The MEMRI Weekly: February 7-14, 2025
MEMRI REPORTS
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1806 - A Review Of The Use Of Tunnels By Hamas, Hizbullah, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Ansar Allah (Houthis), And Other Jihadi Groups And Ramifications For U.S. National Security – With Foreword By General (Ret) Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., USMC, February 14, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11838 - Arab Journalists Criticize Expressions Of Glee Over LA Fires: This Is Loathsome And Un-Islamic Behavior That Reflects Helplessness Vis-À-Vis America, February 14, 2025
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1811 - The Qatar Weekly Update (QWU) – Part Of The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – No. 6, February 14, 2025, February 14, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11837 - Article In Qatari Government Daily: Hamas Has Emerged Triumphant And With Its Power, Army And Weapons Intact; The People Of Gaza Will Never Leave It, February 14, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 719 - Ten Years Later, A Martyrdom That Lingers, February 13, 2025
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1810 - The National Conference For Palestine – A Qatari Initiative For Integrating The Hamas Terror Organization Into The PLO, February 13, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11836 - Kremlin Calls On Palestinian Factions To Unify, February 13, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11835 - MEMRI's Warnings About Iran's Policy Of Arming The West Bank Under Orders From Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei And About The Implementation Of This Policy, February 13, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11830 - Turkish MP Questions Interior Minister On Reported High-Level ISIS Meeting In Ankara, Salaries For ISIS Fighters From Turkish Government, February 12, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 717 - Turkey's Power Play: The Battle For Tishreen Dam And The SDF's Strategic Collapse, February 12, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 718 - Baloch Leader Hyrbyair Marri Advocates For Baloch-Pashtun Unity: 'Baloch And Pashtun Have No Future In A Punjabi Colonial State – Pakistan', February 12, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11834 - Senior Saudi Journalist Supports Statement Of Arab League Secretary-General That Hamas Must Relinquish Power: It Is A Rational Alternative To Trump's Plan; The Palestinian Interest Demands It, February 12, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11833 - Iranian Regime Continues To Lie About The Alleged Fatwa Banning Nuclear Weapons, February 11, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 713 - The Axis Of Evil China, Russia, Iran, And North Korea: A Partnership Based Not On Principles But On Sheer Spite For The United States, February 11, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 715 - Iran's Dangerous Push To Become An AI Superpower, February 11, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 716 - The Disruptive Role Of Algeria – A Reminder, February 11, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 718 - Balochistan Liberation Charter: The Baloch National Struggle Is A Secular Movement Against The Islamic Republics Of Iran And Pakistan, February 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11829 - With New Jordan-Gaza Air Bridge, Qatar Provides Unconditional Aid To Hamas-Ruled Gaza Yet Again, February 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11827 - The Free Balochistan Movement: China Plays A Central Role In Supporting Iran And Pakistan's Ambitions In The Region, February 10, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11826 - Arab Writers: Hamas' Treatment Of The Israeli Hostages Is Similar To The Nazis' Treatment Of The Jews During The Holocaust, February 10, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11825 - Palestinian Daily Mourns Marwan Issa, Deputy Of Hamas Military Chief Muhammad Deif: We Have Lost A 'Distinguished Athlete', February 10, 2025
