[…] Despite all the intimidation, all the threats, all the blockades, (despite the inscriptions on the) lists of terrorist organizations, the (campaigns of) defamation, all these efforts (to weaken Hezbollah and diminish its popularity in Lebanon) have been in vain. Therefore, we have a community, a people who, prior to 2000, were worthy of victory, and that is why God granted us victory (on May 25, 2000), and He gave us the victory of 2006, and we remain, by the grace of God, the strongest and the most glorious, because we are worthy of it.
Myself, personally, when I talk about the future … Of course, we always say that we do not rush to war, but we do not fear it. The (Israeli) enemy is always threatening, promising, erupting, (trying to) terrorize us, but when we talk about the possibility of a war (against Israel) – may God take this perspective away from this country and this region –, whether during internal meetings or other, I speak of our victory with certainty, because God, with whom we were and with whom we still are, stands by our side. He never left us nor abandoned us, because our people, our community, our Resistance, are there and are worthy to be granted victory by God, the Most High and the Exalted. This is the fundamental point of strength on which we base ourselves and rely. […]
Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine Not For Sale
Third, and this is the fundamental and most important goal, (these sanctions are intended to) cut our funding sources, what they refer to as the drying up of the funding sources of Hezbollah, of the Resistance in Lebanon and of the Resistance movements in the region. But this is not something new, they work at it since 1990. We are on the list of terrorist organizations since the 1990s. It is in order to dry our funding sources that continuous pressure is exerted against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is our main support. And that is a mark of honor for the Islamic Republic of Iran, this gives it a high rank and status.
Today, what is the US problem with Iran? You’ve seen the 12 demands of the US Secretary of State (Mike Pompeo) for them to reconsider their relations with Iran. Among the 12 demands… What do they really want from Iran? That it becomes a weak country, without missiles, without civil nuclear power, excluded of the Middle East’s (issues), that takes no responsibilities and has no involvment nor influence at the regional level, that it becomes, like many countries, an enslaved country. That if (Washington) requires (Iran) 100 billion, they would pay it cash. If (Washington) wants to appoint or depose a President, a King or a Prince, (Iran) would comply at once. That’s what they want from Iran. That’s what they did in Iran at the time of the Shah.
Anyway, among the US demands, there is cessation of support to Resistance movements that (Washington) characterizes as terrorist. And (Pompeo) mentioned Hezbollah and Palestinian Resistance movements. Thus, one reason of these pressures against Iran is that it assumes (the responsibility of Resistance to Israel).
Likewise, (the sanctions) are pressuring any contributor or benefactor who can bring money or donations to this Resistance, its organizations, its (families of) martyrs, its wounded, its orphans, its Resistants, its infrastructure, its capacity… This is their goal (to dry any financial support for Hezbollah).
This is part of the struggle. I do not mean just to describe its aspects, but also to determine our responsibility (against these measures). They are part of the confrontation, of the current battle. And we, psychologically, have to understand (the goals of) our enemy and realize that this is part of the current struggle.
How to cope with it? In order to face (these measures), the essential point, as we have said in some (previous) battles, is to defeat the purpose (of sanctions). We cannot respond to these inscriptions on the list of terrorist organizations (and the resulting sanctions) by similar measures, because we have neither banks nor US currency, nor do we exchange dollar, euro or any such thing. But we have to frustrate their purpose. What is it? Their goal is to shake our resolve, the determination of our people and our popular base. They want to engage our will, our determination and our resolve, our perseverance and persistence on this path, on this line and on this position. As long as we remain resolute, determined and steadfast, (their sanctions) have no weight. And may God make the best out of it.
True, there will be damage, we will suffer losses, but this is part of the required sacrifices, like the martyrs, the wounded, demolished homes and factories that were destroyed during the war. After that, God the Almighty and the Exalted compensated, international assistance helped rebuild, the State assumed its share of responsibility, we took our responsibility, but it’s part of the path (of Resistance we chose).
