Habbash, which aired on Palestinian Authority TV on September 3, 2010. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2604.htm.

"When the People of the West Bank … Wage a Popular Resistance… We Did Not See a Single [Hamas Member]"

Mahmoud Habbash: "What is the secret behind the timing of the armed operations carried out in the West Bank? We would like to understand the secret behind this timing. Sheik Ahmad Yassin was killed, then Sheik Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rantisi was killed, then the [Hamas] leaders in Gaza were killed, and then Gaza was pulverized in the recent war – yet we did not hear a single bullet fly. We did not see any of these people.

To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4591.htm.

Special Dispatch No. 3220—Hamas/Palestinians

Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al: The 'Catastrophic Results' of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations 'Will Affect the Interests and Security of Jordan and Egypt'

Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on August 24, 2010.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2601.htm.

Khaled Mash'al: "I call upon President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak and King Abdallah II not to participate in the inauguration of these negotiations, because they lack Palestinian backing and national legitimacy, and because their catastrophic results will affect the interests and security of Jordan and Egypt, and the entire nation and region, and not only of Palestine. The elimination of the Palestinian cause will not be at the expense of the Palestinian people alone, but at the expense of the neighboring countries and peoples. [...]

To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4590.htm.

*From the MEMRI TV Project

Lebanese Islamic Judge Sheik Zakariya Ghandour: The Only Religion the Jews Understand is "a Weapon or Rod Landing on Their Heads"

Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Islamic judge Sheik Zakariya Ghandour, which aired on Al-Quds TV on August 12, 2010.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2603.htm.

Church Pressure Leads to Removal of Iranian TV Series on Jesus Christ from Lebanese NBN and Al-Manar TV

Following are excerpts from a report on Lebanese Shiite TV channels removing a TV series following Christian pressure, which aired on LBC TV on August 14, 2010:

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2592.htm.

Former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef: 9/11 - a Conspiracy against Muslims

Following are excerpts from excerpts from an interview with Abdul Salam Zaeef, former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on July 14, 2010.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2559.htm.