Sayyed Nasrallah reveals the American offers rejected by Hezbollah
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Sayyed Nasrallah reveals that the US was willing to offer Hezbollah huge financial aid in exchange for abandoning resistance.
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Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
In the fourth episode of the "40 and Beyond" documentary series, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, revealed that he received several US offers to neutralize Hezbollah from the Arab-Israeli conflict equation after the liberation of southern Lebanon and western Bekaa in 2000.
In an interview with Al Mayadeen CEO, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, in the third episode of "40 and Beyond", Sayyed Nasrallah indicated that the US was interested in the neutralization of Hezbollah from the equation [on the ground].
According to the resistance leader, the US trying to convince Hezbollah that the Shebaa Farms are not worth a conflict and that the issue can be solved through diplomacy.
From delisting #Hezbollah from the terror blacklist to offering loads of money, the #US offered Hezbollah a lot to withdraw from the equation of the #Arab-Israeli struggle, all in vain.#أربعون_وبعد pic.twitter.com/oGccFU4FRj
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 22, 2022
Sayyed Nasrallah explained the US offers revolved around finding a solution to the issue of Lebanese prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons, recognizing the political role of Hezbollah, and the inclusion of Hezbollah into the Lebanese government, as well as providing the resistance with huge financial aid to rebuild the liberated areas and the less fortunate ones.
In return, Sayyed Nasrallah continues, the US even offered to remove Hezbollah from its “terror list” and grant the resistance "a respected international standing."
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"The Israelis wanted to get rid of the #Resistance, but 16 days later the whole world acknowledged its legitimacy."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 21, 2022
Sayyed Hassan #Nasrallah talks about the Israeli failure in the "Grapes of Wrath" operation.#Hezbollah #أربعون_وبعد pic.twitter.com/0istbyadZm
The Lebanese leader also revealed that the US asked Hezbollah to abandon supporting the Palestinian Intifada with money, weapons, training, and expertise.
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah pointed out that the resistance firmly rejected the US offers because it wanted to help the Palestinian people liberate their land, and due to the never-ending Israeli threat to Lebanon.
According to Sayyed Nasrallah, after September 11 events, Washington repeated its offers after declaring war against the organizations that it classifies as terrorists.
Sayyed Hassan #Nasrallah on the #US offer and temptations to #Hezbollah regarding "Israel" and its never-ending threat on #Lebanon.#أربعون_وبعد pic.twitter.com/x26bQdVgyx
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 21, 2022
It is noteworthy that on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Hezbollah and the 30th anniversary of the election of Sayyed Nasrallah as the Lebanese party's Secretary-General, Al Mayadeen produced a five-part documentary series, featuring a rare interview with the Resistance leader dating back to 20 years.
The fifth episode of "40 and Beyond" will be exclusively aired Thursday at 9 pm Al-Quds time, on Al Mayadeen TV.
40 and Beyond: tune in next week for special episodes on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Hezbollah, Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM #AlQuds time, only on #AlMayadeen TV. pic.twitter.com/avNN42BBM3
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 15, 2022
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
