In a May 7, 2022 rally in support of Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar that aired on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza), Hamas MP Mushir Al-Masri saluted the perpetrators of the recent deadly terrorist attack in the Israeli cities of Elad, Tel Aviv, and Hadera. He said that the Palestinians will uproot the Zionist “thorns” with their axes, cleavers, knives, guns, and nails, adding that the Palestinians’ sword will not be sheathed until Israel’s leaders are beheaded. Al-Masri declated: “We love martyrdom.” It is noteworthy that Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar recently encouraged Palestinians to carry out attacks against Israelis with guns, cleavers, and axes.

Muhammad Al-Lahham, a member of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council, said in a May 15, 2022 show on Alghad TV (Egypt) that Fatah’s conflict with Israel is about the very existence of Israel, and not about borders. He said that after being banished from 70 countries, the Jews had come to Palestine in order to “erase the truth” even though the Arab nation had never done them any harm. He said: “It is either us or them in this land.” For more about Muhammad Al-Lahham, see MEMRI TV Clip No. 6840.The MEMRI Lantos Project exposes anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the Middle East region and Middle Eastern communities in the West with the aim of supporting legislation and educating media and the general public.

Sunni Mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Jozo said in a May 7, 2022 interview on Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia) that Hizbullah is an obstacle to democracy and freedom in Lebanon. He elaborated that Hizbullah wants to implement an Iranian enterprise in the region, and that this would bring the entire region to a sectarian religious conflict. He also said that the decay, weakness, bankruptcy, poverty, and hunger in Lebanon are because of Hizbullah. For more information about Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Jozo, see MEMRI TV Clips Nos. 9506, 2654, 2538, 1326, 1299, 844, 778, 662, and 244.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said in an address that was uploaded to the New China TV YouTube channel on May 6, 2022, that the U.S. has been “hyping up” the nuclear threat posed by China, despite the fact that it is the biggest nuclear threat to the world. He said that the only purpose of America’s “sensational claim” is to gain greater congressional funding for its nuclear program. He criticized the U.S. for withdrawing from several non-proliferation agreements and for trying to form an anti-Chinese “clique” with a “Cold War mentality.” In addition, Zhao stressed that China has a self-defensive nuclear strategy and maintains the minimum level of nuclear armament to guarantee national security. He also stressed that China has a strict no-first-use policy. Zhao then called on the U.S. to assume “responsibility” for disarmament and to substantively reduce its nuclear arsenal in an irreversible and verifiable manner.