Hassan Nasrallah

There is no solution to the conflict in this region except with the disappearance of Israel.

The Age. (15 July 2006), 2006

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), 2006

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), 2005

[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, 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), 2002

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), 2001

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), 2000

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., 2000

Even if [an agreement] is signed we will continue to view [Israel] as an illegitimate and illegal entity”

Al-Hayat (2 January 2000), 2000

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)., 1999