Following are excerpts from an interview with Sheik Nabil Naeem, a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which aired on Sada Al-Balad TV on April 14, 2012.
Interviewer: "What will happen if Omar Suleiman fulfills the terms for candidacy?"
Nabil Naeem: "The question is whether he is elected or not."
Interviewer: "But I'd like to know what Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya thinks might happen."
Nabil Naeem: "The entire Egyptian people, not just the Islamists, are against him."
Interviewer: "Sorry, I meant the Islamic Jihad."
Nabil Naeem: "Everybody is against him, including the Islamic Jihad, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Salafis."
Interviewer: "How will this opposition be expressed?"
Nabil Naeem: "It will take place on the streets."
Interviewer: "What do you mean?"
Nabil Naeem: "There will be demonstrations, protests, things like that. But I don't think there will be violence unless he becomes president. If he becomes president, the [Islamic] organizations will go underground. But right now, all the activity is non-violent. Just demonstrations and protests."
Interviewer: "But when will they turn violent?"
Nabil Naeem: If he becomes president.
Interviewer: "So if Omar Suleiman becomes the Egyptian president…"
Nabil Naeem: "Then violence will return. Armed violence."
Interviewer: "Armed violence?"
Nabil Naeem: "That's right."
Interviewer: "Assassinations, for example?"
Nabil Naeem: "Yes. He himself would be a target for assassinations. Is he any better than Sadat?"
Interviewer: "You are issuing a threat live on TV."
Nabil Naeem: "No, it's not a threat. You asked if the violence would return, and I said it would."
Interviewer: "You declared it live on TV."
Nabil Naeem: "It's not a declaration. You asked if the violence would return, and I said it would if he becomes president." […]