So far, the experience showed (our enemies) that death, murder, wars, massacres, destruction, refugees, and all that was inflicted on us, to us and to our people in Lebanon, in no way diminished our commitment, our resolve and our determination. And therefore, now, I say that these measures will lead to no result. They do not delay nor accelerate anything. They cause damage, this is natural. As I said, it’s like all the other sacrifices: when a martyr falls, the father, mother and wife are grieving, the woman becomes a widow, the mother becomes *** (word untranslatable designating the mother who lost her child), children become orphans. We are human beings, we have feelings, but it’s part of the struggle. We endure, we rely on it to go ahead, and we shape victories over these losses. We do not stop, we are not scared, we are not afraid.
Now I want to return to the point that I mentioned at the beginning, I said I would come back to it. Before 2000, the capacities of the Resistance were very modest. And now it is true that the capacities of the Resistance are very large, and it needs money, no doubt. But in the worst case, in the worst case, say this inscription on the list of terrorist organizations and financial and economic siege manage to cut a large portion of that money, or even all of the money. I declare to the US, its allies in the region and the Israeli enemy: you are very wrong in understanding the Resistance and the people.
Wherein lies this error? It stems from their culture. It is that they see their friends (allies) and the people in general as mercenaries. Every man, every individual, for the United States and its allies or instruments, is not considered a man. They consider them, as we joked before, like an S with two bars (dollar sign). Money. How much are you worth? How much do we have to pay to buy your voice (in elections)? $ 100? $ 1,000? $ 3,000? Or is it that (on the contrary), your voice is not for sale? Can your position be reversed with money, with suitcases (full of banknotes)? If one brings you suitcases, will you move from one position to another? Or is it that (on the contrary), your position cannot be bought, it’s not for sale? They see the world only through the prism of money. They do not believe in principles. If they are told that such people are people of principle, patriots, they will ask you to explain the meaning of “principle”, “patriot”, “humanity”. (They are unaware of and unable to understand) these concepts, they have no existence for them. What matters for them is the work, money, weapons trade, how much money you have, how many yachts, how many banks, how much is your oil, how much credit you have in the banks, etc. This is your value. Your value is not your good deeds, as the prophetic tradition says: “The value of a man lies in his good deeds.” Your value is the balance of your bank account.
When you fight, in Lebanon and Palestine, those opposed to the Israeli enemy, a popular will, a popular Resistance and a popular culture, you are unable to inflict a defeat on them, regardless of any measure you can implement. That is why their (economic) battle (against us) is lost in advance.
But the condition for that, like in the military war, as in all previous challenges, is that we become aware of the essence of this (economic) war, that we understand their motive and goals, that we endure and that we make its objectives fail. And this is easy. Because if we maintain our determination, our resolve and our will, they will not be able to do anything.
Even (the US attempt) to isolate (Hezbollah) in the region (will be in vain). The fact that such country has no links with us, that another breaks relations with us, than another yet (accuses us) under a thousand false pretexts, as did Morocco just a few weeks ago without any basis of truth.
(Morocco) said that the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Iran, and submitted a folder to the Foreign Minister of Iran about the involvement of Hezbollah with the Polisario Front. The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs promised to keep me informed, and he did. I asked where is the folder, but there is no folder! The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs did not even provide a single file or piece of paper, although they claimed to have provided evidence and documents, but they refused to give even the sheet that… He had a sheet in his hand, from which he was reading (to the Iranian minister) the names (of Hezbollah members allegedly involved with the Polisario): so and so, so and so, so and so, so and so. (The Iranian minister) asked for the sheet, but (the Moroccan Minister) refused. Even this piece of paper (he read), he refused to give it!
Well, where is the evidence, where are the facts? Do you have videos, recordings, witnesses? Who are your witnesses? But there is absolutely nothing. (Morocco) said that so and so, so and so, so and so, so and so from Hezbollah… Moreover, some of these (Hezbollah members) have no involvement in the security and military operations, and these brothers mentioned work in very remote locations from each other, so it is clear that it is the Israeli intelligence that provided the names to Morocco, but there is no link between these (Hezbollah) brothers. (Morocco is merely asserting emphatically that) Hezbollah supports the Polisario, and it breaks its ties with Iran, (just like that).
While we have no relationship with the Polisario, not even political relations. I do not even take a position on this issue, that we have not studied, and on which we have no position, neither negative nor positive. In truth, there is no relationship between us, not even political, we have no contact, but we will see Morocco accuse us of having received the Polisario in Lebanon, of having visited them in their town –I do not even remember its name, it was the first time I was hearing of it–, of having provided them with support, training, training camps, weapons, etc.
