Hizbullah negotiates with Israel over non- Lebanese prisoners

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbulah Party Hassan Nasrullah stressed that the negotiations held regarding releasing prisoners in Israeli jails will include Palestinians, Syrians and Jordanians beside the Lebanese prisoners.

The Imam of the participants at the international conference for Arab and Islamic media in support of the Palestinian people in Beirut noted that the current negotiations in this matter has entered a crucial stage.

He added "that the operation of exchanging we are working to complete will include Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians, apart from number, and will eventually include Palestinian prisoners." On the other hand, Nasrullah called on the participants in the meeting to give hope against the American- Israeli psychological war which seeks to perpetuate frustration and despair in the nation. He also called for explaining the meaning of resistance in Palestine.

He said that what the resistance gave in three years is much larger and more than what the Arab nation has offered for the Arab- Israeli conflict in the 50 past years. He stressed the importance of the Palestinian unity. He also called on Arab media forum not to be a source for undermining Palestine in line with with Tel Aviv and Washington's dream of having the Palestinian authority fight the resistance.

Nasrullah said that the behavior of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and his recent stances to execute the campaign of assassinations in the lines of the Palestinian resistance and in the decision to expel the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat reflect his despair in that such an internal Palestinian clashing is not taking place.