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11826 – Russian Philosopher Aleksandr Dugin: Islamic World's Response To The Gaza War Was Pitiful And Disgusting; It Was A Defeat And We Should Not Call It Victory; Islam Will Become A Real Global Power When It Can Destroy Israel, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11825 – Michigan Islamic Scholar Ahmad Musa Jibril: Imams Who Support Trump Are 'True Enemies'; He Sought Support From Them Like A Fly Searching For Waste, Then Appointed Zionists To His Cabinet Instead, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11824 – Raleigh, North Carolina Islamic Scholar Hisham Sarsour: On October 7, The Israeli Army Collapsed In Face Of The Mujahideen; Ceasefire Is A Victory For Every Gazan, The Millions Who Protested In U.S. Streets And Universities, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11823 – Hizbullah-Affiliated Journalist Pierre Abi-Saab: Morgan Ortagus Is Insolent, Stoned, And Clueless – A Stupid Woman Who Stepped All Over Lebanese Sovereignty With Her Stiletto Heels, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11822 – In American Muslims For Palestine (AMP) Webinar, AMP Chair Hatem Bazian Says: AIPAC Should Not Have Its Say In US Middle East Policy; CAIR Director Nihad Awad: BDS Is One Of Our Biggest Weapons; Other Speakers Praise Hamas's 'Extraordinary Resilience', Claim That Imprisoning Israeli Hostages Is The Only Thing Keeping Ceasefire In Place, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11821 – Chinese Commentator Chen Ping: Through DeepSeek, I See The Future Of Socialism; Chinese Artificial Intelligence Must Uphold Socialism, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11820 – CAIR Official Ayman Aishat Solicits Donations In NJ Mosque: Supporting CAIR Is Ethically And Religiously Mandatory; The Trump Administration Wants To Revoke The Tax-Exempt Status Of Mosques , Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11819 – Friday Sermon In Rasht, Iran By Rasoul Falahati: No Nation In The World Enjoys The Kind Of Independence And Freedom As The Iranian People; Sensible Americans Wish They Had Such Dignity And Independence, Baran TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11818 – Huang Kunming, CCP Guangdong Party Secretary Praises DeepSeek: 'With The Courage And Vigor Of One Who Fears Not The Tiger, DeepSeek Is Shaking Up The American AI Giants', Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11817 – Michigan Imam Abdel-Halim Shout: Christians Are Rogue Liars, Allah's Wrath Is Upon Them; 'How Can A Muslim... Intermingle With These Kuffar [Unbelievers]?'; Do Not Fall For The Interfaith Nonsense, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11816 – Young Palestinian Before Returning To Northern Gaza: The Jews Are The Enemies Of Humanity, We Are Not Afraid Of Them; Don't Stop, Fire Rockets At Them, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11815 – Baltimore Imam Yahya Al-Baltimoori: Stop Acting Like The Christians, They Are 'Kafirs [Unbelievers]'; 'They Be Wilding Out All The Time,' Believing There Is No Penalty For Their Sins; Only Muslims Follow The Religion Of Prophet Abraham, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11814 – Zul-Qarnain Nantambu Who Stormed The Super Bowl With Palestinian And Sudanese Flags: I Had To Show Allah That My Faith Is Not Weak; I Fear God More Than I Fear Man, I Fear Losing The Pleasure Of Allah, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11813 – Civilians Gather In Gaza Port To Take Selfies With Hamas Terrorists Who Handed Over American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel To Red Cross; Jazeera Reporter: As We Can See, Even The Children Love The Resistance, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11812 – Imam At Tehran Friday Sermon: Iran Will Not Negotiate With America; Crowd Chants 'Death To America!', Calls On Iranian VP And Former FM Zarif To 'Get Lost', IRINN TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11811 – IRGC Navy Unveils New UAV-Carrier; IRGC Commander-In-Chief Hossein Salami: It Can Complete A Journey Around The Earth, Launch Long-Range Cruise Missiles, Channel 1 (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11810 – S Gaza Friday Sermon During Funeral Of Hamas Military Commander Marwan Issa: You Love Martyrdom, You Love To Kill For The Sake Of Allah; The Resistance Could Not Have Waged Jihad, Massacred The Jews If Not For Allah; We Will Continue On The Path Of Jihad, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11809 – Former IRGC Minister General Mohsen Rafighdoost: We Produced Chemical And Biological Weapons; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Only Forbade Nuclear Bombs; We Need To Establish A China-India-Iran-Russia Line Of Defense Against Europe And The U.S., Online Platforms
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