Anyway, these accusations and actions are futile, they will have no result in terms of resolution and determination of the Resistance. Before 2000, when the Resistance has triumphed and achieved this feat of which we celebrate the 18th anniversary today (Lebanon’s Liberation), it had no regional relations. There was Iran and Syria, nothing else. We could have friendly relations with the Embassy of Algeria, the Sudanese Embassy, such or such country, but we did not have regional relations. Rather, many did not even dare to open links or contacts with us, because since 1992, we are on the list of terrorist organizations.
Today, on the occasion of the holiday of the Resistance and Liberation, which we celebrate to commemorate the South(-Lebanon) Liberation, today also, we address Syria, the Syrian leadership, the Syrian Arab Army, the Syrian people and all their loyal allies, and we congratulate them for the liberation of Damascus, the Damascus suburbs and the whole Damascus area in its entirety, freed from any danger and any (terrorist armed) organization, especially during this last battle against ISIS and the glorious victory that took place there, and now that all Syria goes from success to success, successes that set up the next stage (of reconstruction). Those who (like Hezbollah) take such positions must bear the consequences, and I declare that we are stronger, more determined and more present, and with God’s grace, these (diplomatic sanctions) will have absolutely no effect. […]
thank you for translating,
Secretary General Nasrallah wrote, “This Resistance in Lebanon, Palestine and the region, those people who demonstrate every Friday in Gaza are not mercenaries. They are defenders of a cause. These Resistants, and their people, their fellow countrymen, their families, their popular base and all who are with them, (Washington and its allies) must know that they are people of principle, patriots, humanists, defenders of a cause in which they believe (fervently), and for which they fight and are willing to sacrifice, and sacrifice their dearest ones and their children.”
For more than 70 years the Palestinians have “resisted” the Zionist occupation. What good has been accomplished? Nothing for the Muslim and Christian Arabs but death and morbidity by the hand of their occupiers who treat the people of Palestine with contempt and loathsomeness. The “Gentile Untermensch” will be made to disappear, not like in the ovens of Auschwitz but ground down into fine dust by their own lack of courage to fight the vile beast with the same lethality used on them by Israel.
The Palestinians willingly march to the Jewish abattoir chanting slogans of protest that only targets them with cowardly telescopes from afar that point to where lead bullets find human flesh and ends life abruptly. How can the Palestinians not see this is not the way to throw off the yoke of bondage?
Mr. Nasrallah, giver of noble words, needs to scold Hamas for allowing the deaths of innocent Gazans without retribution against their oppressors. The Palestinians must learn to not fear the killing of IDF thugs and in order to do that they have to acquire the weapons and training necessary to fight back.
Words of defiance and Gandhi-like acts have failed miserably. It’s time for something different; it’s time to shed the blood of the Israeli overlord.
I would feel very uncomfortable demanding that people make war against each other, while I sit safely at home in front of a computer screen.
Very uncomfortable.
Vot tak, as far as “making war against each other”, that is exactly what Israel has done. How else have they been able to steal Palestinian land? Palestine has no other choice, no country in the Middle East nor the sanctimonious United Nations will help them overthrow their Zionist oppressors, no one. Economic pressure such as the BDS movement will not stop Israel from continuing to illegally expand into the West Bank. Gaza is an open air prison and the people there are denied basic human rights due to Israel’s blatant acts of daily economic terror. The other Arab States and Iran are using the Palestinian people as a geographic buffer, the sacrificial lamb to keep Israel spending billions of shekels from their treasury to maintain this vainglorious occupation. As long as Israel has to keep its military busy murdering and harassing the Palestinians, they won’t be paying too much attention to Lebanon or Iran other than their typical hubris political threats.
The Arabs have to take up arms and fight their mortal enemy; it’s their only option left other than to face total oblivion. RIght now, the PLA (Palestinian Liberation Army) are fighting in Syria alongside the Syrian Arab Army to defeat the enemies of President Assad’s government. They are gaining live fire experience from the SAA in how to fight with courage and tenacity. They will return to Palestine as heroes and hopefully lead their people to freedom from their Zionist occupiers.
