The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/memri-middle-east-media-research-institute/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:26:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png MEMRI Middle East Media Research Institute | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/memri-middle-east-media-research-institute/ 32 32 Netanyahu slated to testify after election on ties to Qatar in defamation suit https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-slated-to-testify-after-election-on-ties-to-qatar-in-defamation-suit/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:18:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3862593&preview=true&preview_id=3862593 PM suing head of MEMRI media watchdog over unverified documents purporting to show Qatari payments to Likud; judge questions whether parts of case are strong enough to claim defamation

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]]> US State Department report finds persistent antisemitism in Qatari textbooks https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-state-department-report-finds-persistent-antisemitism-in-qatari-textbooks/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:13:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3327662 Annual religious freedom survey says Qatari textbooks continue to include hateful content, contradicting Doha’s efforts to be seen as a moderate Western ally

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]]> Hamas organized confab in 2021 to plot administration of ‘liberated Palestine’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-organized-confab-in-2021-to-plot-administration-of-liberated-palestine/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3270626 Terror group aimed to bring back Palestinian refugees, kill Israeli fighters, use educated Jews for their expertise, and be recognized as Israel's successor at UN

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]]> At Michigan Quds Day rally, protesters chant ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-chant-death-to-israel-and-death-to-america-at-michigan-quds-day-rally/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:24:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3264701 Speakers call to bring down 'entire system of the United States' over support for Israel, call Israel Nazis, ISIS, fascists and racists; Dearborn mayor pans 'hateful rhetoric'

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]]> Video shows California imams voice hatred for Jews, praise or deny October 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-shows-california-imams-voice-hatred-for-jews-praise-or-deny-october-7/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:47:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3214690 Compilation of religious leaders shows sermons steeped in hatred of West, 'colonizers' and 'Zionist dogs'; one says it's 'time to make Zionists feel very uncomfortable on campus'

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]]> Hamas official says group aims to repeat Oct. 7 onslaught many times to destroy Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-official-says-group-aims-to-repeat-oct-7-onslaught-many-times-to-destroy-israel/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:41:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3142019 Ghazi Hamad, of terror group's politburo, hails assault in which civilians were systematically murdered, saying 'there will be a second, a third, a fourth'; US official: 'Chilling'

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]]> Gaza preschoolers stage mock liberation of ‘Palestinian land’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-preschoolers-stage-mock-liberation-of-palestinian-land/ Mon, 29 May 2023 18:18:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3023849 Children armed with prop guns and dressed in military garb trample over Israeli flag and perform military exercises at ceremony, as parents clap

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]]> Lebanese singer: Border talks prove it’s a lie by officials that Israel is enemy https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-singer-border-talks-prove-its-a-lie-by-officials-that-israel-is-enemy/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:07:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2438203 Elissa says she supports peace with any country, animosity between Beirut and Jerusalem is 'conspiracy' concocted by Lebanese officials  

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]]> French-Moroccan prof. tells Arabic TV: Region’s hostile view of Israel ‘archaic’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-moroccan-professor-tells-arabic-tv-that-regions-view-of-israel-archaic/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 03:43:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2245110 Iran and WMDs are the primary threat to a Middle East 'brainwashed with anti-Zionist' rhetoric, says Youssef Chiheb

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]]> Iran animation shows killing of Soleimani, Tehran’s ‘harsh revenge’ on US base https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-animation-shows-killing-of-soleimani-tehrans-harsh-revenge/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:46:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2240884&preview=true&preview_id=2240884 Clip depicts final moments of general slain in US drone strike, mass protests that followed and the eventual missile strike that targeted American troops in Iraq

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]]> Iranian video depicts killing of Trump, Netanyahu in assault on White House https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-video-depicts-killing-of-trump-netanyahu-in-assault-on-white-house/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:24:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2221154 Clip aired by country's Fars news agency dramatizes officials' decision to take revenge against US and Israel for killing of Qassem Soleimani

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]]> Revolutionary Guards spokesman weeps while announcing Soleimani’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/revolutionary-guards-spokesman-weeps-while-announcing-soleimanis-death/ Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:53:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2214112 TV clip from Iran shows official, TV reporter get emotional as they discuss killing of top general; another video shows worshipers burst into tears as they hear of his death

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]]> Jordanian MP brags about carrying out terror attack against El Al office in 1969 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-mp-brags-about-carrying-out-terror-attack-against-el-al-office-in-1969/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:50:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2205528 Mansour Saif al-Din Mourad, a member of Jordan's House of Representatives, claims that he was inspired to perpetrate attack by ex-Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser

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]]> Rouhani warns Muslim countries against ‘friendship’ with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/rouhani-warns-muslim-countries-against-friendship-with-israel/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 02:34:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184088 Iranian president calls cooperation with Jewish state a 'strategic mistake,' proclaims bond with Saudi Arabia, UAE

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]]> Iranian pilgrims in Mecca call for Israel’s destruction, cry ‘Death to America’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-pilgrims-in-mecca-call-for-israels-destruction-cry-death-to-america/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:47:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2128651 In TV segment, Muslims hold hajj ceremony purporting to 'disavow polytheists' but in fact dedicated to stoking anti-Western sentiment

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