Ragheb Harb (Arabic: راغب حرب; 1952–1984) was a Lebanese cleric.[1] He was an imam and militant who led the Shiite resistance against Israeli occupation of Lebanon.[2] In March 1983, he was detained by the Israel Defense Forces, but following wide spread demonstrations throughout southern Lebanon he was released seventeen days later. On 16 February 1984, he was assassinated.[3] Hussein Abbas, one of the assassins, fled to America where he lived in the home of his uncle, the academic Professor Fouad Ajami.[4]
Ragheb Harb راغب حرب | |
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| Born | 1952 Jibchit, Lebanon |
| Died | 16 February 1984 (aged 31–32) Jibchit, Lebanon |
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.[5][failed verification][6][dead link] As a result, Hezbollah put him on their death list, and he is wanted in Lebanon.[7] 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]
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edit- ^ Ronen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21: "“Harb was a man of the cloth, not a fighter"
- ^ a b Cobban, Helena "Hizbullah’s New Fact" Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Boston Review. Accessed February 2, 2007. Originally published in the April/May 2005 issue of Boston Review
- ^ "Sheikh Ragheb Harb". Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Tveit, Odd Karsten (2010) Goodbye Lebanon. Israel's First Defeat. Rimal Publication. Translated by Peter Scott-Hansen. ISBN 978-9963-715-03-9 pp.80-82
- ^ "Abdalla har uindskrænket magt". 21 March 2008.
- ^ "Nyheder | TV2/NORD". Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Udvist til Dødsdom". 17 December 2003.
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