Hassan Nasrallah

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (born 31 August 1960) is the Secretary General of the Lebanese paramilitary and political party Hezbollah.

1990s

 * And on this last day of the century, I promise Israel that it will see more suicide attacks, for we will write our history with blood.
 * Speech at a Hezbollah rally in Beirut (31 December 1999).
 * Source: Bruns International / Associated Press.

2000

 * Even if [an agreement] is signed we will continue to view [Israel] as an illegitimate and illegal entity”
 * Al-Hayat (2 January 2000)
 * Source: Britain Israel Communication & Research Centre


 * I am against any reconciliation with Israel. I do not even recognize the presence of a state that is called "Israel." I consider its presence both unjust and unlawful.
 * The Washington Post. (2 February 2000). Interview conducted by Antoine K. Kehdy of Middle East Insight magazine.
 * Source: Interview


 * As we see, this is an illegal state; it is a cancerous entity and the root of all the crises and wars and cannot be a factor in bringing about a true and just peace in this region. Therefore, we cannot acknowledge the existence of a state called Israel, not even far in the future, as some people have tried to suggest. Time does not cancel the legitimacy of the Palestinian claim.
 * On Egyptian television (6 February 2000)
 * Source: Britain Israel Communication & Research Centre

2001

 * It is our pride that the Great Satan (U.S.) and the head of despotism, corruption and arrogance in modern times considers us as an enemy that should be listed in the terrorism list.
 * United Press International. (4 November 2001)
 * Source: Camera: Hassan Nasrallah: In His Own Words.

2002

 * Let the entire world hear me. Our hostility to the Great Satan [America] is absolute [...] Regardless of how the world has changed after 11 September, Death to America will remain our reverberating and powerful slogan: Death to America.
 * Al-Manar, BBC Monitoring. (27 September 2002)
 * Source: Camera: Hassan Nasrallah: In His Own Words.


 * [T]he Jews will gather from all parts of the world into occupied Palestine, not in order to bring about the anti-Christ and the end of the world, but rather that Allah the Glorified and Most High wants to save you from having to go to the ends of the world [to kill them], for they have gathered in one place–they have gathered in one place–and there the final and decisive battle will take place.
 * Source: Speech Transcription and translation

2005

 * Israel is our enemy. This is an aggressive, illegal, and illegitimate entity, which has no future in our land. Its destiny is manifested in our motto: 'Death to Israel.'"
 * Al-Manar television (2 February 2005)
 * Source: Britain Israel Communication & Research Centre

2006

 * There is no solution to the conflict in this region except with the disappearance of Israel.
 * The Age. (15 July 2006)
 * Source: Little choice for a defiant Israel.


 * The elite are the men of religion, political leaders, media and press people, and teachers. Everyone can understand the truth and know what is right. These have the responsibility of showing this right and truth to the people. They should not remain silent....It is the responsibility of people to look for right and truth. As they hear me now, they should not accept everything I say. Even the masses of Hezbollah and the resistance should not do so....Forget what my faith is and what yours is. Hear what I say and see what I do and hear what others say and see what they do, and then decide.
 * Interview with Al-Manar television (31 October 2006)


 * Today, the Israelis tightened the noose on the mass media in northern occupied Palestine and occupied Palestine. No one can report any news or broadcast any footage. [News reports] are subject to the Israeli censorship which permits and disseminates them. Even you at Al-Jazeera Channel were subjected to arrests, interrogation, restricted activities, and the like. Why do the Israelis resort to concealing the truth on the other side? Why? Do they do that only because they accuse the media outlets of setting the coordinates? This is nonsense. We have the coordinates of these Israeli settlements and military positions in the north, centre, or in any part of occupied Palestine. We do not need anybody to give us information, images, or the like. In that case, they want to conceal the true scene of the war on the other side because it will have definite impact on the Israeli street and media and the morale of the Israelis.
 * Hassan Nasrallah, Al-Jazeera interviews Hezbollah chief Al-Jazeera (20 July 2006)


 * "It is unacceptable, it is forbidden, to harm the innocent [...] To have Iraqis confronting the occupation army, this is natural. But if there are American tourists, or intellectuals, doctors, or professors who have nothing to do with this war, they are innocent, even though they are Americans, and it is forbidden. It is not acceptable to harm them."
 * Interview with Robin Wright, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401401_pf.html The Washington Post (16 July 2006)

2013

 * The elimination of Israel is not only a Palestinian interest. It is the interest of the entire Muslim world and the entire Arab world.
 * The Iranian Regime on Israel's Right to Exist The Atlantic

2023

 * "The United States has announced a clear and shameful project, which it embraced and is promoting day and night. It has to do with spreading homosexuality around the world. It calls for abnormal, deviant, and depraved relations between two men or two women."
 * Translation into English from Arabic by MEMRI, Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah On Quran-Burning Incident: Like Imam Khamenei Said, Sweden Has Gone Into 'Battle-Array For War' With The Islamic Nation; Swedish Government Should Consult With Shari'a Expert On What That Entails (22 July 2023)


 * This glorious, blessed large scale operation was one hundred per cent Palestinian in terms of decision and execution [...] The Palestinians had kept it secret.
 * We are entitled to take pride in them. We must remain firm with certainty that they are rewarded in paradise... Those fallen martyrs are alive in God’s paradise.
 * "Hamas's attack on Israel was a 'glorious jihadi operation', says Hezbollah leader - follow latest", The Telegraph (London, 3 November 2023)
 * On the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel

Disputed

 * Martyrdom operations - suicide bombings - should be exported outside Palestine. I encourage Palestinians to take suicide bombings worldwide. Don't be shy about it.
 * Quoted in . The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation stated that "no record of those remarks could be found, and the Canadian embassy in Beirut has tried and failed to document the quotes."

Video clips

 * Hizbullah Nasrallah: Israel Is Weaker Than a Spider Web (January 2007)
 * Nasrallah speaking on Martyrs Day [Eng Sub]

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