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Hamas diaspora director: ‘To hell with the worthless scum who normalized relations with Israel’
Hamas diaspora director Khaled Mashaal said in a recent interview that those who normalize relations with Israel are “worthless scum” and are no longer considered part of the Islamic nation.
In the interview, which aired...
Miami imam: ‘We will take back Palestine, the Jews will run like mice’
Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi said in a recent sermon that Israel is the “land of Islam” and that Israelis would “run like mice” when Muslims come to take it back,
In a Friday...
Iranian president: We have cut off the hands of those behind Natanz ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran has “chopped off the hands” of those responsible for the April 11 blast at its Natanz nuclear facility by activating advanced centrifuges and starting to enrich uranium to 60 percent, said Iranian President...
Palestinians worry Fatah will postpone elections using eastern Jerusalem issue as pretext
Por S. Schneidmann
Preparations are currently underway in the Palestinian Authority for elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and to the P.A. presidency, scheduled for May 22 and July 31, respectively. In previous P.A....
Jordanian professor: ‘Jews rule the world, monitor our language’
A Jordanian professor said earlier this month that while the term “Zionists” must be used instead of “Jews” lest one be “canceled,” there is no difference between the two. Furthermore, said Professor Ahmad Nofal,...
Former Lebanese justice minister: ‘Hezbollah is an enemy of the state’
Former Lebanese justice minister Maj. Gen. (ret.) Ashraf Rifi said on Monday that Hezbollah was an enemy of the Lebanese State.
Rifi, who is also the former director-general of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (the national...
Chinese foreign minister explains Beijing’s ‘Five-Point Initiative’ on Mideast security
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his six-country tour of the Middle East on March 24 with a visit to Saudi Arabia. The other stops on his tour included Turkey, Iran, the United...
Abbas rival Mohammed Dahlan calls PA leader’s 15-year presidency ‘a big fat zero’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s political rival Mahmoud Dahlan vowed in a recent interview that Abbas would not be the only candidate in the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections.
In an interview that aired on Saudi...
Hamas head supports ‘popular resistance’ to gain legitimacy ahead of Palestinian elections
By Y. Yehoshua
The Palestinian daily Al-Quds, based in eastern Jerusalem, recently published an article by Hamas politburo head Ismail Haniyeh aimed at “clarifying Hamas’s position on and vision of” the upcoming Palestinian elections.
The Palestinian Authority...
Iran unveils IRGC Navy ‘missile city’ arsenal
Iran unveiled a “missile city” on Monday belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, introducing the various armaments that have been added to the navy’s arsenal.
In a ceremony aired on Iran’s Channel 1, IRGC...