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Special Dispatch No. 4043—Palestinians/Inter-Arab Relations Columnist for Hamas Daily Calls On Palestinians To Adopt United Front Against Recognizing Israel In his column in the Hamas-affiliated daily Falastin, Mustafa Al-Sawwaf claimed that the PLO's 1993 recognition of Israel, in an official letter from PLO chairman Yasser Arafat to Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, was meaningless, as the factions that comprised the PLO, including Fatah, did not recognize Israel. Al-Sawwaf then called on the Palestinians to present a united front opposing recognition of Israel and the Jews' right to the land of Palestine, adding that such a move could rally all the Palestinians around a common cause. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5525.htm. Special Dispatch No. 4042—Lebanon, Hizbullah In Lebanese Village, Tempers Flare Between Hizbullah and Communists Over Alcohol Sales Following are excerpts from a television report on the sale of alcohol in South Lebanon. The report aired on Al-Jadid/New TV on July 27, 2011. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3059.htm. Reporter: "After Natabiya and Kfar Roman, it is the turn of the town of Hula to have its blood alcohol level checked. The test revealed a not insignificant amount of alcohol in the blood of Hula, but this seems only natural in a town of Communists. What is not so obvious, however, is the provocative way in which Hizbullah and its supporters attacked the home of the only man who sells alcohol in Hula." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5526.htm. MEMRITV Clip No. 3057 - Former British MP George Galloway Accuses Israel of Al-Hariri's Assassination, Says: "NATO Is Worse than Al-Qadhafi" Following are excerpts from an interview with former British MP George Galloway, which aired on Al-Manar TV on July 26, 2011: George Galloway: "I support the government of Lebanon's rejection of the fake indictment [for the Al-Hariri assassination]. I know it is fake because we are now into the third incarnation of the identity of the criminals who killed the marrty Rafiq Al-Hariri. The first accusation was against Syria. The second accusation was against Hizbullah. Now all the hostility against the Syrian regime is coming back, and we are returning to accusations of the Syrian regime and of Hizubllah." To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3057.htm. MEMRITV Clip No. 3056 - Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah Threatens Oil and Gas Installations in the Region Following are excerpts from a statement by Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, which aired on Al-Manar TV on July 26, 2011: Hassan Nasrallah: "Today, on the 5th anniversary of the 2006 war, I can say, with full confidence, to all countries, governments, or companies that want to submit bids to Lebanon and begin drilling, that Lebanon is fully capable of protecting these companies and these oil and gas installations. Lebanon is absolutely capable of this. Do you know why? It is not because we have a strong airforce. It is because those who might attack these installations have oils and gas installations of their own." To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3056.htm.