Political and Religious Figures Denounce Quntar's Assassination

W460

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat denounced on Sunday the assassination of Hizbullah figure Samir al-Quntar, describing the slain as “a symbol of struggle and steadfastness.”

“Apart from our political differences with regard to the Syrian crisis, we denounce targeting Samir al-Quntar with an Israeli air raid in Jermana that led to his death. He will continue to be a symbol of struggle and steadfastness”, said Jumblat in a statement.

“The martyr Quntar has devoted his life to confront the Israeli occupation, and had spent decades in solitary detention without backing down on his positions and principles,” added the PSP chief.

For his part, MP Marwan Hamadeh also denounced the act, he said: “Israel's criminal act in Jarmana is but a continuation of the Israeli approach based on murder, treachery, destruction.”

The AMAL Movement issued a statement demanding quick international community reaction, it said: “We urge the International community to take direct action to put an end to these crimes.”

The deputy head of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan denounced the assassination of Quntar, also known as Lebanon's Dean of Lebanese Prisoners, he said: “Through this crime, the Zionist enemy aimed to raise the morals of its soldiers, and has therefore made a grave mistake and will bear its consequences.”

Hizbullah said in a statement that he was killed on Saturday night in an Israeli air raid near the Syrian capital Damascus.

Quntar was imprisoned in 1979 in Israel after he was convicted of murder in an attack that left an Israeli policeman, a father and his two children dead. He was long wanted in Israel for the attack considered one of the grisliest in Israeli history.

Israel released Quntar as part of a prisoner exchange in 2008, three decades after the killings, and has since become a high-profile figure in Hizbullah.

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Comments 7
Missing humble 20 December 2015, 14:06

Big B.S from a dear friend of the Israelis...working often hand-in-hand for the common interest of their communities...

Missing humble 20 December 2015, 16:02

Jumbo and Co you are a Bunch of hypocrites...

Thumb kataebi1965 20 December 2015, 16:17

You changing color chameleon . we don't know who you are with you two faced liar

Default-user-icon harry (Guest) 20 December 2015, 16:35

yeah lets go HAssan Nasrallah next guys

Missing helicopter 20 December 2015, 19:25

The martyr Quntar has devoted his life to confront the Israeli occupation, and had spent decades in solitary detention without backing down on his positions and principles,” added the PSP chief..........
It is funny that jumblat is praising steadfastness and principles. He shuttled between positions to the point no one knows what his principles are. Is Jumblat an M8? M14? Pro Assad? Is he even pro-Lebanese? Only God knows and hopefully skeleton will interrogate fully when jumby meets him.

Thumb justin 20 December 2015, 22:00

"The martyr Quntar has devoted his life to confront the Israeli occupation,"

what was he doing in Syria? confronting the Israeli aggression or killing the Syrian people......

Default-user-icon mustapha o. ghalayini (Guest) 21 December 2015, 14:22

attention the moderator of this site:
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