@PokeTheTruth
“The Arabs have to take up arms and fight their mortal enemy”
Well, sadly most of the Arabs couldn’t care less. They are to busy taking dictates from their American and Israeli masters. They sold out the Palestinian issue a long time ago, its just now becoming obvious to most of the world. They are worse then the Israelis themselves, we expected the Israelis to hate us, but to be stabbed in the back by people who claim to be “our brothers” is something bitter.
Now if you’re talking about the Palestinians specifically, I agree with you, but we are not living in a vacuum, and the situation isn’t as simple as the Palestinians picking up a gun and riding their land of the occupying hordes. Do you think while the Palestinians are trying to summon up their courage, and gather their supplies, that the Israelis are just going to sit on their hands and allow for this accumulation to take place? So this has to be done away from the eyes of this brutal monster. Look at how the media exaggerates the little soda bottle sized rockets the Palestinians shoot into the occupied lands, and look at how the media reacts when the Israelis go in with F-16’s and just raze Gaza to the ground? The Israelis have carte blanche to do whatever they please. However this accumulation is taking place, however slow it is, it is taking place. If your in Gaza the accumulation can only happen slowly, because of the geographical location. Its not the same as South Lebanon. If anyone deserves a scolding its the Egyptian leaders, who have no sense of honor, when they decided to close the Gaza crossing on their side. Also many are waking up to the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime, things are not taking place in a vacuum, it goes both ways.
“As long as Israel has to keep its military busy murdering and harassing the Palestinians, they won’t be paying too much attention to Lebanon or Iran other than their typical hubris political threats.”
I think its wrong to assume those countries have sold out the Palestinian cause, especially when they are the few left that actually still shine a light on it. As I said earlier the situation is a little more complex then black and white statements like this. It was Sayed Khomeini who created an entire holiday(Al-Quds day) to bring attention to the plight of the Palestinians, which by the way was commemorated this past Friday, while at the same day the Israelis had 250,000 people marching down Tel Aviv in a gay parade(just makes me laugh when they point to the bible to justify any of their supposed claims to the land). Israel is a classic bully, the reason they can’t do to Lebanon and Iran, what they do to Gaza, is because they know the repercussions will be far worse. Their was a time they occupied large parts of Lebanon, and treated them the same way they treat the Palestinians. Slowly but surely, Hizbullah was able to gather their strength and knock the Zionists back into the occupied areas. So the Israelis learned over time, that they cant just run around and do whatever they please to Hizbullah. God willing a time will come, when this can also apply to Gaza and the West Bank, but we are not there at the moment.
Also remember wars and battles aren’t only won in the battlefield. Even before entering the battlefield, the truth beats falsehood 100% of the time. Its just something within the definition of each word, something false can never stand next to something that is true. Even if it may appear to be so, once you enter into the battlefield, or any other arena. The way I see it, the Palestinians won this war since the first injustice. While the Israelis, no matter their military might, and their wealth, and support through out the world, were losers from the very beginning. It is just going to take time to play out. In the meanwhile, all you can hope for, is for the Palestinians to continue to be steadfast, and courageous in the face of the Zionist enemy. They have went against the odds for the past 70 years, and still kept their hope. I think we can all learn a valuable lesson from the Palestinians.
May Allah(swt) reward every martyr associated with the Palestinian cause with the highest levels of Paradise, and may Allah’s(swt) curse be upon their killers, accomplices, and every unjust ingrate who took pride in their oppression. Amin.
I have much to learn about how the Arab people think about their lives while their land is under weekly siege from a foreign invader. I thought that maybe Muslims are taught to accept this current status quo as written in some verses of the grand recitation of Islamic teachings.
As a Christian, I looked for answers in the Holy Qur’an, a divine work that comes not from man but from the God of Abraham (Allah) as taught to Muhammad (PBUH) by the angel Gabriel, Allah’s emissary. I read many historical references to the Hebrew Tanakh and the New Testament within this corpus of instruction. Both of these collective writings are part of our spiritual DNA to God; a tapestry of faith we only need to follow as our days unfold in the short journey of human life. So what does the Qur’an and the New Testament teach about fighting evil?
