Hezbollah's Nasrallah again threatens Israel. What do Palestinians think of him?

On Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave one of his typical speeches from his underground bunker where he pretends to care about Palestinians while insisting that Lebanon continue to treat them as third class residents.

Addressing his supporters via a televised speech broadcast live from the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday evening, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated that the United States and the Zionist regime (of Israel) are conspiring against Hezbollah in a bid to weaken popular support for the movement.

He stressed that Hezbollah has stood firm in the face of US and Israeli hegemonic schemes for the Middle East region.

“The United States would have offered southern Lebanon to Israel if Hezbollah did not exist. Lebanon is not in a position of weakness. We are standing up for our rights concerning Sheba'a Farms, Kfarchouba village as well as the northern section of Ghajar [village],” Nasrallah said.

“Lebanon can stop the Zionist regime (of Israel) from plundering its oil and gas reserves,” the Hezbollah secretary-general added, according to Press TV.

He further highlighted that his movement fully supports the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian right of return to their homes.

Nasrallah also called on people worldwide to turn out en masse for International Quds Day rallies.

Commenting on a forthcoming US-led conference in Bahrain next month in support of US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal for “peace” between the Israeli regime and Palestinians, dubbed “the deal of the century,” Nasrallah emphasized that the initiative is aimed at liquidation of the Palestinian cause.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Nasrallah said the Lebanese nation rejects permanent settlement of Palestinian refugees in the country, stressing that the latter must not give up on the right to return to their homeland.

While his speeches get coverage in Palestinian Arabic media, I always wonder what actual Palestinians think of him. After all, he has not helped their lives get better at all.

He is against the idea of a two state solution, wanting to destroy Israel in the service of his Iranian masters. He doesn't give Palestinians in Lebanon any money or support. He is tacitly against Lebanon treating Palestinians with basic human rights. His vitriol doesn't help bring about a Palestinian state.

Do Palestinians in the territories - and Lebanon - look at him as a hero for confronting Israel or do they look at him as an ego-driven meddler who is using their cause to justify his staying in power?

I can't find any polls to see Palestinian opinion of Nasrallah and other supposed champions of their cause who don't go beyond empty words. It would be nice to know what they actually think.

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