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MEMRI Daily: January 6, 2011

The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project. *Special Dispatch Series Special Dispatch No. 3492—Palestinians/Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project Palestinian Academic and Poet Tamim Al-Barghouthi of Georgetown University on Al-Jazeera TV: Only Armed Struggle Will Make Israel Withdraw from Arab Lands The following are excerpts from a TV show with Palestinian academic and poet Tamim Al-Barghouthi, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on December 14, 2010. Al-Barghouthi has written five poetry books and two academic books, and is currently a visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2741.htm. Tamim Al-Barghouthi: "I believe that the Palestinian and Arab leaderships, and I have heard this even from some Arab rulers who appeared on TV here in the U.S., must consider the alternative. The alternative to the peace process is resistance in all its forms, including violence. I believe that if the Americans and Israelis maintain their conduct, it will lead us to confrontation. The only thing that prevents this confrontation now is the exaggerated leniency of the Palestinian leadership, which exposes its people to danger." [...] To the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4897.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3493 Al-Qaradhawi: Muslims Who Cannot Practice Their Religion Freely in the Islamic Countries Where They Live Must Emigrate On December 1, 2010, Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, posted a fatwa on his website, calling on Muslims to emigrate if they could not freely practice their religion in the Islamic countries where they live. The fatwa also cautioned these emigrants, however, to guard their Muslim identity, lest they assimilate into non-Islamic society. The same fatwa first appeared in 2006 on the website Islamonline.com. Following is an excerpt from the fatwa, preceded by the question that prompted it: Question: "What is the shari'a ruling regarding emigration to Western countries, such as Canada and Australia, for a fixed period of time, for employment and income-related reasons? After all, work opportunities in most of the Arab countries are extremely limited, and if one does find [work], the salary does not cover one's individual needs, much less those of [one's] family. I should point out that I intend to travel [abroad] for [only a few] years, in order to earn money, and then to return [home], which is to say, I do not intend to settle [abroad]. I should [also] point out that I am single." To the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4898.htm. *From the MEMRI TV Project Fouad Jamal Abd Al-Qader, Head of Egyptian National Program for Legislative Reforms: Israel Is the Source of the Wikileaks Documents Following are excerpts from an interview with Fouad Jamal Abd Al-Qader, head of the Egyptian National Program for Legislative Reforms, which aired on Egypt TV on December 6, 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2718.htm.