An international seminar on mobilizing students for Palestine, streamed live on YouTube, featured a Hizbullah official Ali Al-Hajj Hassan, head of the Youth Section at Hizbullah's Cultural Mobilization Department, who called for establishing an internation 'Palestine Force' of youth and students across Western and Islamic countries, including the U.S., UK, Germany, Italy, and Australia, who will lead protests in support of armed resistance in Gaza, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon, and "carry the spirit of the mujahideen" in their respective countries. He emphasized the Al-Aqsa Flood war, which he said began on October 8, 2023, is a global war between "humanity and the monstrous West". The youth's role in this global war, he said, is crucial at this historic moment, adding: "Wherever we are present, we must influence young people."
Ali Al-Hajj Hassan also recently spoke about his efforts to mobilize pro-Palestinian activism among students on college campuses in the West in an interview on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV. Other participants in the webinar included Houston-based human rights activist Mohsin Naqvi and Canadian human rights activist Firas Al-Najim of CD4HR.
The webinar was streamed live on August 19, 2024 on the official YouTube channel of the Imamia Student Organization of Pakistan (ISO Pakistan Official).[1]
The video of Ali El-Hajj Hassan on YouTube
The following is a transcript of the statements by Hizbullah official Ali El-Hajj Hassan, as translated into English in the original YouTube video.
The Al-Aqsa Flood Battle Is A Global War Between Humanity And The Monstrous West; Professors, University Students, And Academics Rose As Martyrs In This Battle
Ali El-Hajj Hassan: "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May peace and blessings be upon the most honorable of creation, Muhammad, and upon his good and pure family. Dear brother, host of this webinar, brother, Tagi Haider Youth leaders and representatives who are defenders of Palestine and Gaza. May peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you all on your contribution to this international webinar for students on the issue of Palestine.
"First of all, allow me to express gratitude to the brothers in the Imamia Students Organization in Pakistan, especially to out dear brother, Mr. Syed Ali Awais, for inviting us, the educational organization of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, to participate in this webinar. Through our participation in this webinar, we exercise our role in the jihad of exposition in defense of our oppressed people in the Gaza Strip and in occupied Palestine. Dear brothers, I participate today in this webinar from Lebanon, the country of resistance, representing the students and youth of the resistance.
"Today our understanding of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle, is that we are in a global war. In fact, this situation represents a global war against Palestine and its people, where all the arrogance and all the arrogant ones have gathered, and all the criminals of the world have gathered against Palestine and its people. This is a war between truth and falsehood, a war between humanity and the monstrous West and the criminal Zionists. It is a war between the arrogant against the oppressed, and between the oppressed and the oppressors. It is a war between the Palestinian resistance and the axis of resistance against the Americans, the Zionists and their helpers.
"In this war, we in the resistance are obligated by our religion, morals and values to be alongside our people in Palestine and our people in the Gaza Strip, and to be a support for the brave and heroic Palestinian resistance. Therefore, The Resistance took this position and took up arms in this battle and opened the battle with the Israeli enemy with pride for the sake of Palestine, its people, and its resistance.
"The Palestinian issue today, for us, is the first and foremost issue and the central issue. And on a humanitarian and moral level, it is currently the most important issue of the world, and the Palestinian people are definitely the most oppressed people in this world. So it was natural for us to take a stand in this issue and against the oppression of the Palestinian people in the face of the brutality of the enemy.
"Therefore, our position on the side of the Palestinian resistance was a natural position. And in this context, in the Battle of the Al-Aqsa Flood from the 8th of October until today, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon has presented 295 martyrs on the Path to Quds, in the Battle of the Al-Aqsa Flood, including more than 10 martyrs who were teachers, professors, university students, professionals and academics who rose as martyrs in this battle.
"As regarding military operations, we can tell you, that according to the statistics of the military media in the Islamic resistance, from the beginning of the battle until today, the total number of resistance operations against the positions of the Zionist occupation army in occupied northern Palestine and against its soldiers, aircraft, armored vehicles, and equipment, has reached 1,850 military operations, resulting in more than 2,000 Enemy soldiers who are either dead or were wounded and more than 230,000 settlers that have been displaced from northern occupied Palestine. We are talking about more than 43 settlements that were completely evacuated. These are a large number of [evacuated] settlements, meaning there has been great destruction as a result of the resistance strikes on the settlements in northern occupied Palestine.
"Also, in this regard, I would like to tell you that the resistance today, meaning this afternoon, used for the first time, drones armed with missiles that targeted positions of enemy soldiers in one of the military sites in northern Palestine and caused sufficient damage. This was the first time that the resistance used this weapon in more than 200 days since the beginning of the aggression and battle with the enemy. These are, in general, details of the battle that the resistance is waging against the enemy. The title, the main objective of this, meaning this participation by the Islamic resistance in Lebanon in support of the Palestinian resistance, is that the confrontation and resistance will continue against the Zionist enemy and its army until the aggression against Gaza stops. So our military action towards the enemy army is linked to stopping the enemy's aggression against the Gaza strip. When the aggression stops, we will stop operations in northern occupied Palestine.
