Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed
Hassan Nasrallah, on 16 February 2017, on the occasion of the annual
commemoration of the martyr leaders (ENG SUB)
Part one : Why Israel Fears a War against
Hezbollah
Part two : The End of the Two-States
Illusion Announces the Liberation of Palestine
Transcript :
I
[...] Dear brothers and sisters, for this annual commemoration of Hezbollah's
martyred leaders, we always make sure that the main theme of our speech is that
which relates to the Israeli enemy. Let me address it in two aspects: first,
the Lebanese aspect, and secondly, the Palestinian aspect.
In Lebanon, as regards the Israeli issue, during the last
weeks and months, we have heard many Israeli statements, analyzes and
assessments. Similarly, a number of conferences were organized, especially at
the beginning of the new Gregorian year. We also heard new estimates, Israeli
statements on the strategic situation of the region, and in these conferences,
Presidents, ministers, generals, personalities, professors spoke. Much of what
has been said before and after has been published.
In summary - I am talking about the essential point, not
to dwell on the considerations that led to this conclusion - it is the
continuous intimidation against Lebanon, the evocation of a third war on
Lebanon, the scenarios of this war and what Israel will do in Lebanon during
the Third Lebanon War. And everything you want in terms of statements,
speeches, declarations, threats, intimidations, and so on. I want to dwell a
bit on this.
Of course, the Israeli position, even at the level of the
assessment of the situation, is developing with regard to Lebanon and Hezbollah
in particular: for example, they speak of the “strategic threat”, the “essential
threat” , the “main threat”. This year, they raised us and put us in first position.
Of course, it is a matter of pride for Hezbollah, but it
is a dangerous sign from the strategic point of view. When Israel considers
that the Arab countries pose no threat, that the Arab armies are no longer a
threat, that the only threat is the Syrian army, but that its rank has
diminished due to its monopoly and exhaustion in the (Syrian) war. And in all
this atmosphere, Hezbollah finds itself in the first position.
And Iran, which is several hundred kilometers away from
occupied Palestine, is in second position and Palestinian resistance is in
third place. This is as far as Lebanon is concerned.
These threats and intimidations are of course not new. It
has always seemed that there is an Israeli objective of continuously pressuring
the Lebanese people and the people of Lebanon and especially on the (popular)
basis of the Resistance in Lebanon. Enormous and continuous pressure on the
nerves, on morale, to keep us in a situation (of continuous pressure), with
constant threats of war (Israeli) against Lebanon pronounced by this or that
personality. And recently, after Trump's arrival in the US Presidency, these
analyzes and assessments come back again and again.
Of course, I do not want to challenge or confirm the
seriousness of these remarks, but I invite the Lebanese people, the inhabitants
of Lebanon and all the residents of Lebanon, because all are concerned with
this issue, whether they are permanent residents, refugees or displaced
persons, Palestinians or Syrians, (I call) all the people who are on Lebanese
territory to consider this question in this aspect, with this conscience:
First of all, we have been hearing this since the end of
the July 2006 war. That is why many felt that in 2007 there would be the third
Lebanon war. Others said 2008. 2008 has passed, and they have (predicted war
for) 2009. 2009 has passed, they said 2010. 2010 ended, they said 2011, etc.
Same thing for 2016.
Well, in the 11 years of the July (2006) war, and every
day after the July war, we heard the (incessant) announcements of the Third
Lebanon War, the coming revenge, the threats , The promises, the destruction,
the doctrine of Dahiyeh, the destruction of Lebanon's infrastructure, and so
on. Well, it's been 11 years already, and thank God, everything is fine and
everything will be fine if God wills : we are safe, safe and at peace, the
South (of Lebanon) is safe, like the Western Bekaa, Hasbaya, all Lebanon is
safe. Now, there are certainly incidents that happen from time to time, but
still. Well, here's the first point. Eleven years have passed. Who can say
(with certainty) that (the war will be) 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020? Only God knows.
That's the first point.
Second, the political developments on which some declarations
are based concern Trump. Trump could effectively allow Israel, the Israeli
enemy, to launch a war against Lebanon to put an end to Hezbollah. Of course,
there is a political debate on this issue, namely, what is the priority of the
new American administration in the region, because until now we understand
nothing, because of the persistent dispute within the region American
administration between the individual leadership (Trump) and that of the
organizations (Deep State), and as they say in Lebanese, it is total blurring,
it is not known if Trump goes left, right, we do not understand anything about anything.
