# Israel's Treatment of Nusra Fighters and Hezbollah: A Debate

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2023110062043250840
- Source account: [@jacksonhinkle](https://x.com/jacksonhinkle)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:59
- Published: 2026-08-21
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate) There have been reports that Israel's been treating wounded Syrian rebel fighters in- Yes, yes, yes ... its hospitals on the border, including fighters from Nusra Front- Yes ... uh, which is of course the Al-Qaeda proxy in Syria.

[0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=9) Um, do those reports worry you, that Israel's helping wounded Al-Qaeda-aligned fighters?

[0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=16) As I said before, in a different context, it's always useful also to deal with your enemies in a humane way.

[0:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=25) And I think that when you have people who are wounded and you can deal with them in a humane way, the considerations as to whether to take them in are not simply whether it's politically, uh, useful, or whether it's politically contributory.

[0:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=38) So it's purely humanitarian, you say. So there's no tactical or political strategic th- I didn't say there's no tactical, I said the main consideration- Fine ... the immediate consideration- Fine ... is humane.

[0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=48) But the tactical issues involved, I mean, you know better than me the phrase blowback. You don't think there's gonna be blowback against Israel if you get into bed with a, a group like Nusra Front?

[0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=57) No, I don't think so. I don't think there's going to be blowback.

[1:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=60) Why? Because I think that the, unfortunately, the rules of the game in Syria are such that you can do a- anything that is not able, is not possible to be done anywhere else.

[1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=71) Yeah, I think people said that in Afghanistan too.

[1:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=73) Would you also treat Hezbollah fighters?

[1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=76) No. I would not treat- Have you not just contradicted what you told me 60 seconds ago- No, I haven't contradicted, no ... about humanely- No, no ... treating your enemies?

[1:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=82) No, no. I think as far as Hezbollah c- uh, uh, fighters are concerned, with them we have a different, uh, account.

[1:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=89) So let me be clear, you would, you- We have a different- ... you're happy to treat Al-Qaeda fighters- We have- ... but not Hezbollah fighters.

[1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=93) We have, we have a different account with Hezbollah, a totally different account, because Hezbollah has carried out the type of, uh, actions against us which would preclude us from going into what the Al-Qaeda has done. Al-Qaeda, to the best of my recollection, has up to now not attacked Israel.

[1:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=111) But it's attacked your number one ally and protector and sponsee, the United States of America.

[1:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2GnKqUpw0yPp/en/israel-s-treatment-of-nusra-fighters-and-hezbollah-a-debate?t=115) Yeah. There is a, quote-unquote, war on terror been going on for 15 years.