Rifaat oath

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Rifaat Ali Eid ( Arabic رفعت علي عيد, * in Tripoli ) is the chairman of the Lebanese Arab Democratic Party , which has its strongholds among the Alawites and is based in Tripoli (Jabal Mohsen). He took over the office from his father Ali Eid .

In 2008, he led his party through the fighting in Bab el-Tabbaneh - Jebel Mohsen and provided financial support to residents of Jebel Mohsen because they could not go to work because of the conflict. In this conflict, when Sunnis and Shiites were fighting in Lebanon, Rifaat said in an interview: "We are the most suitable targets, the double for Hezbollah , our problem can only be solved if Shiites and Sunnis solve theirs." He stated that Alawis in Tripoli had no problems with Sunnis, but knew how to defend themselves if they were attacked. He said, "The Salafis are like kittens when they are weak, but when they are powerful they become tigers."

During the Syrian Civil War from 2011 onwards, he accused the pro-Western groups in Lebanon, such as the Future Movement , of funding and equipping the Islamists in Tripoli. He believes the Alawis in Lebanon are being attacked in return for the events in Syria and that the Syrian army could protect the Lebanese Alawis from the attacks of the Islamists as the Lebanese army is ineffective against them.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lebanon's Alawi: A Minority Struggles in a 'Nation' of Sects . al Akhbar English. November 8, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Daniel Williams: Tripoli Turmoil Increases Risk of a Sunni-Shiite War in Lebanon , Bloomberg. September 29, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Can Lebanon douse political fires? . CSMonitor.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2008/0924/p06s03-wome.html/%28page%29/2
  5. ↑ Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Rifaat Eid: Exploded arms warehouse belongs to Future Movement . NOW Lebanon. February 11, 2012. Accessed on May 18, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.nowlebanon.com  
  6. ↑ News :: Politics :: Sporadic clashes test Tripoli's shaky truce . The Daily Star . Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ Josh Wood: Syria's Unrest Felt by Military in Lebanon . In: The New York Times , February 15, 2012. 
  8. ↑ Syrian Uprising Raises The Specter Of Sectarian War . NPR. January 4, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Oath, Rifaat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oath, Rifaat Ali
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lebanese Alawite politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Tripoli , Lebanon