But in any case, this point does not scare us, even if
this analysis was true. Even if the analysis that Trump will allow Netanyahu to
launch a war against Lebanon, or even that he will encourage it, more than
allow it (was true). Does the issue of the war against Lebanon stop only with
US authorization or US encouragement? I'm saying no.
I will repeat one thing that I have already said in order
to confirm it and to root the idea in the minds. See, O our brothers, our
sisters, our people, the peoples of the region. For Israel, the political
conditions for launching a war against Lebanon are permanently present. They
are present at all times. US protection is present at all times. And
unfortunately, Arab protection is present, and almost permanently. The Arab protection
that allowed Israel to attack Lebanon in 2006 is even more present than in
2006, for many and varied reasons that I do not want to mention now.
For Israel, it is only a question ... - on the contrary,
there are now Arab countries ready to finance the Israeli war and even to pay
interest on the (war) costs incurred (by Israel). For they consider that,
ultimately, Hezbollah is part of a front, an Axis that has hindered many of
their harmful projects in the region. For Israel, the question is not one of US
permission, US protection, Arab protection, or anything like that. For Israel,
and especially after the July 2006 war, especially after the Gaza wars and the
2014 war on Gaza, is that if they want to launch a war against Lebanon, as they
themselves say - it’s not an analysis of my own) -, will they win this war? Are
they going to get a clear, decisive victory, achieving their goals with as few
losses as possible regarding the (Israeli) enemy and the home front? That is
the (real) question. The fundamental question for Israel is this.
And it has no relationship with either Trump, or with
Obama, or with anyone, in any way. And this means in particular that what the
Resistance (Hezbollah) represents in terms of force, and what the (popular)
base of the Resistance actually represents in terms of endurance and strength,
deep and massive support, the Lebanese Army and the position of the rest of the
Lebanese, and I now add the firm and unshakable position of His Excellency the
President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, such are the elements
of strength.
Why do I say the (popular) base that sustains (the
Resistance)? Because it endures patiently, and proved through the Syrian test
that it is very strong, endures and massively supports (the Resistance) and believes
in its path and choices, and is ready for the highest sacrifices. As long as
this element of force is present, that is what will deter Israel from launching
a war. This is what has deterred Israel in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. And that is what discourages them today and in the
future.
Yes, if the enemy feels that the
Resistance has eroded, weakened and retreated, that the (popular) base of the
Resistance has been eroded and weakened, it will encourage this enemy to
venture (to attack) and approach.
Thus, today, facing all threats
and intimidations, our guarantee, after God the Most High and the Exalted, is
in our hands, in us. In the wills of our martyrs, in the soul they breathed in
us - Sayed Abbas [al-Musawi], Sheikh Ragheb [Harb], Hajj Imad [Moghniyeh], in
our mujahideen (fighters), our elders, our youth, our children, our culture,
our endurance, this is what protects the country and prevents the war, not the
US veto or US authorization.
Among the signs that confirm
this, I will briefly mention a few points, because I do not have time to make a
full analysis on this issue.
First, with respect to ammonia, the ammonia reservoir located in Haifa. A few
days ago, a decision was rendered: before 10 days, the Haifa ammonia reservoir
must be removed. Why is that? These tanks were there for decades... It is because
the Resistance [Hezbollah] talked about this tank and the fact that it
represents an atomic bomb (if struck). And even more so, we have been told that
there is a ship that brings the ammonia to the Haifa reservoir and others, and
that if I can say that the ammonia reservoir of Haifa is equivalent to an
atomic bomb, they themselves said that the ship that brings ammonia to occupied
Palestine represents five atomic bombs. Well, how could this ship escape from
us?
Consider that they emptied the reservoir of Haifa. First, wherever they are
carrying this reservoir, we can reach it, God willing. Of course, in Haifa,
it's easier, no doubt about it, it's closer and easier in Haifa. But wherever
they move these reservoirs, we can reach them. Consider that you have hidden
these tanks, where are you going to hide the ship? Under which wave do you think
you can hide it?
Thus, this enemy is faced with a resistance that possesses capabilities and has
the courage to use them in any real confrontation, and it will make a thousand
calculations (before launching a war). And on this basis, if they want to empty
the reservoir - of course, the people of Haifa should thank Hezbollah (through
whom the reservoir has been moved), saying God bless you, for they have been 20
or 30 years asking that, but no one had answered them.