Al-Hajj, verse 40:
“Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them”
and verse 41:
“Those who have been driven out from their homes unjustly only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ — And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft commemorated. And Allah will surely help one who helps Him. Allah is indeed Powerful, Mighty —”
Having written this, Allah (God) has granted Muslims permission to defend themselves against injustice; so why aren’t they fighting the Zionists to recover what was stolen from them?
Jesus Christ has not abandoned the Christian Arabs either. In John 2:13:17, we read,
13: And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
14: And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; 16: And said unto them that sold doves, “Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.” 17: And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Here we learn that Christ was not above using violence to protect the purity of the temple. Christ’s love for God (Allah) filled him with rage against the moneychangers who defiled God’s earthly house. So must Christian Arabs react with the same fervor to protect their homes from unjust and illegal theft by the wickedness of the Zionists.
We Christians must emulate the teachings of Christ and respond with appropriate measure to the challenges we face during our life. For non-mortal injury we turn the other cheek to quickly diffuse the situation but for those who illegally claim our valuable property we have the right to defend ourselves with violence if necessary, as did Christ when he defended God’s house from the moneychangers.
Muslims must do the same, for Allah has granted them his divine mercy and love to protect his believers from unjust usurpations. It is the right path to follow.
@PokeTheTruth
No, we aren’t supposed to accept the status quo. Oppression is oppression and should not be tolerated under any circumstance. The situation as it exists today, shows how pitiful our state as Muslims has become. We decided to give in to the materialistic western view, we became sellouts, instead of understanding the warnings, and how flimsy these sorts of things are. In short, we got fooled by the life of this world. There are many things that led to this situation, and to explain would require a book I think. I also don’t think I’m fully qualified to answer that question. To keep it simple I would say all this just shows how far short humans fall without the grace of God(swt), and how we humans are a creature that needs constant remembrance, because we constantly get bit by the same snake. Now the way we see death, I can answer that for you, or maybe I should say the way we should see death. First, Allah(swt) is the only one capable of giving both life and death. So, a Muslim would understand that life is a gift, and even death is a gift. They would understand that only good can come from Allah(swt). We believe even if the whole world and everything in it wanted to keep us alive, but Allah(swt) wanted us dead, we would be dead, and it would be nothing for Allah(swt). Likewise, we also believe that if the entire world, and everything in it, wanted us dead, but Allah(swt) wanted us alive, we would be alive, and it would be nothing for Allah(swt). We also understand that the life of this world is a test, and pales in comparison to the life that comes hereafter. The last thing that’s important to know, is we also ultimately believe that good will triumph over evil, and truth over falsehood. Allah(swt) even tells us in the Quran that the evil ones are given more rope in this life, so they have no excuse when they eventually face judgement. Now if a Muslim truly understood all of this, then yes you are right we should be ready to sacrifice everything we have, to expel the Zionists from Palestine, but like I said earlier the Muslim ummah is backwards now, myself included. This injustice will not be allowed to go on forever, even if the Muslims/Christians/Palestinians decided to stay in their slumber forever, Allah(swt) will pick someone to bring retribution down on the heads of the Zionist, that I can guarantee you. Every oppressive regime eventually meets their doom, just look in the pages of history.
I think the verse’s you quoted are Surah Al Hajj verse 39 and 40. Yes you are right, there are many beautiful verse’s in the Quran which stipulate fighting for a just cause. I think the idea of Jihad is one of the most logical and beautiful laws that exists. That’s probably why the Zionist controlled MSM dragged that word through the mud, and they portrayed it with a very shallow view. It’s an absolute human right for the oppressed to be able to defend themselves. The Palestinians would certainly qualify under these verses, as their dignity has been trampled on by the Zionist land thieves. At the same time, we need to understand the disparity between the Zionists and the Palestinians when it comes to weapons capabilities. The Zionists can literally end the Palestinians in a few weeks if they really wanted to. I think if the situation ever becomes that dire, both Hizbullah and Iran would be forced to jump in. Yes, Prophet Jesus(as) was also against the early version of the Zionists(Pharisees). It’s the same struggle, it’s those who are fooled by the life of this world, against the wise, just men sent by Allah(swt) who saw things for what they are and spoke about a world far greater than this one. Its also one of the main reasons they still hold so much animosity towards the Messiah Jesus(as) and his holy mother(as), because they exposed their hypocrisy. Their lifestyle alone was a stance against those leaches of that time. Just as living a righteous lifestyle in our times would be a worthy stance against the oppressive tyrants of our times. You are a good person that’s why you want to see an end to this injustice. All I can ask for you is patience, and understand that one day whether its in the life of this world, or the life hereafter, or maybe both, these unjust tyrants and their lackeys will have to face justice before the Creator of all that exists.
