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Dec 25, 2022
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Former Hizbullah Secretary-General Subhi Al-Tufayli: Israel Will Disappear Like A Tourist Who Goes Back Home – The Jews Will Return To Their Homes Around The World

#10186 | 02:35
Source: Russia Today TV (Russia)

Former Hizbullah Secretary-General Subhi Al-Tufayli said in a December 25, 2022 interview on Russia Today TV that he is "absolutely convinced" that Palestine will be liberated. He said that Israel was created by the West as a result of an imbalance in the region in order to divvy up the spoils of various wars. He predicted that once the region is back in "balance", the "Israeli entity" will disappear, possibly even without a war. He compared Israel's presence in the region is similar to that of a tourist who comes to visit for a few days and then returns home, and he said that the Jews in Israel will return to their homes throughout the world. He added that Palestinian Jews can remain in the area, but only as part of the "local fabric".

Subhi Al-Tufayli: "I am absolutely convinced that Palestine will be liberated."

Interviewer: "In what way? By what means?"

Al-Tufayli: "Let me give you a simple answer. The Israeli presence in Palestine is the result of a general imbalance in the region. The region completely fell into the hands of the West. It was divided as spoils of war. The people were denied their free will, and the ruling regimes completely succumbed to the authority of others. This caused more than just an imbalance. One side of the scale exists and the other does not.

"This is how the Israeli entity came to be. Any real step to restore balance to the region will lead to the disappearance of the Israeli entity. It may disappear without war, as a result of the balance (restoration).


"The Israeli entity is like a military camp. It does not function like a nation or a state. It is supported by weapons and money. Its existence depends on others and on their support. When a certain balance is restored, to other countries will be forced to respect the will of our people, and to stop their support for this oppressive aggressor entity.

"Then, this entity will inevitably disappear, because the Israeli presence in the region resembles the presence of a tourist. A tourist comes to an area to spend a few pleasant days..."

Interviewer: "But a tourist has a home to return to. Where would these five million Jews go?"

Al-Tufayli: "Most of them have homes to return to. They came from homes and families that are still there, in different corners of the world, and they can return to their homes. Okay, there are Palestinian Jews, or people who would want to stay... But they will have to stay as part of the local fabric."

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