Today, the day of the commemoration of the victory leaders, I call on the
Israeli enemy not only to empty the Haifa ammonia reservoir, but also to close
the nuclear reactor in Dimona. To close the Dimona nuclear reactor. They have
enough information about this reactor, it's worn, old, obsolete, outdated, and
it does not take a great bombardment effort (to destroy it), and they also know
that if our missiles strike it, they know what is going to happen to them and
to their entity, they know the extent of the dangers that it represents for
them.
As I said in the past for the ammonia reservoir, Israel has nuclear weapons,
and it opposes Iran because of its peaceful nuclear program, but by the grace
of God, and by the mentality and the courage of our mujahideen (fighters), and
through our own capabilities, we can turn the threat into an opportunity.
Israeli nuclear weapons pose a threat to the entire region, turning them into
an opportunity, transforming them into a threat to Israel, its entity, its
settlers, its colonialists, its invaders occupying occupied Palestine.
Some considered that the Israeli decision to close the Haifa ammonia reservoir
was a sign that a war against Lebanon is approaching. It is possible, although
I do not share this opinion, but I do not speak absolutely or with certainty,
but I say to those who believe that this is rather an indication of the
credibility of the Lebanese Resistance in the enemy's eyes, certainty as to the
strength and capabilities of the Lebanese Resistance, and that when Hezbollah
says something he is capable of carrying it out. Consider this reading (of
events) before considering others.
Another sign I want to evoke in this brief overview is
that... well, consider that [Israel] wants to launch a war. Everyone now knows
that air force alone cannot win the battle or achieve a victory anywhere.
Today, in Iraq, if there were no Iraqi army, popular mobilization and
anti-terrorist forces and Iraqi clans fighting, even the world's most powerful
air force would not be able to put an end to the battle against ISIS. At
present, in Syria, if there were not the Syrian army, the popular forces and
the various allies fighting on Syrian territory, and the Syrian people fighting
on the ground in Syria, the most powerful air force would not succeed in
winning a battle.
Of course, the air force has a certain influence and
contributes to victory, but after the war in Lebanon, after the wars in Gaza, after
the wars in the world, it became a known fact, and is today part of the
military and strategic certainties (to win a war, the air force is not enough).
Well, consider that your planes took off and bombed
Lebanon - not to mention what we will do to you (in return) - but will you not
send (land) forces to Lebanon, to achieve a decisive, clear victory, and
achieve your goals? What will happen to these forces that will enter Lebanon? Anyway,
will Israel dare to send troops to Lebanon, in order to threaten us like that
with war? I want to mention two proofs for this point.
The first proof is Gaza in 2014. The Golani Brigade, dear
brothers and sisters, is one of the best, and is perhaps even the best of the
elite troops of the enemy army. And I was even told that it is one of the best
elite troops in the world. Among the best elite troops (commandos, special
forces) in the world. During the 2014 war, it tried to enter the Chuja'iya
neighborhood in Gaza. It was crushed and humiliated, it failed and was defeated
in one neighbourhood of the besieged and uncovered Gaza Strip, which is like a
desert completely exposed to the eyes and ears of the enemy. These elite troops
of yours, if they come to the south of Lebanon, what is going to happen to
them? Your officers, your soldiers, your tanks?
The elite troops of the Golani Brigade suffered a
stinging defeat in the Gaza Strip, and after what? After 2006, after they
learned the lessons, remedied, improved, trained, prepared and armed their
elite troops, learned the lessons of all their setbacks and failures during the
July (2006) war, and they went to Gaza to see the results of their training, 8
years of preparations and maneuvers after the war of July to undergo this
defeat in the district of Chuja'iya. It was you who were stranded for days at
the gates of the city of Bint Jbeil (southern Lebanon, 2006). Who are you
threatening? Who do you think you are intimidating? Why (try to) scare people?
The other proof is what happens at the (Lebanese-Israeli)
border. Maybe the media does not highlight this enough, and I hope that other
media than Al-Manar will talk about it. The media, local and international,
must come and see what the Israelis are doing at the border. The high concrete
walls they build in several important or militarily sensitive areas. The
Israelis are building walls. They flatten hills and block valleys. Well, they
announced the construction of lines of defense for the settlements north of
occupied Palestine, and they carried out maneuvers on these lines. Why?
Since 1948, what has existed between us and the Israeli
entity, between us and occupied Palestine? There is barbed wire, nothing but
wire. So that the Israeli, when he sees fit, cuts the iron and invades us. He
was the one who invaded, he was the one who attacked, he was the strong man, he
was the one with the upper hand.
