For those who care. The only interview I have given. I can't say no to Electronic Intifada. "Interview: As'ad Abukhalil on the Nahr al-Bared siege."
"ABUKHALIL: First, I understand the Lebanese army was hit hard last summer. It's morale and its prestige suffered tremendously because of the lack of performance in the face of brutal Israeli attacks. Because there are no unitary symbols for Lebanon, people always want to underline, well, 'maybe it's the army.' It can't always be baba ghanouj or hummus. It has to be something more concrete. And this is why there is a rush to support the Lebanese army.
Second, there is a general racist attitude -- classical racism towards Palestinians..."