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MEMRI Daily - Palestinian Media Studies Project: November 12, 2010

The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series, the MEMRI TV Project, and the MEMRI Blog under the Palestinian Media Studies Project. Visit, the Palestinian Media Studies Project pagehttp://www.memri.org/palestinianmediastudiesproject. *Special Dispatch Series Special Dispatch No. 3373—Hamas/Palestinians/Lantos Archives on Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Justifies Persecution of Jews in History and Promises that Jews 'Are Headed to Annihilation' Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, which aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV on November 5, 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2676.htm. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: "On this occasion, dear brothers and sisters, we cannot but recall the crimes of these criminal [Jews] throughout history. Today, we present the world with a bunch of questions, and we challenge it to answer them honestly, for today, interests overshadow moral values, elections overshadow principles, and Zionism has overshadowed the truth. "We ask the people of the world today: Why did France, in 1253, expel and uproot the Jewish entity, which was represented by the ghetto? Why did they expel them? Because they sucked the blood of the French, because they shed the blood of the French, slaughtered them, stole their money, and conspired against them. At the end of the day, the French had no choice but to expel them in 1253. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4761.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3374—Yemen/Hamas/Palestinians/Inter-Arab Relations Yemeni MP Muhammad Al-Hazmi Presents Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya with His Dagger Following are excerpts from a TV report on Yemeni MP Muhammad AL-Hazmi presenting his dagger to Ismail Haniya. The report aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV on October 22, 2010. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2674.htm . Announcer: "A short while ago, one of our brothers told me about something that happened on board the Marmara. As you well know, Yemen is present today in our hearts and on our land. As you well know, the dagger that our people in Yemen call the jambiya is a symbol of Arab honor for the Muslims. He told me that one of the Yemeni brothers on board the Marmara refused to hand over his jambiya to the occupation forces, when they raided the Marmara. He wounded two soldiers before the jambiya was taken from him by force. "We salute the people of Yemen. "This was an introduction to the speech by MP Muhammad Al-Hazmi, who represents the Yemeni delegation." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4762.htm. * Palestinian Media Studies Project - Blog Items Rally Invitation: 'No Peace With Racism' Source: Arabs48.co, November 11, 2010 To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/32042.htm. In Umm Al-Fahm, Israel, Balad Party Holds Memorial Rally For Arafat The Israeli Arab National Democratic Alliance (Balad) party is holding a rally in Umm Al-Fahm today marking the sixth anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat. The rally is to stress the national principles according to which the Palestinian cause is the issue of the national liberation while confronting with the colonialist-settler-racist enterprise, and not a question of conflict over borders and security coordination. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/32041.htm. Hamas Official: We Won't Let Shi'a – Or Any Group But Sunna – Into Palestine Hamas political bureau member Khalil Al-Hayya told the London daily Al-Hayat that Hamas had informed Iran that it would not let the Shi'a enter Palestine, not even in exchange for Iranian support for Hamas. He added that Hamas would prevent any group but the Sunna from entering Palestine. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/32002.htm. Ereqat: The World Must Recognize Palestine In 1967 Borders, In Response To The Continued Settlement Construction Palestinian negotiating chief Saeb Ereqat has condemned the Israeli government's decision to continue to build in the settlements and in eastern Jerusalem. He called on the U.S. and the international community to respond to the decision by recognizing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital. Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Palestinian Authority, November 10, 2010 To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31963.htm. Fatah In Gaza To Air Films Showing Abu Jihad Preparing Fighters To Carry Out Attacks Ashraf Jum'a, member of the Fatah faction in the Legislative Council in Gaza, is to screen two films tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat. The films are new ones on Fatah leader Khalil Al-Wazir (aka Abu Jihad) that include rare footage in which he tells fighters about "large resistance operations" like the 1978 Coastal Road attack commanded by Dalal Al-Mughrabi, and tells them prior to a Tel Aviv operation to fill the city "with darkness, blood, and destruction" but not to kill children To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31931.htm. Ramadan Shalah: In the Next Gaza War, We Will Hit Targets Deep inside Israel A rally was recently held in Damascus to mark the 23rd birthday of the Islamic Jihad organization, attended by Hamas Political Bureau head Khaled Mash'al, Hizbullah Political Bureau Chairman Ibrahim Amin Al-Sayyed, Syrian Ba'th Party member Ahmad Al-Hassan, and Iranian figures. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31872.htm. Khaled Mash'al: Resistance in West Bank Soon to Revive In an October 29, 2010 ceremony in Damascus marking the anniversary of Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem, Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mash'al stated that the resistance and the jihad in the West Bank will soon be revived, and will restore Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa to the Palestinians. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31643.htm. Fatah Official: We're Maintaining Close Relationship With Mojahedeen-e Khalq, Hizbullah Senior Fatah official 'Azzam Al-Ahmad told the Kul Al-Arab daily that he believes in a democratic one-state solution, but would agree to a two-state solution that might lead to one state. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31622.htm. Palestinian Columnist: If Occupation Continues, We'll Return To Resistance Aadel Abd Al-Rahman, columnist for the Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, wrote that if the occupation is not removed, resistance will be a natural and legitimate response. He added that the Palestinian people, which has excelled at resistance, has a path to return to it. To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/31536.htm.