Nasrallah Denies Having Chemical Arms, Says Abducting Innocents Won't Alter Party Stance on Syria

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Nasrallah: In the name of Hizbullah, I welcome the pope's visit to Lebanon. over 11 years
Nasrallah: We did not approve the abductions and we don't see any use in the kidnappings that happened in Lebanon. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I call on the abductors to release the abductees if they are seeking freedom and justice. If you want a good relation with the Shiites in Lebanon, you should not act like this or use innocents to pressure a certain group into changing their opinion as that will not lead to any result. over 11 years
Nasrallah: If someone wants to convince us of a certain stance on Syria, we are ready to discuss that, but it is not rational to take hostages and pressure their families in order to ask us to change our stance. If you are really seeking freedom, then you should not kidnap innocent people. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Should PM Miqati resign and the government collapse, we will not be able to form another government before six months and the country does not need a political vacuum. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The current government is not less productive than the previous governments. It is a productive government and we believe that some parties want to push things to chaos. We believe that stability can be maintained through the survival of the current government. over 11 years
Nasrallah: It's a grave mistake to give the events in Syria a sectarian dimension ... Sectarianism would destroy or partition Syria. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and the states concerned must support dialogue in Syria. The rational solution lies in ending the fighting and resorting to dialogue, which would protect us all. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The Americans sent many suicide bombers to blow up Shiite and Sunni mosques and churches in Iraq. The U.S. is satisfied with the Syrian scene and Israel's dream is chaos in the region. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The consequences of military intervention in Syria cannot be predicted or guaranteed and who said that the Americans want to settle the situation in Syria. The U.S. want the crisis to drag on in Syria and the destruction of the entire country. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I rule out foreign military intervention in Syria. The Americans are negotiating with the Taliban and they are not ready to go to a new war. over 11 years
Nasrallah: A Saudi official told an Iranian official that the solution in Bahrain is the return of people to their homes. We are not saying that the Syrian regime must not undergo changes. over 11 years
Nasrallah: A key Arab state that is supporting the armed rebellion in Syria has asked President Assad to end the threat to Israel and severe ties with Iran and Hizbullah. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Some countries want to oust the entire regime, not only President Bashar Assad. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Yes, even after all these victims a political settlement and dialogue are possible in Syria and Lebanon can be an example as 200,000 people were killed in the civil war. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The opposition rejected dialogue and demanded the fall of the regime, but no regime in the world would accept that, especially if it has a vision. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The Syrian regime was willing to engage in dialogue and make reforms, that's why our stance on Syria was different because the regime in Syria is different. over 11 years
Nasrallah: If we want to tackle the Syrian crisis according to these criterions, there is an anti-Israel regime in Syria that also fought the American forces in Iraq. They might say that it did not liberate the Golan, but it made greater achievements while they failed to do anything. over 11 years
Nasrallah: After the Tunisian revolution, we said we cannot remain silent anymore and that we needed to follow unchangeable criteria. The first criterion is the stance of any Arab regime on Israel. If this regime is against the resistance scheme then we would support the revolutionaries who are trying to topple it. The second criterion is whether this regime is willing to engage in dialogue or not. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Hizbullah was distancing itself from the events in the Arab region and we were saying don't expect us to engage in any domestic conflict. over 11 years
Nasrallah: What I heard from the decision makers in Iran is that the retaliation will be very strong and that it will not be limited to targets inside Israel but will also target U.S. bases in the region. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I rule out an aggression by the Israeli enemy against Iran and I believe that Netanyahu and Barak are trying to blackmail the Americans in order to obtain billions of dollars or advanced missiles from the U.S. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Another camp in Israel is saying that the feasibility of a possible war with Iran needs discussion and that the cost would be too high. The Winograd Report said Israel is not ready for war. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Netanyahu and Barak are serious about going to a battle with Iran. The nuclear issue is an excuse to strike Iran although it is not real. These two men want to drag the Americans and some Arab countries into war. over 11 years
Nasrallah: Our choices are unlimited and all options are on the table. Barak once told his soldiers that they might return to Lebanon and I told the resistance fighters to get ready for a day when they might have to enter the Galilee region and this option is still on the table. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I reassure every friend and every foe that we are at ease and that we are very optimistic despite all the transformations in Syria and the entire region. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The rockets of the Islamic Resistance can hit any target in occupied Palestine (Israel). We have the ability to hit painful targets and the Israelis realize that and are taking that into their consideration. over 11 years
Nasrallah: If the Israelis cross the limits in their aggression, we will not abide by any limits, but the use of chemical weapons is haram (forbidden in Islam). We don't have chemical weapons and we don't need chemical weapons. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I'm surprised by some Lebanese politicians who overlook Israel's threats. When Israel threatens to destroy Lebanon, our duty is to say that this era is over. We must defend our sovereignty and launch a threat that is based on facts and a balance of terror. over 11 years
Nasrallah: I'm not saying that the revolutions were an American conspiracy, but all the events are being exploited to deviate attention from the Palestinian cause. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The Resistance is our essence and nature and one cannot abandon his essence. I tell the public opinion that there are major efforts aimed at making them forget the Palestinian cause ... Whatever the differences, Palestine will remain the cause and our stance will not change whatever the transformations may be. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The political strategies were shaping up to be in the interest of the Resistance, but when the weapons and money started flowing into Syria and it became the focus of the media, we entered a period of doubt. over 11 years
Nasrallah: What happened in Egypt was worrisome for the Israelis. over 11 years
Nasrallah: The transformations before the Syrian crisis were in favor of the resistance movements, such as the revolutions in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Bahrain, and we know the new movements and their stances on the resistance, Palestine and Israel. over 11 years
Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an interview on al-Mayadeen TV: We are before major transformations in the region and the world, which will produce a new regional order and a new world order. over 11 years

Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday denied that his group possesses chemical weapons and stressed that the abduction of “innocent people” in Syria cannot force his party to change its stances on the Syrian crisis.

“If the Israelis cross the limits in their aggression, we will not abide by any limits … but the use of chemical weapons is haram (forbidden in Islam). We don't have chemical weapons and we don't need chemical weapons,” said Nasrallah in an interview on the Beirut-based, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen television.

At the end of July, a number of Israeli officials warned against a possible transfer of Syrian chemical weapons to Hizbullah. The Syrian regime, gripped by an unprecedented revolt for 18 months, admitted in July for the first time that it possessed chemical weapons and threatened to use them in the event of foreign military intervention.

Nasrallah, who rarely grants interviews, said that in the case of "enemy attacks" against Lebanon, Hizbullah would not be content to "defend itself" but would also "enter Galilee".

“Our choices are unlimited and all options are on the table. (Israeli Defense Minister Ehud) Barak once told his soldiers that they might return to Lebanon and I told the resistance fighters to get ready for a day when they might have to enter the Galilee region and this option is still on the table,” Nasrallah said.

In February 2011, Nasrallah threatened that Hizbullah would invade this region of northern Israel in the event of an Israeli attack.

Nasrallah again warned that “the rockets of the Islamic Resistance can hit any target in occupied Palestine (Israel).”

“We have the ability to hit painful targets and the Israelis realize that and are taking that into their consideration,” he added.

“I'm surprised by some Lebanese politicians who overlook Israel's threats. When Israel threatens to destroy Lebanon, our duty is to say that this era is over. We must defend our sovereignty and launch a threat that is based on facts and a balance of terror,” Nasrallah continued.

He reassured “every friend and every foe that we are at ease and that we are very optimistic despite all the transformations in Syria and the entire region.”

While ruling out a future Israeli war against Iran, Hizbullah’s main regional ally, Nasrallah said he had information from Iranian leaders that "the retaliation from Tehran will be great" in the event of an Israeli attack.

