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Following are excerpts from an Al-Manar TV show between two Lebanese journalists discussing the situation in Syria. The show aired on February 8, 2012.
March 8-affiliated journalist Salem Zaharan: I know you have a problem bringing first-class guests from the March 14 Alliance, so you end up bringing…
TV host: No, he is first-class. You are both first-class guests, and I won’t allow such talk.
[…]
TV host: Could you possibly shake hands, so we can start afresh? Go ahead, shake his hand.
Salem Zaharan gets up and extends his hand
March 14-affiliated journalist As’ad Bishara: No, I won’t.
I’m sorry, but I won’t.
TV host: Now you’re disappointing me.
As’ad Bishara: No, what are we – little children?
TV host: Now you’re out of line.
As’ad Bishara: My apologies to the viewers.
TV host: Shake hands with him.
Salem Zaharan: In the 2006 war, he stayed in the same Al-Ashrafiyya Hotel as Ariel Sharon [sic]. He met with the Americans and kissed Condoleezza Rice’s hands and feet, but he won’t shake hands with an honorable man like me. He recruits collaborators for Israel.
TV host: If this was true, he wouldn’t be sitting here.
[…]
Salem Zaharan: When I talk about Syria, I know what I’m talking about…
As’ad Bishara interrupts
TV host: That’s enough, As’ad. Let him finish.
Salem Zaharan: You’re hollow…
As’ad Bishara: I feel like I’m being interviewed by Al-Dunya TV…
Salem Zaharan: Al-Dunya TV is more honorable than you.
TV host: Salem, please…
Salem Zaharan: It’s my turn to talk. You, keep on collaborating with the Israelis.
TV host: Salem, that’s enough.
Salem Zaharan: You can’t string two sentences together.
TV host: Salem, that’s enough.
Salem Zaharan: I have here reports from international sources, and he’s just sitting there, like an idiot, who doesn’t know…
As’ad Bishara emits a curse
TV host: Stop it!
Salem Zaharan throws two cups of water at As’ad Bishara. TV host gets up to hold Bishara back.
As’ad Bishara: You son-of-a-bitch…
TV host: Stop it!
[…]
TV host: Okay, c’mon, smile now.
Salem Zaharan smiles
As’ad Bishara: My apologies to the dear viewers.
What, do you think we’re about to shoot one another now?
TV host shakes hands with Bishara, then turns to Zaharan
TV host: Salem?
They shake hands
Salem Zaharan: Good job.
TV host turns to Bishara, and tries to get the two guests to shake hands with one another
TV host: Well? Wait a moment, do me a favor… For me… No, for me… Go ahead…
The guests grudgingly shake hands
TV host: Okay? This is for real, it’s not just for show. You’ll see, after the show they will celebrate together.
Thank you for watching.
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