Friday, January 11, 2013
CAMERA Top Ten MidEast Media Mangles of 2012 - Sarit Catz (CAMERA)
Egypt
Egyptian Lawyers Accuse Muslim Brotherhood Of Taking $1.5 Billion From Obama (AL-MASRY AL-YOUM/Worldcrunch)Report: Egyptian Forces Capture American-Made Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles Headed for Gaza - Joshua Davidovich (Times of Israel) Egyptian Minister Said Sacked for Opposing Iranian Influence - Adiv Sterman (Times of Israel)Egyptian President Morsi: I Want Abdel-Rahman to Be Free - Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
India
MEMRI's South Asia Studies Project Director Tufail Ahmad On Impact Of Democracy On Indian MuslimsThe Role Of The Mumbai-Based Raza Academy In Promoting Islamism- Dr. Mirza A. B. Baig (MEMRI)
Israel
How Will Israel Protect Its Offshore Gas Rigs? - Arie Egozi (Israel Defense)
Mexico
Hizbullah Partners with Mexican Drug Cartels - Eldad Beck (Ynet News)
Palestinians - Hamas, Fatah, Brigades of National Unity, etc.
Abbas Reinstates a Radical Political Doctrine - Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)Press Freedom Group Shocked at Hamas Ban on Israeli Media(Guardian-UK)Arab Media Back Charges of Palestinian War Crimes (Strategy Page)The Palestinian "Holy Trinity": Jesus, Arafat and Abbas - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)PA Nabs Members of Group that Declared Intifada - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Detains Dozens for "Plotting to Celebrate Christmas" (Al-Akhbar-Lebanon)
Syria
Jabhat al-Nusra, a Leading Islamist Group Fighting Assad in Syria - Noman Benotman and Roisin Blake (Quilliam Foundation)Report: Hizbullah Sent 5,000 Fighters to Help Assad - Elhanan Miller (Times of Israel)
Turkey
Turkey Will Not Accept Iran Possessing Nuclear Weapons (Zaman-Turkey)
United States
Cables Show State Department Disregarded Muslim Brotherhood Threat - John Rossomando (IPT News)