"Iran will not be conciliatory in the case of a strike against its nuclear facilities," he said, indicating that the Islamic Republic could even retaliate by targeting "American bases in the region."

“I rule out an aggression by the Israeli enemy against Iran and I believe that (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and Barak are trying to blackmail the Americans in order to obtain billions of dollars or advanced missiles from the U.S.,” he added.

Asked about the Syrian crisis, Nasrallah said “even after all these victims a political settlement and dialogue are possible in Syria.”

“Lebanon can be an example where 200,000 people were killed” in the civil war, he noted.

“Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and the states concerned must support dialogue in Syria. The rational solution lies in ending the fighting and resorting to dialogue, which would protect us all,” said Nasrallah.

He noted that some countries want to oust the entire regime, not only President Bashar Assad.

“A key Arab state that is supporting the armed rebellion in Syria has asked President Assad to end the threat to Israel and severe ties with Iran and Hizbullah, and a Saudi official told an Iranian official that the solution in Bahrain is the return of people to their homes. We are not saying that the Syrian regime must not undergo changes,” added Nasrallah.

Justifying Hizbullah’s support for the Syrian regime after backing popular uprisings in other Arab countries, Nasrallah said: “The Syrian regime was willing to engage in dialogue and make reforms, that's why our stance on Syria was different because the regime in Syria is different.”

“There is an anti-Israel regime in Syria that also fought the American forces in Iraq. They might say that it did not liberate the Golan, but it made greater achievements while they failed to do anything,” he added.

Hizbullah’s leader ruled out foreign military intervention in Syria, noting that “the Americans are negotiating with the Taliban and they are not ready to go to a new war.”

“The consequences of military intervention in Syria cannot be predicted or guaranteed and who said that the Americans want to settle the situation in Syria. The U.S. wants the crisis to drag on in Syria and the destruction of the entire country,” he noted.

“The Americans sent many suicide bombers to blow up Shiite and Sunni mosques and churches in Iraq. The U.S. is satisfied with the Syrian scene and Israel's dream is chaos in the region,” Nasrallah charged.

He warned that “it's a grave mistake to give the events in Syria a sectarian dimension.”

“Sectarianism would destroy or partition Syria,” Nasrallah cautioned.

Addressing the issue of the Lebanese abductees in Syria, Nasrallah called on the abductors to release them “if they are really seeking freedom and justice.”

“If you want a good relation with the Shiites in Lebanon, you should not act like this or use innocents to pressure a certain group into changing their opinion as that will not lead to any result,” Nasrallah noted.

“If someone wants to convince us of a certain stance on Syria, we are ready to discuss that, but it is not rational to take hostages and pressure their families in order to ask us to change our stance,” he added.

Syrian rebels abducted 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims on May 22 in the northern Syrian town of Aazaz. The abductors have claimed that some of the hostages are Hizbullah members and demanded an apology from Nasrallah over his stances on the Syrian uprising. Hizbullah has denied the claims.

Asked about the counter-kidnappings of Syrians and Turks that happened in Lebanon, Nasrallah said: “We did not approve the abductions and we don't see any use in the kidnappings that happened in Lebanon.”

Asked about Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s government, Nasrallah said “the current government is not less productive than the previous governments.”

“It is a productive government and we believe that some parties want to push things to chaos. We believe that stability can be maintained through the survival of the current government,” he noted.

“Should PM Miqati resign and the government collapse, we will not be able to form another government before six months and the country does not need a political vacuum,” Nasrallah warned.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 29
Thumb primesuspect over 11 years

Thumb up if you beleive Nasrallah remain in his rat hole in the upcoming year ! ;-)

Thumb benzona over 11 years

Shut up FT!

Default-user-icon Bubba (Guest) over 11 years

The concept of balance of terror went the way of the dodo bird on July 13 2006. Hasssan forgot that before 2006 he gave assurances to the people of south Lebanon that they can safely build along the border because Israeli would never dare attack because there is a balance of terror.

