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The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project.
*Special Dispatch Series
Special Dispatch No. 3828—Jordan
Jordanian Columnist: The Right of Return Is An Unrealistic Demand
Reacting to U.S. President Barack Obama's reported peace initiative for the Middle East, involving the establishment of a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders but without the right of return for Palestinian refugees, Dr. Fahd Al-Fanek, former board chairman of the Jordanian government daily Al-Rai, cautioned the Palestinian Authority against rejecting such a plan, and urged it to understand that the right of return was an unrealistic demand.
Following are excerpts from his article:
"When American president Barack Obama presents a plan for a comprehensive resolution to the Palestinian problem, the assumption is that the plan will be practicable, for he would not present it without first obtaining the approval of the Israeli side. The question is what the Palestinian side [will say].
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5275.htm.
*From the MEMRI TV Project
MEMRI TV Clip No. 2923 - Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al Condemns the Way Bin Laden Was Killed
Following are excerpts from an interview with Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al, which aired on Al-Jazeera Network on May 7, 2011. The transcript is from the English translation.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2923.htm.
MEMRI TV Clip No. 2920 - Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Yahya Al-Gamal Accuses Israel of Targeting Egypt and of Manipulation
Following is an excerpt from an interview with Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Yahya Al-Gamal, which aired on Al-Hayat 2 TV on May 6, 2011.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2920.htm.
*From the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
Special Dispatch No. 3827—Palestinians/Hamas/Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor
Palestinian Jihadi Organization: The Fatah-Hamas Accord Null and Void According to Shari'a
On April 5, 2011, a day after the signing of a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement, the shari'acouncil of the Gaza-based jihadi organization Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad issued a statement on the jihadi forum Shumukh Al-Islam calling the agreement null and void. It pointed out that the agreement was based on man-made laws rather than on the Koran and Sunna, and thereby contradicted the shari'a.
Jama'at Al-Tawhid condemned the fact that the agreement was grounded on international pacts and laws and that it had been signed under the auspices of the Egyptian security apparatuses, which, it said, fought Islam. It concluded by pointing out that the Fatah-Hamas agreement involved recognition of a Jewish presence on Islamic land, despite the fact that no one was authorized to give up Islamic land.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5274.htm.
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