(Today), for the first time since 1948, for the first
time, by the grace of these martyred leaders, the craftsmen of victory, and the
sacrifices of all the resistance fighters in Lebanon, not only ours, fortifications
are built in Occupied Palestine (to protect themselves from an invasion by
Hezbollah), as well as lines of defense around the settlements. It is not only
us who have to erect defenses for our villages and towns, but they also have to
build them in their hills, valleys and settlements in the north of occupied
Palestine.
If you are so strong, capable, powerful and
proud-to-arms, why do you build walls, and do all these earthworks in your
hills, valleys, fields, this mining of land, etc.? Something has changed,
evolved in the Israeli mentality, in the Israeli military conception, in the
Israeli soul, the Israeli feeling. Resistance in Lebanon is not only a
resistance that mobilizes only to defend its country and resists and fights only
on its territory, no, (it can invade Israel).
That is why I will content myself with these points to
say that the population of Lebanon must be tranquil and calm, and not allow
itself to be preoccupied by all that is said and written. All these intimidations,
threats and promises, we all place them in the sphere of psychological warfare.
Of course, this does not mean that we say there is nothing (which one should be
concerned about), no! Resistance, as is the duty of the State (if God wills it,
when we have a real State), and as is the duty of the army, which has proved
that it is trustworthy in all difficult conditions, the duty of the Resistance
is to imagine the worst and prepare for it. The population must be quiet, but
the Resistance must not be quiet. The Resistance must remain permanently on the
alert, ready, organized, listening and watching, finger on the trigger. And the
enemy understands this, for that is what deters the enemy.
Of course, apart from calling for the dismantling of the
Dimona nuclear power plant, I wish to send a final message (to the enemy) and I
will stop there with respect to Lebanon and the Israeli enemy, namely: I
declare to the enemy leaders, for it seems that they are beginning to err in
their understanding (of the situation). For the July War (2006), you built
everything on the belief that you had sufficient information about the
Resistance, and you attacked. And you were shaken by surprises, several
surprises now known.
You led Operation “Specific Weight” (targeting Hezbollah's
long-range missiles, July 13, 2006), which failed and changed the course of the
war. I know, and we know, in Hezbollah and in the Resistance, that you are
planning a new Operation “Specific Weights” in case a war happens one day or
another. And you are mistaken (again) when you consider that your information
is sufficient. We always keep capacities secret. This is part of our fighting
doctrine and our military and security strategy. And you will still be
surprised by what we hide and keep secret, which can change the course of any
war that will be a stupid act if you head in that direction.
Dear Lebanese, dear and noble Lebanese people, dignified
and generous, by the grace of these martyr leaders, their brothers, their
pupils, their blood and their sacrifices, you can today have full confidence in
your abilities and strength, and in your deterrence, and in the fact that in
the eyes of the enemy you are something great and formidable. You must be sure
and confident about this, and build your calculations on it.
***
Well, the second point is the Israeli question from the
Palestinian point of view.
What is happening now? Israel is continuing the process
of judaization to its fullest. The judaization of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), the
expulsion of its inhabitants, (the construction of) more residences and
settlements to change its identity and separate it from the West Bank, until
the prohibition of the adhan (call to prayer in mosques), project set by the
government of Netanyahu and adopted by the Knesset, upto the law legalizing the
theft of Palestinian land in the West Bank, with the ongoing construction of thousands
of residences in the West Bank, the daily continuation of the killings, arrests
and demolitions of homes, the destruction of the fields, and now, with Trump,
the evocation of the displacement of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to
Al-Quds (Jerusalem). The importance of this point would be the confirmation of
Al-Quds as the eternal capital of this usurping entity.
The American abandonment of the two-state solution has
significance for us as a Resistance. But this solution represented the only
hope for the path of negotiations and for those who believe in this path. The
Americans, Trump said yesterday that they would not pressure Israel. Let the
Palestinians negotiate directly and get along (with Israel). What does that
mean ? “Fend for yourself and good luck.”
Israel, without American pressure, without international
pressure, without Arab pressure, without any pressure, these Zionists, with
their culture, their ambitions, their appetites, their contempt and their
arrogance, (would they by themselves) give to the Palestinians be it only the
crumbs through negotiations? That's what it means (“fend for yourself”).
Today, after what emerged from the meeting between Netanyahu
and Trump, I really do not exaggerate by saying that yesterday was announced
almost officially the death of the path of negotiations. It's an act of death.