Default-user-icon Abou 3adal (Guest) over 11 years

"New World Order' ?? only 1 type of people use this term my friends "zionist" when you talk like this it only shows that u are affiliated with israel your less then 1% of the world how will you change the world with your less then 1% of weapons ?? you cant even infiltrate in the Druze towns :s??

Missing samiam over 11 years

blah blah blah

basically excuses to justify HA having its arms against the Israeli threat while ignoring the Syrian daily incursions and shelling of Lebanon. What a frigging hypocrite.

Thumb jadski over 11 years

u r a scumbad mowaten. YOUR Border ? YOU wont get dragged into war against YOUR only viable neighbor ?? u r hilarious , who do u think you are ?? All of Lebanon's
"Neighbors" don't give a sh*t about Lebanon. None of them care about the people, advancement, security, or our lives. This includes Palestinians, Israelis, Syrians, Egyptians, KSA, Iran, and the Sh*ts who call themselves HA. They have all destroyed and divided OUR country and created borders and "redlines" within OUR neighborhoods. if war breaks our i doubt u will be at the front lines defending YOUR precious borders. u and your whole family will scurry off to NOT IRAN

Missing cedars over 11 years

What are you offering to the Lebanese state to build the country and constitution? You talk about Egypt, they already have a peace treaty with Israel, all we hear from you is what your masters in Iran keep asking you to announce, so when they expect you to fall off the cliff and fight a nuclear Jewish state with those rocks that they gave you, the entire Lebanese state will pay the price as usual for your stupidity.

Default-user-icon afif (Guest) over 11 years

hasan trust me you dont know what ur talking about ur gonna kill us all because of ur stupidity and for the favour that u wanna do to iran ? fucking idiot understand one thing israel wont hesitate to use NO conventional weapons if they will feel the real danger are u listening u little idiot ?? no one wanna die because of a psycho like you go find urself a job and stop playing with the lebanese citizens and the state of lebanon

Missing bistonie over 11 years

Does anyone know who this Ibn haram's father is??? I think even himself he doesn't know because his mom slept with so many men. That's his religion molesting and raping and lying. The Safavids are the scum of the earth

Thumb bigsami over 11 years

More like buying time when they come for his head. He thinks that with his mickey mouse weapons no one can stop him......can't wait till he is buried along side his butcher partner Assad!

Missing mohammad_ca over 11 years

The last time Israel bombed Lebanon was in 2006 ... the last time ASSad bombed Lebanon was yesterday...

Missing mohammad_ca over 11 years

I challenge the one idiot who has 18 accounts and is disliking the comments that make sense on here to actually REPLY to this comment...

Thumb Bandoul over 11 years

The pattern is obvious, the suspect is known. There is no need to challenge him. He is on a mission of antagonism. The more attention you give him the more accounts he will create.

Missing gabby3 over 11 years

The biggest enemy of Lebanon is the black turbaned traitor devil. He is a cancer inside the country. He has been speaking twice per week for 6 months trying in vain to misdirect the truth with his venomous propaganda. May he go to hell soon.

Missing gabby3 over 11 years

“We have the ability to hit painful targets and the Israelis realize that and are taking that into their consideration,” he added.

What he means is that he will try to hit the Israeli nuclear sites......this would nuke Palestinians too.....it would also mean mini-nukes on Lebanon. This guy is a psycho.

Default-user-icon The Truth (Guest) over 11 years

Syria was fighting the americans in Iraq? What a mockery. The same people that fought the americans in Iraq are now exploding on Assad's head after his regime armed and let them cross into the war zone through the Syrian border. Assad has killed over 26 thousand people, Qaddafi and Mubarak and Saleh and the Bahraini rulers combined didn't kill that many of their own people and yet he stands with Assad. In Bahrain, the amount of people killed by the government oppression of protests is less than 100, but somehow that's a huge deal while in Syria it's not...