Youth Across The World Are A Means Of Support For The Resistance; The Youth Must Be Angry And Express Their Anger In The Battle Against The Enemy
"I believe that it has been proven to all the free and honorable people in this world that the only way to liberate Palestine is resistance, specifically armed resistance. Yes, this rule has become self-evident and does not require any reasoning. But what I want to add in answer to this question is that the youth, in their various locations, in their various countries, in their various places, on their various continents in this world, are a means of support, and one of the meanings of resistance.
"It is true that the foundation and basis is armed resistance, and we all support the armed resistance in order to liberate the land, and without it, the land cannot be liberated. The enemy only understands the language of force and we must be strong in order to be free in this world because the arrogant ones of the world only desire to humiliate, control, dominate, enslave, kill, and torture the people.
"Look at this Western civilization that supports the Zionist entity today. What we can say is, that one of the characteristics of this Western civilization after its mask was removed due to its support for the Zionist crimes in Palestine, is that it is a civilization that calls for crime, plunder, murder, and support for criminals and Zionists and does not care in any way about its outdated, false, and deceptive slogans. Slogans of human rights, children's rights, animal rights, and women's rights.
"These rights that they have always talked about, where are they today with what is happening in Palestine? Isn't the largest number of martyrs and wounded in Palestine those of children? We are talking about the largest amount of martyrs who are children. The largest number of martyrs in Palestine are children. There are scenes that truly hurt our hearts. Isn't it among their hearts even a speck of compassion in the hearts of these Western leaders, these criminal leaders of the West that support the Zionists? This is this first point.
"The second point I would like to speak about in support of the resistance and in support of the resistance is the importance of youth and student movements. We, in Lebanon, our youth are in the resistance and in support of the resistance, and some of them even are martyred with the resistance. But at the same time, we, as the youth mobilization and educational Organization of the Islamic Resistance, have a role and responsibility in creating awareness among the youth and students in schools and universities.
"We consider that the student and youth arenas are a very important aspect in support of the military resistance. It is an essential part of this battle. The youth must be angry and express their anger in this battle against the enemy. They must stand by Palestine, stand by their families, mothers and fathers in Palestine. What is happening in Palestine is something that no human being can bear.
Youths And Students Across The World Must Form A 'Palestine Force' In The Universities Of America, Britain, Europe, Germany, Italy, Australia – This Must Be A Movement Of Resisting Youth Who Carry The Spirit Of The Mujahedeen
"Thirdly, all of us, the youths and students of this world, must work to form what we call a 'Palestine Force.' Let us give this title to all the youth and students in all the countries of this world, all the youth and students who rose up for Palestine in the universities of America, Britain, Europe, Germany, Italy, Australia, in the universities of Arab and Islamic countries and in other universities of the world, and these young people who rose up in all the streets and cities of this world. We must all form the Palestine Force. We must prepare this force.
"This must be a movement of resisting youth who believe in this cause and who carry the spirit of the Mujahideen and their faith in this cause. A movement of creative and innovative youth, a movement of brave and strong youth. Even if some of these protesting youth, we heard, were arrested in some Western countries or expelled from some of these universities, I believe this is not a big deal. There are great sacrifices being made in this battle. And it is not much significant, if, for example, some students were arrested or imprisoned for some time. This is a simple matter compared to what's happening in Palestine. Believe me, it is insignificant.
Youth Worldwide Are An Essential Part Of The Equation In The Conflict Against The Americans, The British, And Their Allies In Gaza, Iraq, Yemen, And Lebanon; We Must Influence Young People, Create Awareness – This Is A Historic Moment
"Today, the world listens to the youth of this world. The youth is very important and is essential in this equation, as I have expressed. Also, the presence of youth through their presence on social media is also a very important arena and it is an auxiliary and foundational arena of support for the battle that is taking place in Gaza today, or the conflicts that are taking place in Iraq or in Yemen and in Lebanon, against the Americans, the British, and their allies. Through this, we can be influential in the dimension of creating awareness in this battle.
"The youth and students all over this world, in schools, wherever we are present, we must influence young people and especially students on the important of this issue, explain to them the crimes and actions in all forms in this world. At school, in the neighborhood, in the mosque, at university, on social media, wherever we are, we should support Palestine, express our support for Palestine, and form the Palestine Force that I was talking about. Hence working in the dimension of creating awareness is very important and a very essential task.
"Finally, to the leaders of youth and student organizations in this world, I believe that we are in a historical moment today. This requires that we all be up to the responsibilities. As for us, our hands are open and extended to everyone for cooperation, for the sake of Palestine, for the sake of Gaza, and to support the resistance through this cooperation, a global youth and student movement that is at the same intensity as the cause and at the level as the battle and at the level of the great sacrifices being made by the heroic Palestinian people in this battle. We are ready [for this cooperation], victory is near. We apologize for the prolongation. Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you."
[1] Youtube.com/watch?v=5msZ4jyDMvA, May 19, 2024.
