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Following are excerpts from an interview with Sonja Al-Rassi, daughter of former Lebanese president Suleiman Franjieh, which aired on NBN TV on November 17, 2010:
Sonja Al-Rassi: The Israelis are the enemies of our forefathers. I don't know why the Pope absolved them, but they are the ones who crucified Christ.
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Interviewer: Christianity strives for peace. Maybe that was the reason.
Sonja Al-Rassi: But he should not have absolved them of the blood of Christ. Who killed Christ? Me? It was not the Romans who killed him. It was the Jews.
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Israel has less and less money. If we keep on [the pressure], and if God is with us, [Israel] will cease to exist.
Interviewer: This is what you believe in?
Sonja Al-Rassi: This is my belief and my conviction.
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If Germany made a mistake and carried out the Holocaust, it should take [the Jews] to Germany. Don't bring me all these Russian leftovers, the most insignificant people, put them here and call it the State of Israel. Why did you bring them over here? They don't speak a word of Arabic. If Europe has wronged them, take them to Europe. Let Germany pay the price, not the Arabs. What have the Arabs got to do with this story?
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