Following are excerpts from an interview by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held with Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The interview aired on Russia Today TV on April 17, 2012.
Julian Assange: "What is your vision for the future of Israel and Palestine?" […]
Hassan Nasrallah: "We do not want to kill anyone or act unjustly towards anyone. We want people's rights to be restored. The only solution is to establish a single democratic state on the land of the Palestine, in which Muslims, Jews, and Christians will live in peace. Any other solution is totally non-viable. […]
"In 1993, indirect understandings were established between the Lebanese resistance and Israel. According to these understandings, which were reiterated in 1996, both sides must avoid shelling civilians. We have always said that if they avoided shelling our cities, towns, and villages, we would have nothing to do with their cities, towns, and villages. […]
"Everybody knows that Al-Assad's regime is a regime of resistance. It supported the resistance in Lebanon and in Palestine, and made no concessions despite American and Israeli pressures. This regime provides an excellent service to the Palestinian cause and people. With regard to Syria, we call for dialogue, and for acceptance and implementation of the reforms. Due to the diversity and the delicate situation in Syria, the alternative is to push Syria towards civil war. This is exactly what the U.S. and Israel want for Syria, but we don't." […]
Julian Assange: "The U.S. bans the broadcasting of Al-Manar TV in America, even though it professes to be a bastion of freedom of speech. Do you think that the U.S. administration is really so scared of Al-Manar?"
Hassan Nasrallah: "They want to tell people that Hizbullah is a terrorist organization, which kills and so on, but they do not allow people to listen to us. In a fair trial, they should at least give the accused an opportunity to defend himself." […]