Here are a few more verses from the Holy Quran on Jihad:
[4:74] Therefore let those fight in the way of Allah, who sell this world’s life for the hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of Allah, then be he slain or be he victorious, We shall grant him a mighty reward.
[4:75] And what reason have you that you should not fight in the way of Allah and of the weak among the men and the women and the children, (of) those who say: Our Lord! Cause us to go forth from this town, whose people are oppressors, and give us from Thee a guardian and give us from Thee a helper.
[4:76] Those who believe fight in the way of Allah, and those who dis- believe fight in the way of the Shaitan. Fight therefore against the friends of the Shaitan; surely the strategy of the Shaitan is weak.
[4:84] Fight then in Allah’s way; this is not imposed on you except In relation to yourself, and rouse the believers to ardor maybe Allah will re- strain the fighting of those who disbelieve and Allah is strongest in prowess and strongest to give an exemplary punishment.
Poke, how, pray tell, are the unarmed Palestinians to fight the heavily armed thugs of Zionazistan? In Zionazistan at the moment, the voices of the Israeli Right, theocratic and secular fascist, are openly speaking (rather than in private as they have done for decades)of finding a-dare I say-final solution to the Palestinian problem. As Smotrich, the Likud Deputy Knesset Speaker (who declared a couple of years ago that ‘Damascus belongs to the Jews’)has mused recently, Zionazistan faces a choice between eternal imprisonment for the Palestinians in ghettos, ‘transfer’ ie mass expulsion, or extermination. That’s what the Palestinians face-Evil not much different from that which imprisoned Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
MM, you ask how?
How are the Taliban able to thwart the most powerful military in the history of the world for more than a decade? I’m talking about men wearing turbans on their heads and flip-flops on their feet, principally fighting with small arms.
How are the Houthi rebels of Yemen able to continue the fight against the inept and cowardly Saudis and their coalition that includes U.S. ground forces? Tens of thousands of Yemeni have died in this ongoing 3 year war; people and their children are dying of malnutrition, and lack of primary triage care yet the Houtha are undeterred and fight on.
Why, why do they endure the misery, the pain, the suffering? Because freedom from tyranny is their only thought, not just for their own lives but for the future of their unborn to come. Just as the Taliban and the Houtha battle, so must the Palestinians fight to the very end, for death is better than to live in permanent bondage.
The type of guerrilla warfare you suggest can only work if you have some support from the local community. The Houthis could use it against the Saudi led attack on the Hudaydah port. They could let the the troops come in un contested and then just shoot them one by one in the street.
This tactic worked well in Lebanon in the 80s, Israel could not continue to sustain the losses and had to leave.
This strategy can not work for the Palestinians in trying to take ground off the Israelis because they will not have the support of the Israeli population.
All types of warfare have been tried against Israel over the last 70 years and all have failed. Israel is now stronger than ever and fewer Arab countries are willing to help.
Continuing the armed struggle is loosing ground every day. Possibly the only card left is to accept Israel completely and then play the apartheid card.
Maybe the Palestinians should employ the same tactics as the Jewish Haganah and Irgun Terrorists did,the whole bloody state came out of terrorism,demonstrating at the Gaza fence won’t get anything done other than more people killed.
I do agree with you to a degree. But you have to understand that most Palestinians have not had a chance to dwell in the luxury of information you have had.
And this does not only affect Palestine but the Arab world at large, that is duped by the empire.
