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MEMRI Daily: December 6, 2010

The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series, the MEMRI TV Project, and the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor. *Special Dispatch Series Special Dispatch No. 3427—South Asia Studies Project/Pakistan/Conspiracy Theories/Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World Pakistani Columnist Matloob Ahmad Warraich Alleges Jewish/Christian/Indian Conspiracy Behind WikiLeaks Revelations, Says: 'The American and Jewish Lobbies, Whose Mouths have Tasted Human Blood, These Wolves Now Want to Create Confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran'; 'Ahmadinejad, Once Declared as Hitler by WikiLeaks, is… Fighting Valiantly' In a recent article, senior Pakistani columnist Matloob Ahmad Warraich alleged that the Jewish, Christian, European, American, Israeli, and Indian lobbies are behind the release of more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables by the website WikliLeaks. Warraich, who has lived for 26 years in Switzerland and moved his family from the U.S. to Pakistan after 9/11, writes a regular column in the Urdu-language Pakistani daily Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt, a right-wing, pro-military media newspaper in Pakistan. In his article titled, "WikiLeaks Revelations and Its Objectives in Global Perspective," Matloob Warraich said that the WikiLeaks revelations are aimed at causing conflict between Islamic nations, adding: "WikiLeaks and the Jewish and Christian lobbies should note that no rescue operation could save them if the jungle catches fire. India and Israel do not get mentioned by WikiLeaks, and this is what [leads] us to wonder." To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4817.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3428—Palestinian Media Studies Project Balad at Arafat Memorial Rally: We Support a Combination of Negotiations and Resistance On November 12, 2010, the National Democratic Assembly (aka Balad), an Arab party in the Israeli Knesset, held a "National Principles" rally in Umm Al-Fahm, marking the anniversary of Yasser Arafat's death for the first time since his death six years ago. The rally was widely covered by Israeli Arab websites, including the site of the Umm Al-Fahm municipality, which posted pictures and videos of the event. The speakers at the rally glorified Arafat as the uncontested leader of the Palestinian revolution, who never gave up on his principles and wisely combined negotiations with resistance. They blamed Israel for his death and called for an international investigation into its circumstances. The speakers also accused the Palestinian Authority and its head, Mahmoud Abbas, of mishandling the Palestinians' affairs, urging them to stop the security coordination with Israel and to defend the Palestinian nation's rights. One speaker even called the very existence of the Palestinian Authority into question, saying it had failed in its mission. Speakers stressed that the Israeli Arabs, as an integral part of the Palestinian people and as the strategic reserves of the Palestinian enterprise, would continue to struggle against the Zionist hegemony and to fight the racism it directed against them. Ayman Suleiman, deputy mayor of Umm Al-Fahm and a member of the Islamic Movement, said that the residents of his town were delighted to host the Balad rally in honor of "the heroic leader, the shahid Yasser Arafat." He called it "a rally of resistance... that plays a direct role in strengthening our collective identity and our rights in this country and over this country, as its original natives." It should be noted that the establishment of Balad was motivated by its founders' opposition to the Oslo Accords, and that it supports the solution of Israel as a single, binational state. It should also be noted that Umm Al-Fahm is considered a bastion of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement, headed by Sheikh Raed Salah, who is currently serving a sentence of several month's imprisonment in Israel. The following are excerpts of some speeches held at the rally, as given on the website of the Umm Al-Fahm municipality: Visit, the Palestinian Media Studies Project pagehttp://www.memri.org/palestinianmediastudiesproject. To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4818.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3429—Egypt/Women's Topics Egyptian Cleric Yousuf Al-Badri On BBC Arabic: There Is No Such Thing As Marital Rape Following are excerpts from a religious program featuring Egyptian cleric Yousuf Al-Badri, which aired on BBC Arabic TV on October 16, 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2705.htm. To view the MEMRI Women's Topics page, visit http://www.memri.org/subject/en/141.htm. Yousuf Al-Badri: "In Islam, the marriage contract is a contract of pleasure, which allows both husband and wife to derive pleasure from one another. So if deriving pleasure lies at the core of the contract, how can we possibly call it rape when a husband derives pleasure from his wife?!" To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4819.htm. *From the MEMRI TV Project Libyan Leader Mu'ammar Qadhafi Calls to Abolish the WTO and Accuses Europe of Giving Thieves, Murderers, and Terrorists Political Asylum Following are excerpts from an interview with Libyan leader Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on November 29, 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2709.htm. *From the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Studies Project Note to media and government: For the full report, send an email with "UPDATED Palestinian Jihadi Group Claims Responsibility For Israel Forest Fire" in the subject line to media@memri.org. UPDATED Palestinian Jihadi Group Claims Responsibility For Israel Forest Fire On December 3, 2010, a Palestinian jihadi group called M’asadat Al-Mujahideen published a communiqué claiming responsibility for the forest fire on Mount Carmel, adjacent to the city of Haifa in northern Israel. The communiqué was posted on the Shumukh Al-Islam jihadi forum by the Riyah media company (M’asadat Al-Mujahideen media wing). To read in full, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=4139&param=APT. To view this report, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM). For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line. You can also subscribe to a year of the JTTM Weekly Digest for $200.00. The Digest includes a selection of material from the JTTM. To subscribe to the JTTM Weekly Digest, visithttps://secure3.convio.net/memri/site/Donation2?df_id=1253&1253.donation=form. (Sign up today - subscription price is set to increase in the next few weeks)