Sayyed Nasrallah "Most Admired" Arab Leader

Source: Al-Manar TV, 17-7-2008

Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is the most admired leader among the Arab public, a survey released Wednesday showed.

Twenty-six percent of respondents in six countries selected Sayyed Nasrallah as their most admired leader, compared to 16% who chose Syrian President Bashar Assad and 10% who picked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the survey published by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

The poll was published the same day "Israel" completed the "Operation Al-Redwan" with Hizbullah that is likely to further boost Sayyed Nasrallah's standing in the Arab world.

The Hizbullah leader was also the top pick in predominantly Sunni countries such as Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. Ninety-nine percent of Lebanese Muslim Shiites polled said "Israel" was weaker than it looked and that it was only a matter of time before it was defeated.

The numbers are up from 59% in an identical survey two years ago. The 2008 survey found that 39% of all Lebanese shared this view, compared to 32% who said no one could tell if "Israel" would get stronger or weaker, and 20% who said "Israel" would use it power to consolidate its position.
 
The survey was carried out among nearly 4,000 (non-Palestinian) Arab respondents in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.