On November 2, 2015, Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV aired a report about a meeting in Lebanon between "former and incumbent MPs as well as party leaders and cultural figures from Europe" and Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, in what the channel termed a "show of solidarity with the resistance in its fight against terrorism." In the report, an interpreter translates statements to reporters by former Belgian MP Laurent Louis as follows: "The Western leaders' collaboration with terrorism has been exposed, despite their false claims that they are protecting democracy and human rights."
According to other sources, the group, which was also to visit Damascus,[1] met with former Lebanese president Emile Lahoud,[2] as well as with Gen. Mustafa Hamdan.[3]
Over the past decade, MEMRI TV has released numerous clips of Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Qassem; some of these are listed below.
View the clip on MEMRI TV here.
The following is the transcript of the clip:
Narrator: "Former and incumbent MPs, as well as party leaders and cultural figures from Europe, met with Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a show of solidarity with the resistance in its fight against terrorism."
Former Belgian MP Laurent Louis, via interpreter: "Your fight against terrorism constitutes a comprehensive defense of humanity and of interfaith coexistence. The Western leaders' collaboration with terrorism has been exposed, despite their false claims that they are protecting democracy and human rights."
From The MEMRI TV Archives: Sheikh Naim Qasim
The following are some MEMRI TV clips of Sheikh Naim Qassem from the MEMRI TV archives:
#5044 - Hizbullah Deputy Sec.-Gen. Sheikh Naim Qassem: We Have Pledged Allegiance to Khomeini and Khamenei
Al-Alam TV (Iran) - August 14, 2015 - 01:31
#4942 - Hizbullah Deputy Sec.-Gen. Sheik Naim Qassem: Despite Losses in Syria, We Are Ready for War with Israel
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - June 6, 2015 - 02:42
#3853 - Deputy Leader of Hizbullah Naim Qassem: Hizbullah Is Ready to Participate in Fighting in Golan
Mayadeen TV (Lebanon) - May 25, 2013 - 01:53
#1960 - Deputy Secretary-General of Hizbullah, Sheik Naim Qassem, Leads Lebanese Multitudes in "Death to America" Chants
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - December 19, 2008 - 03:17
#1474 - Deputy Secretary-General of Hizbullah Sheik Naim Qassem: America Is the Great Satan
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - June 4, 2007 - 02:16
#1425 - Deputy Secretary-General of Hizbullah, Sheik Naim Qassem: We Received Jurisprudent Permission to Carry Out "Martyrdom" Operations and to Fire Missiles at Israeli Civilians from Iran
Al-Kawthar TV (Iran) - April 16, 2007 - 06:09
#1337 - Deputy Secretary-General of Hizbullah Naim Qassem Speaking to a Massive Opposition Demonstration in Beirut: Death to America
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - December 10, 2006 - 02:08
#1303 - Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem: We Will Not Give Up Armed Resistance to Liberate Jerusalem
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - October 20, 2006 - 01:35
#1298 - Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheik Naim Qassem on the Difference between Jews and Zionists
Al-Kawthar TV (Iran) - October 17, 2006 - 03:13
#1242 - Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Sheik Naim Qassem: President Bush Is Either "Hitler of the 21st Century or "Number One International Criminal." Lebanese Army and UNIFIL Forces to Protect South Lebanon from Israel
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - August 15, 2006 - 06:39
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