Ragheb Harb
| Ragheb Harb راغب حرب | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Jebsheet,Lebanon |
| Died | 16 February 1984. |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Religion | Shi'a,Islam |
Ragheb Harb(Arabic:راغب حرب) was a Lebanese resistance leader and Muslim cleric. He was born in Jebsheet in 1952, a village in the Jabal Amel region of Southern Lebanon. Harb was an imam and led regional resistance against Israeli occupation[1] Shiite resistance until he was assassinated by Israelis on 16 February 1984.[2] 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.[3][4] As a result, Hezbollah put him on their death list, and he is wanted in Lebanon.[5] 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 "Amal Movement" [1]
See also
- Amal movement
- Abdul Karim Obeyd
- List of assassinated Lebanese people
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cobban, Helena "Hizbullah’s New Fact" Boston Review. Accessed February 2, 2007. Originally published in the April/May 2005 issue of Boston Review.
- ↑ http://en.eljnoub.com/hizbollah/shekhRaGheb.htm
- ↑ http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article986694.ece
- ↑ http://www.tv2nord.dk/default.asp?PageID=5&NewsCategoryID=1&NewsID=126631&Archive=True
- ↑ http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article110531.ece