Ragheb Harb
Ragheb Harb راغب حرب | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Jibchit, Lebanon |
| Died | 16 February 1984 (aged 31–32) Jibchit, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
Ragheb Harb (Arabic: راغب حرب) was a Lebanese leader and Muslim cleric.[1] He was born in Jibchit in 1952, a village in the Jabal Amel region of Southern Lebanon. Harb was an imam and led the regional Shiite resistance against Israeli occupation[2] until being assassinated by Israelis on 16 February 1984.[3] Danny Abdallah, a Lebanese criminal living in Denmark, admitted to having killed Harb on behalf of the Israelis, and also claimed to have participated in the kidnapping of Harb's successor, Abdul Karim Obeyd.[4][5] As a result, Hezbollah put him on their death list, and he is wanted in Lebanon.[6] According to one source, Harb's supporters would go on to form the Lebanese paramilitary and political organization Hezbollah. He belonged to the first Shiite party in Lebanon, the "Amal Movement".[2]
See also[]
- Amal movement
- Hezbollah
- Abdul Karim Obeyd
- List of assassinated Lebanese people
References[]
- ^ Ronen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21: "“Harb was a man of the cloth, not a fighter, but stories about him were reaching Meir Dagan, who argued that “Harb was becoming an important religious authority in the south and he was constantly advocating attacks against Israel and Israelis.” Dagan requested authorization to eliminate Harb. Though Harb never took part in terrorist actions against Israel himself, he incited them constantly, and in those years Israel, mired in its battle with Hezbollah and feeling impotent, welcomed every idea for action. Dagan dispatched two Lebanese agents he’d used in past operations of the Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners"
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cobban, Helena "Hizbullah’s New Fact" Boston Review. Accessed February 2, 2007. Originally published in the April/May 2005 issue of Boston Review
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Abdalla har uindskrænket magt".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Udvist til Dødsdom".
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