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According to Nordlinger, one of MEMRI's early notable successes was its exposure of Muhammad al-Gamei ' a.

Al-Gamei ' a had served as head of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York and as Al-Azhar University's representative to the United States and frequently participated in interreligious services.

However, upon returning to Egypt in October 2001, Al-Gamei ' a gave an interview to an Islamic website in which he stated, among other things, that Israel was responsible for 9 / 11 and that " If it became known to the American people, they would have done to the Jews what Hitler did!

" and that " Jews are riding on the back of the world powers.

" MEMRI's translation of Al-Gamei ' a's interview was later cited by the New York Times, which hired two independent translators to confirm the MEMRI translation.

Nordlinger wrote that MEMRI's work has " never been found to be anything but honest, accurate, and meticulous " and that because of MEMRI's work: " the sheikh was exposed.