This question is now closed. For the Israelis, the Palestinian state does not
exist (and can never exist). In the conferences (held in Israel) at the
beginning of the year I have just spoken of, in which ministers, generals,
personalities, etc., have spoken, in all their speeches, there is no mention of
any Palestinian State, nonexistent and inconceivable for them.
A few years ago, we said (already), and I recall today
what we were saying. The Israeli project for Palestine and for the Palestinians
is: take Gaza - of course, this Gaza which must remain besieged, without port,
without airport, without border - but take Gaza because it was an object of
scandal for the Zionists. As for the rest of Palestine, it is for the Zionists.
The maximum that can be ceded to the West Bank is a controlled, limited and
discontinuous administrative autonomy that will now be cut by thousands of
residences, and that is the end of the question. Palestinians from the diaspora
(refugees) will have to be nationalized or emigrate. They will have to take
citizenship in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, wherever they are, or emigrate wherever
they can. And it is now widespread in the world, we propose nationalities to
the Palestinians so that they leave. This is the maximum that Israel can
concede. Limited and discontinuous administrative autonomy in the West Bank.
Yesterday, too, the Israelis themselves, the Israeli analysts themselves talk
about the final stages of the final settlement of the Palestinian cause. And
there may be no exaggeration in the matter, unfortunately.
Well, today, now that the principle and basis of
resolution of the Arab peace initiative of 2002, based on the idea of two
states, now that this base is finished, that it has been suppressed, rejected,
what do the Arab leaders, the Arab regimes, the Arab governments, the Union of
Arab countries say? The authors of the peace initiative who said (as a threat)
that the proposal is on the table but will not stay there long? Why, then, is it
still on the table? Does it still have any existence anyway? Who recognizes it?
It is natural that the Israelis come to the stage where
they say they are witnessing the final moments of the Palestinian cause they
are about to liquidate. For Israel, despite all that Obama has done for them,
now says that Trump is even better. Well, as to the Arabs, the Arab countries, where
is the Arab pressure? On the contrary, we see a precipitation towards relations
with Israel under the table and over the table, without hesitation, an Arab and
Gulf countries normalization of their relations with Israel, with the exception
of a few Arab countries, normalization, (Israeli) delegations in Bahrain and
some Arab countries, and they dance, sing, raise swords, and in Bahrain they do
not even hesitate to declare, those Zionists, that “We will destroy the mosque
(Al-Aqsa) and (re)build the temple”, and all those Arabs who are sitting beside
them and dancing with them, these Bahrainis who are of course close to power,
these ignorant imbeciles do not even understand what they say. And in my
opinion, even if they had understood, it would not change anything, for there is
nothing of value left to these (Arab) regimes and their supporters.
Yesterday, a strange voice rose, and many probably
wondered “Oh, he's coming out of where, this guy comes from which planet?”
When, for example, His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic,
General Michel Aoun, went to the summit of the Arab countries, I think he
really upset them when he told them about Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Islamic and
Christian holy places. And he upset them when he reminded them of their
responsibility as Arab countries and as Arabs vis-à-vis Palestine and the holy
places. And he upset them when he spoke to them of the Resistance before his
departure and after his departure. And he upset them when he told them that
Zionist thought had managed to transform the war from an Arab-Israeli
confrontation into an Arab-Arab confrontation, and that they had to solve this
problem. “To whom do you recite your psalms, O David?” (Quote about the
indifferent)
In these deplorable Arab circumstances, yes, the Israelis are right to speak of
an excellent and reassuring strategic situation, and Netanyahu is right to say
yesterday that never before in his life had he felt that the Arab countries do
not consider Israel as an enemy but as an ally. This testimony of Netanyahu is
a trademark of infamy engraved on the forehead of the majority of these leaders,
those Arab kings, emirs and Presidents. Most of them, of course with exceptions
for some leaders and Presidents who have a different position and pay the
price. Is not this a mark of infamy? What does the Palestinian people say about
it? What do all the factions of the Palestinian Resistance say, all those who
believe in resistance and those who believe in negotiations? What do the
millions of Palestinians in the diaspora say? What do the Arabs say about them,
who still have in them a remnant of honor, dignity, arabity and nobility? Where
is the Arab position, where is the Arab answer? Of course, there is no answer.
The answer (of the Arab regimes) is on another ground: more killings in Yemen
and Bahrain, more conspiracies against Syria and Iraq, more seeking alliances
to wage war on the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is where the Arabs are today,
the Arab leaders.