The truth is that the Palestinians have made so many bad decisions in the past, so much mutiny and moral corruption from their leaders. They simple haven’t had literate leaders! Hamas itself got support from Israel at its inception, do people remember? It was to counter PLO that Israel fostered Hamas. Not that i find even PLO as anywhere a serious threat to the Israeli occupation. (Most of PLO was corrupt as hell)
If one remembers the side the Palestinians took when the conflict in Syria started it was on the empires side. Hamas was publicly siting Saudi propaganda against Syria. Later on the music changed its tune, when Egypt closed down the border and Saudis indicated that they wanted to sell Palestine for small change money.
I always find it a little amusing that both Iranians and Hezbollah always mention the Palestinians as part of the “resistance”, while the truth is, only some factions in Palestine are part of the “resistance”. Hezbollah and Iranians would argue that the whole situation is part of the resistance, and well that may be true, but ask most Palestinians, they would argue otherwise.
If one looks into how popular Hezbollah or for that matter Iran and the resistance is in Palestine, you will see its not that great. Most of them are “domesticated” and are delusional. But i guess most people would be after living in a hell created by the empire for 70 years?!
But the main point is that most Arabs have lost their moral compass due to having illiterate leaders. Thank god that at least few people like Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has stood up and defended the Arab integrity, and morality.
Nasrallah as aways tells it like it is:
Hezbollah does not seek war, but it also does not fear it.
The 2006 victory over the child-murderers still rings fresh today.
As long as Hezbollah exists the war-criminals have to live in fear.
Nasrallah the master strategist, astute statesman and fearless warrior.
I recently watched two documentaries on how Israel is becoming the world’s top cyber superpower. In one of them it is explained that every Palestinian citizen is constantly surveilled, making it nearly impossible to organize resistance.
Very important and quite sobering watch if you have not yet seen these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca-C3voZwpM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYE9UgmVrfU&t=39s
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As this article pertains to Hizbulla, I think it belongs here, as well. Especially given s.w.a.r.m.’s attack on Hizbulla here in the comment section.
Assad: Hezbollah not leaving Syria yet, war against terrorism to continue
https://www.rt.com/news/429654-assad-syria-war-hezbollah/
“The battle is long and ongoing…. but in the end Hezbollah is a basic element in this war – the battle is long, and the need for these military forces will continue for a long time. When there is a need, and when Hezbollah, Iran, or others believe that terrorism has been eliminated, they will tell us that they want to go home,” Assad told Iranian Al-‘Alam TV on Wednesday.
In his interview with the Iranian news outlet, Assad accused Israel of having no “conviction” or “morality” with respect to international law, when it comes to launching raids to protect terrorists.
“Since the beginning of the war, particularly when it started to have a clear military nature on the southern front in particular, the Israelis used to shell Syrian forces continuously, and consequently provide direct support to the terrorists. Israeli artillery and aircraft are the terrorists’ artillery and aircraft,” Assad said.
Syria will continue to build up its air defenses to tackle Israeli aggression and will continue to fight the jihadists to secure its sovereignty, the Syrian president vowed.
“The more these capabilities improve; the response will be better and higher. But, in fact, the strongest response to Israel now is to strike the Israeli army existing in Syria which consists practically of the terrorists,” Assad stressed.
When asked bluntly by Hosein Murtada of Al-Alam if Damascus considers the militants terrorizing Syrians to be a de-facto “Israeli army” on the ground, Assad replied that they are “acting clearly and starkly in Israel’s interest.”
“The first acts they carried out were attacks against the air defense systems. What is the link between air defense systems and the terrorists acting as infantry on the ground? This was an Israeli order. It was an Israeli-American order because it is the same thing. So, they are Israel’s army inside Syria; and the first strike against Israel, politically, militarily, and in every other area, is to strike Israel’s terrorists inside Syria, whether they belong to ISIS, al-Nusra, or the other,” the 52-year-old Syrian leader explained.
Assad went on to claim that the war in Syria is a standoff between two axes, one represented by the US, Israel, and regional “Arab and non-Arab states,” and the real anti-terrorist axis, comprising forces fighting alongside Damascus.
“So, there can be only one result for this confrontation, that is, the victory of one of these axes,” Assad said. “At least, as far as the anti-terrorist axis is concerned, it will not give up the process of cleaning Syria and the region of terrorism and will not give up on the unity of Syrian territory.”