The following is research published today from the MEMRI Special Dispatch Series and TV Monitor Project. Special Dispatch No. 4585–Palestinians Follow are excerpts from an interview with Hamas Prime Minister Isma'il Haniya, which aired on Al-Quds TV on March 5, 2012: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3365.htm. Interviewer: "You have said recently – and let me quote you verbatim: 'Resistance on the ground is subject to interests, to an assessment of the circumstances, to a national consensus, and to the priorities of the Palestinian people.' Take the Fatah movement and the PA in the West Bank – isn't this the same discourse they employ over there?" To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6191.htm. Special Dispatch No. 4583–Syria/Palestinians/Jihad and Terrorism Following are excerpts from an interview with Munir Miqdah, head of the Fatah militia in Lebanon, which aired on Al-Quds TV on January 9, 2012: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3311.htm. Munir Miqdah: "Our Palestinian people – in Palestine and abroad – are fed up with the negotiations. They fed up with the policy of negotiating with the Israeli occupation. Allah willing, there will be armed resistance very soon, and Allah willing, we will witness the beginning of the end of the Israeli entity on the land of Palestine. This will also be achieved as the result of what we see in the Arab world." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6190.htm. MEMRI TV Clip No. 3364 Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Shiite scholar Hani Fahs, which aired on Future News TV on March 5, 2012: Hani Fahs: "It is not true that the Iranian people supports Palestine. The same goes for the Arab countries. Some Arab regimes, like Saddam's and others, used Palestine as a pretext, which made people hate this and other causes." To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3364.htm. Special Dispatch No. 4582–Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor In a new statement released on a jihadist internet forum, Ustad Ahmad Farooq, Head of Al-Qaeda's Department of Dawa and Media for Pakistan, has called upon the mujahideen to wage jihad against the U.S. and its allies in the wake of the desecration of the Koran by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Ustad Ahmad Farooq said, "For a Muslim, the most priceless thing in his life is his faith. There is no bigger thing for a Muslim than Allah, His Prophet [Muhammad] and His Book [the Koran]. This is something that not even the worst non-practicing Muslim can tolerate - his religion being defamed while he still lives." Ustad Farooq's statement also confirmed the death of Commander Ilyas Kashmiri. "[The Afghan Nation] Despite All The Teachings and Threats and Atrocities by America During The Past 10 Years, has Not Accepted the American [i.e. Moderate] Islam as Proposed by the RAND Corporation" In the statement, Ustad Farooq calls upon the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters and people to wage jihad against the U.S. and its allies, adding, "How is it possible that the call of the wounded Book of Allah reached the ears of a Muslim, and he does not act? What kind of a heart is it that is not moved by hearing that the Crusader American troops set fire to the holy copies of the Last Book of Allah? What kind of a faith is not stirred by the desecration of the Holy Koran?" To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6189.htm. 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. In a new statement on the issue of Koran desecration by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Ustad Ahmad Farooq, Head of Al-Qaeda's Department of Dawa and Media for Pakistan, confirms that militant commander Ilyas Kashmiri is dead. The U.S. intelligence agencies believed that Ilyas Kashmiri - the Chief of Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami (HuJI) who founded Al-Qaeda's Brigade 313 - was killed in a U.S. drone attack in June 2011, but a Pakistani newspaper report on March 7, 2012 claimed that Kashmiri recently attended a meeting of militants in Waziristan. To read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=5832¶m=UPP. 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. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government in the country) has issued a statement marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Herat uprising against the then Khalq communist regime. The statement added, "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...[is] asking Allah (Subhanahu wa-Ta'ala) to accept the martyrs of the Herat historic uprising, [and] hereby, deems itself duty bound and vows to continue to launch jihad until it drives the last invader out...of its soil, Insha Allah." Following is the text of the statement: "It is 33 years ago today [March 15, 1979] since the former Soviet-led ruthless communists, crushing the popular jihadist uprising, martyred 25,000 Muslims of Herat province, Afghanistan, in cold blood, in what was one of the most heinous crimes in the history. The Herat insurrection took place, in the context of large-scale unrest, against the communist system implemented by puppet regime (The Khalq – Masses faction) on March 15, 1979 coinciding with Hoot 24, 1357 solar year. To read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=5845¶m=UPP. 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. In a statement published on its website, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban shadow government in the country) has announced the postponement of negotiations with the United States in effect today, March 15, 2012. The Taliban statement is titled: "Declaration of the Islamic Emirate about the suspension of dialogue with Americans, office in Qatar and its political activity." The Islamic Emirate had stated earlier that the talks are not meant to settle the political future of Afghanistan, but are aimed at establishing a "pre-negotiations" stage by undertaking goodwill measures. The statement postponing the talks noted, "The Americans initially agreed upon taking practical steps regarding the exchange of prisoners and to not oppose our political office; but with the passage of time, they turned their backs on their promises and started initiating baseless propaganda portraying the envoys of the Islamic Emirate as having commenced multilateral negotiations for solving the Afghan dilemma. (For an analysis of the intricacies of the U.S.-Taliban peace negotiations and strengthening of jihad groups, see MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Report: The Realignment of Jihadist Groups in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Region – The Formation of Shura Muraqba In Parallel to the U.S.-Taliban Talks http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/840/6150.htm) Following is the text of the statement: "We Wanted to Quash the Excuses Put Forward by the Enemy Who Relieved Themselves by Repeatedly Saying that the mujahideen have No Address with Which Contact can Be Made" "The Islamic Emirate decided on officially inaugurating its diplomatic office in Qatar a short while ago on 8th Zafar-ul-Muzaffar 1433 which corresponds with January 3, 2012 for the purposes of reaching an understanding with the international community and for addressing some specific issues with the American invaders after arriving at an agreement with the government of Qatar. To read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=5847¶m=UPP. 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. Hamas PM: We Support Resistance as a Strategic Option; Head of the Fatah Militia in Lebanon:
All Fatah Leaders Believe in Resistance;
Lebanese Shiite Scholar: Iran, Arabs Use Palestinian Cause as a Pretext;
Taliban & Al-Qaeda Statements
MEMRI Daily: March 18, 2012
Hamas Prime Minister Isma'il Haniya Stresses Differences between Positions of Fatah and Hamas, and Says: We Support Resistance as a Strategic Option
Munir Miqdah, Head of the Fatah Militia in Lebanon: All the Fatah Leaders Believe in Armed Struggle and Resistance
Lebanese Shiite Scholar Hani Fahs: Iran and the Arab Regimes Use the Palestinian Cause as a Pretext
Al-Qaeda Official Ustad Ahmad Farooq Condemns Koran Burning, Urges Pakistanis To Wage Jihad Against the U.S.'s Allies, Says: 'Moderate Islam... Is Not Islam But Kufr'
New Statement By Al-Qaeda's Ustad Ahmad Farooq Confirms Ilyas Kashmiri Dead
Ilyas Kashmiri was a former Pakistan Army commandoTaliban Statement Marks 33rd Anniversary Of Herat Uprising, Vows 'To Continue To Launch Jihad Till It Drives The Last Invader Out ... Of Its Soil'
Taliban Break Off Negotiations With U.S., Declare: 'The Islamic Emirate Is Fully Prepared, Has Enduring Patience And Long-Term Jihadi Strategies Against The Malicious Plots Of The Enemy'
Sunday, 18 March 2012
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