Thumb lebanon_first over 11 years

I think HA hired a pimpled teenager to create accounts in naharnet to downthumb all comments. This idiotic downthumber is not very educated in english. He is downthumbing all

Default-user-icon Truth (Guest) over 11 years

There are no innocents within the socalled pilgrims you thug! The only innocent has been liberated. The others are Hizbollah criminal operatives. However, the innocents are the ones taken hostage in Lebanon, with your blessing, if not under your instructions! Work on the release of those Lebanese rotting in Syrian prisons for decades ! Those in Lebanon who have claimed in the past that there were no more Lebanese unjustly arrested in Syrian prisons, should have their tongues cut today!

Missing lqu7 over 11 years

The fact that Nasrallah can threaton Israel in its entirety is an acheivement in itself. This should be taken as a point of pride, even if you oppose HA's ideology (God knows I do). The Israelis are scum and cannot survive 2 weeks without the American umbilical cord, and Nasrallah is their daily rmeinder of this fact.

Missing phillipo over 11 years

You really believe that Nasrallah and his Hizballah terrorist can possibly threaten Israel? You must be living in cloud cuckoo land.
Does your comment on Israel include the over a million Israeli Moslems, Christians, and Druze or are you just anti-semitic?
Just remember it is Nasrallah who is hiding in his rat hole and is frightened to go out, whilst the Israeli leaders move around freely.
So I don't think that Nasrallah is their daily reminder, but rather their daily laugh.

Default-user-icon abu hadi (Guest) over 11 years

hi guys, i see you're wasting lot of time in writing those pathetic comments. Why don't you do what you're good at, like smoke a shisha, hang around with the guys in cafes, and leave this guy alone. he doesn't give a shit for all of you.... of all what you say, even if you support him, he doesn't give a damn! he's chosen his path, and you have chosen yours, and you can't change anything no matter what you do and say! even if you keep shouting forever, even if you invite americans and israeilis to extract him or to destroy beirut over his head. maximum you can kill him, but even if you could guess what???.... you'll be doing him a big favor, because that's what he wishes to and prays for. So trust me guys no matter what you do, you are losers!

Thumb applepie over 11 years

We are not ghosts nor are we ghost accounts.
And I for one would gladly habe Naharnet show my name everytime I THUMBS DOWN one of you losers as I honestly am not bothered to write/comment/respond to your idiocy and so I just give you a thumbs down :)

By all means... let the DATA be public.

Thumb benzona over 11 years

FT: You think that people can't surf anonymously? anyone with a pea brain like yours can use anonymous proxies. Imagine what, smarter people like us can do. Of course you can't, you're intellectually limited. mouahahahaha

Thumb benzona over 11 years

I like FT, Love is a strong word. BUTTTT I don't like the way he tries to make a point by using numerous aliases.

Naharnet would be so boring without him, I'm ready to stop voting down anyone and just vote up good comments if that can help clear the grounds.

Thumb applepie over 11 years

I'd hate to see the stuff you're made of...

Missing phillipo over 11 years

What utter nonsense.
Israel and all democratic countries of the world would very much like to see democracy taking over in all the states you mention.
Israel doesn't need any single person in Syria, but would much like to see a peace loving government in Damascus, which would reach a peace agreement with her, just as Egypt and Jordan have done.

Missing freedom1 over 11 years

Which one of you Hasan lovers deleted my comment .

Thumb Bandoul over 11 years

@ Mr. Nasrallah, you are a non-Lebanese actor, an employee of the Iranian Regime and a puppet in its nuclear aspirations. We reject everything that comes out of your mouth as lies and disinformation designed to keep your followers in line. The rest of us, I suspect, you already know, think you are just following your foreign orders. The next time you drag us into war, all of us will loose, including Israel because neither Iran or Israel has the political will and courage of conviction to finish the job one way or another and spare the world at large and Lebanon specifically, the agony of your conflict once and for all.

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