Well... What choices remain for the Palestinians? All this does not incite to
despair, in any way.
I want to say to the Palestinian people in this
commemoration of these leaders (martyrs of Hezbollah) who deeply loved and
cherished Palestine. Such was Sayed Abbas (al-Musawi), such was Sheikh Ragheb
(Harb), such was Hajj Imad (Mughnieh). They were more Palestinian than
Lebanese. Sayed Abbas was more Palestinian than Lebanese, and the Palestinians
know it. Hajj Imad was like that, Sheikh Ragheb was like that. On this day of
commemoration of the leaders of the Resistance, for whom Palestine was the
beloved, darling, coveted, cause (par excellence) and hope, I say to the
Palestinian people: this must not incite to despair.
The fact that masks fall is very important (positive). “If they had gone out
(to fight) with you, they would only have added to your trouble [and sowed
discord in your ranks by their maneuvers].” (Quran, 9, 47). The fact that the
masks are falling, the hypocrites reveal themselves after lying to you for
decades claiming they supported Palestine, the Palestinian people and the
Palestinian cause, what is its importance? This clarifies things, and purifies
and consolidates the ranks. Only serious people stay. Cowards, traitors, agents
of the enemy, spies and opportunists are dismissed.
And that says to the Palestinian people and the peoples
of the region: those who remain (by your side) are the quintessence of all
these trials and difficulties, and they are the ones who will liberate
Palestine and shape the victory.
On the contrary, it must be a source of hope and not a
cause of despair, the fact that these ranks purify themselves. Let them go! Enough
of you! Oh, they only lied to the Arab peoples, their peoples and the
Palestinian people. They declare that they have accepted Israel, that they
normalize their relations with Israel, that they are the allies of Israel, that
Israel is not an enemy. Oh my brother, let one of them answer Netanyahu! If
they had an ounce of honor, pride, and dignity! Let these Arab kings, emirs and
Presidents say to Netanyahu “No, you lie, you are always our enemy, you have
not become an ally.” But they do not dare.
Do not blame me, I let myself speak in dialect
(Lebanese), and use the (colloquial) language that is used when we speak between us, at
home. This should not lead to despair but to hope.
Then, the Palestinian people must not surrender, never!
The refusal of surrender, the pursuit of resistance, faith in resistance,
persisting in resistance, confidence in the choice of resistance, in the fact
that it shapes victories. The resistance liberated Lebanon, it liberated Gaza,
and the experiences of history for popular resistance during our time and
through the centuries (prove it). It is only a matter of time, perseverance,
endurance and firmness. The experience of the Palestinian people in this matter
is very great.
Among the most important forms of resistance currently
taking place in Palestine is the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Intifada, which should
continue. These individual operations are one of the most important forms of
resistance. One of the most important and largest forms. For it is a single
individual, who does not belong to any group, no organization... Whatever the
case, when the individual decides his own action, his operation, his plan, he sets
the objective and accomplishes it, he accomplishes the operation, who could
prevent it? Any (Israeli) prevention operation is impossible. When this extends
to everyone - young man, young woman, farmer, student, teacher, etc., from
different social backgrounds - that is what terrifies the enemy and shakes all
its entity like an earthquake.
You (Palestinians) possess the faith, the spirit of
resistance, the tremendous enthusiasm that the young men and women of Palestine
have shown in the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Intifada.
And lastly, I also want to assure our Palestinian people
that the region will not remain as it is now. And the world will not remain as
it is today. Trump’s America is no longer the America of George Bush, and the
American army is no longer the one that came to invade us decades ago, and this
whole region has changed. Projects evaporate and collapse, and from the heart
of trials, seditions and plots are born generations, generations and
generations of mujahideen (fighters), resistants and believers, who will shape
the decisive victory, as they shape it every day, and they will change the face
of the region.
The horizon is radiant, the future is bright. And all
that is going on around us is absolutely not the liquidation of the Palestinian
cause, never! This is the liquidation of the hypocrites, who lied to the
Palestinian people. As for the Palestinian cause, no one can liquidate it, and
no one can put an end to it.
May your confidence in God be strong, and your confidence
in you, your young men and women, be great, and let this resistance, these
operations, this endurance, this perseverance be sincerely fulfilled for God,
in the way of God, under His eyes. And God, Most High and Exalted, does not
fail His promises. He promised victory to all sincere, patient and enduring,
and He always keeps His promises. [...]
