Kuntar: Resistance will end only when the Zionist entity disappears
Source: AFP, 23-10-2008
Three months after his release from an "Israeli" jail in a prisoner swap with Hizbullah, Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar says that he was committed more than ever "to working to wipe the Zionist state off the map".
"The Resistance will end only when the Zionist entity disappears," he said.
In an interview with AFP on Wednesday, he added that the Resistance must continue as long as "Israel" exists in the region and expressed his readiness to take part in any Resistance mission.
Described as a monster in "Israel" where he was convicted of killing two "Israeli" settlers and a policeman in an attack nearly three decades ago, Kuntar is considered a hero by many in Lebanon, where he was given a red carpet welcome on his release in July.
He said that he was now spending most of his time meetings linked to the resistance and was convinced that "Israel" was preparing a major attack against Lebanon.
"They do not realize what we have in store for them," he said, sitting in a seaside apartment on the outskirts of Beirut filled with medals, honorary plaques and pictures of Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, a man he says he idolizes.
""Israel" is going to suffer great losses and they will lose for sure and the idea that it was an invincible, secure state has become a myth," he added.
He said that even if "Israel" withdrew from Shibaa Farms, the Resistance would continue its struggle to eliminate the Zionist entity.
Recalling the border raid that landed him in an "Israeli" jail in 1979, when he was just 16 years old and part of the Palestine Liberation Front, Kuntar says he had no regrets and denied killing Haran and his daughter.
He also brushed aside persistent rumors that he may stand in next year's parliamentary elections in Lebanon.
Three months after his release from an "Israeli" jail in a prisoner swap with Hizbullah, Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar says that he was committed more than ever "to working to wipe the Zionist state off the map".
"The Resistance will end only when the Zionist entity disappears," he said.
In an interview with AFP on Wednesday, he added that the Resistance must continue as long as "Israel" exists in the region and expressed his readiness to take part in any Resistance mission.
Described as a monster in "Israel" where he was convicted of killing two "Israeli" settlers and a policeman in an attack nearly three decades ago, Kuntar is considered a hero by many in Lebanon, where he was given a red carpet welcome on his release in July.
He said that he was now spending most of his time meetings linked to the resistance and was convinced that "Israel" was preparing a major attack against Lebanon.
"They do not realize what we have in store for them," he said, sitting in a seaside apartment on the outskirts of Beirut filled with medals, honorary plaques and pictures of Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, a man he says he idolizes.
""Israel" is going to suffer great losses and they will lose for sure and the idea that it was an invincible, secure state has become a myth," he added.
He said that even if "Israel" withdrew from Shibaa Farms, the Resistance would continue its struggle to eliminate the Zionist entity.
Recalling the border raid that landed him in an "Israeli" jail in 1979, when he was just 16 years old and part of the Palestine Liberation Front, Kuntar says he had no regrets and denied killing Haran and his daughter.
He also brushed aside persistent rumors that he may stand in next year's parliamentary elections in Lebanon.
