The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project. Special Dispatch No. 3865—Palestinians In an op-ed in the Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sabri Sidam, advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for IT and communications and Fatah Revolutionary Council deputy chairman, stated that in a just world, the Arab and international communities would take steps against Israel similar to those currently being taken against Libyan ruler Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi. These steps, he said, would include a U.N. Security Council-declared no-fly zone over Israel to prevent its air strikes against Gaza; International Criminal Court-issued arrest warrants against "Israeli war criminals" and Interpol pursuit of these individuals; mobilization of ground, air, and naval forces in preparation for a military strike against Israel; and calls by world leaders for Israel's government to step down. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5316.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3864—Libya/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World American journalist Clare Morgana Gillis, who was reporting for the U.S. newspaper USA Todayin Libya when she was captured on April 5, 2011 along with three other foreign correspondents by forces of Libyan leader Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi, was released after 44 days of imprisonment. A May 25 USA Today article on her experiences during her captivity linked to the following previously released MEMRI TV clip of an April 13 Libyan television show, "The Call of Libya," on Al-Libiya TV; in the show, Ms. Gillis' passport and other belongings were displayed, and it was stated that she was an American spy. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2894.htm. Show host Dr. Hamza Al-Tohami: "Is it conceivable that any people would agree to become an instrument in the hands of Western colonialism?! […] "You will be amazed by this catastrophe. Here we go. You have these things in front of you. Zoom in on this, my dear producer. People, you are about to witness a catastrophe… Later, we will show specific pages… Gentlemen, this belongs to an American spy. This is her passport. Look, gentlemen. Please, dear producer, show them the cover. This is the cover. United States of America… Our viewers who have been led astray are invited to look. If you think this is not a colonialist game, take a look." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5315.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3863—South Asia Studies Project/Pakistan/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World Amid the rapidly deteriorating Pakistan-U.S. relations, an opinion survey was recently carried out by Pakistan's independent television network GEO TV to assess the opinion of Pakistani people on major issues, especially Pakistan's relations with the United States, threats to Pakistani nuclear assets in the wake of the unilateral U.S. operation to kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The Geo TV network conducted two polls as part of the survey: the first in the month of April, i.e. before the May 1 Abbottabad operation in which Osama bin Laden was killed; the second in May after the killing of bin Laden. The survey was conducted in nine major cities and 42 villages across the country. The cities included Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, and Quetta. Those interviewed included males and females over 18 years of age. Excerpts from the survey were published by the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang, a mass-circulation newspaper in Pakistan. Roznama Jang is also a sister publication of GEO TV network. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5314.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3862—Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor/Egypt/Al-Qaeda/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World On May 23, 2011, the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Yawm reported that according to international intelligence agencies, chiefly the American ones, about reported Al-Qaeda interim leader Saif Al-'Adl, there is confusion between Saif Al-'Adl and an Egyptian jihadist who joined Al-Qaeda named Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Makkawi,. The daily published two versions of the identity and actions of the man who it claims is the real Saif Al-'Adl, Muhammad Salah Al-Din Zidane - one from former jihadist sources in Egypt, and another from his brother. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5313.htm. Note to military and government: For a full copy of the article, send an email with the title of this report in the subject line to media@memri.org. Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. The full text of this report is available to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor subscribers. Subscription information is available athttp://subscriptions.memri.org/content/en/member_registr_jttm.htm. MEMRI TV Clip No. 2931 - Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab: Nasrallah Told Me that Syrian President Assad Had Sent Him Anti-Tank Missiles Following are excerpts from an interview with former Lebanese minister Wiam Wahhab, which aired on ANB TV on May 8, 2011: Wiam Wahhab: "Syria was the first to support the Iraqi resistance. Let's be honest. Syria has suffered a lot as a result of its support of the Iraqi resistance. One of the reasons for what we are witnessing today in Syria is the Syrian support for the Iraqi resistance." To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2931.htm. MEMRI TV Clip No. 2936 - Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh Lambasts Qatar for "Financing Anarchy" in the Arab World and Al-Jazeera TV for Its "Ulterior Motives" Following are excerpts from an interview with President of Yemen Ali Abdallah Saleh, which aired on Russia Today TV on April 28, 2011: Ali Abdallah Saleh: "Qatar is financing anarchy in Yemen, Egypt, Syria, and the entire Arab nation. They have a lot of money and a tiny population, and they don't know what to do with all their money. They want to become a regional superpower, by means of Al-Jazeera TV. You may have heard that several Al-Jazeera presenters resigned, because Al-Jazeera has become an unprofessional and irresponsible channel. The management of Al-Jazeera is provocative toward the entire Arab nation, and even toward several European countries. It has ulterior motives." To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2936.htm. 
*Special Dispatch Series
Mahmoud Abbas Advisor: In a Just World, the Same Measures Would Be Taken against Israel as Are Now Being Taken against Al-Qadhafi
Libyan TV Presents Passport and Other Belongings of Formerly Detained U.S. Journalist Clare Gillis, Stating: Gillis Is an American Spy
Survey by Pakistan's GEO TV: Half of Pakistani Population Fears Pakistani Nuclear Assets are in Danger; 77% Consider U.S. as Pakistan's Enemy
Egyptian Family: The Man Identified by U.S. Intelligence as 'Saif Al-'Adl' is Our Son, But He's No Longer Alive And In Any Event It's Inconceivable That He Would Be Al-Qaeda Leader
*From the MEMRI TV Project
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
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