Elias Murr
| Elias Murr | |
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 Elias Murr - 2007 photo |
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| Born | June 1, 1962 Bteghrine |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | Higher Degree in Law (1982)[1] |
| Occupation | Former Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Former Defense Minister |
| Predecessor | Abdul Rahim Mourad |
| Successor | Fayez Ghosn |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Elias Murr (Arabic: إلياس المرّ) (born 1962 in Bteghrine) is the former Lebanese Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He held the positions of Deputy Prime minister and Interior Minister in previous Cabinets.
He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Michel Murr and was the son-in-law of the former President Émile Lahoud.
Murr was wounded in a bombing in Beirut on July 12, 2005.[2] The explosion happened in the city of Antelias 5 km north of Beirut. Al Jazeera reported two other people with injuries. Police stated one killed and a dozen injured.
[edit] Accusations of Sabotage
In December 2010 it was revealed by WikiLeaks, via Al Akhbar,[3][4] that in 2008 Murr had offered advice on how Israel could defeat Hezbollah if a new war erupted on Israel's northern border.[5] It was also revealed that Murr "displayed clear sectarian bias in advising Israel not to attack the Christian areas of the country while apparently having no qualms about bombs falling on the heads of Shia civilians". He is quoted as having said:
“Israel would do well to avoid two things when it comes for Hizballah One, it must not touch the Blue Line or the UNSCR 1701 areas as this will keep Hizballah out of these areas. Two, Israel cannot bomb bridges and infrastructure in the Christian areas. The Christians were supporting Israel in 2006 until they started bombing their bridges. If Israel has to bomb all of these places in the Shia areas as a matter of operational concern, that is Hizballah's problem.”[6][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Biography for Elias Murr". SILObreaker. January 15, 2009. http://www.silobreaker.com/biography-for-elias-murr-5_2260572577619509248_4. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "President Lahoud's Son-in-Law Elias Murr Survives Assassination Ambush". Naharnet. July 12, 2005. http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&68E8158B0E7B727EC225703C002C4BC8. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Al Akhbar Newspaper publishes US cables not found on WikiLeaks". Ya Libnan. 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. http://www.yalibnan.com/2010/12/03/al-akhbar-newspaper-publishes-u-s-cables-not-found-on-wikileaks. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ a b Sison, Michele J. (2008-03-11). Lebanon: MinDef worried that Hizballah war with Israel imminent. WikiLeaks/Al Akhbar (Lebanon). WikiLeaks cable:08BEIRUT372. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/soc/wl/al-akhbar/08BEIRUT372.html. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Lebanon defense minister "offered invasion advice for Israel"". Ha'aretz. December 03, 2010. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/lebanon-defense-minister-offered-invasion-advice-for-israel-1.328521.
- ^ Amiri, Rannie (2010-12-10). "A Damning Wikileaks Revelation - The Story of Elias Murr, Saboteur". CounterPunch. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. http://www.counterpunch.org/amiri12102010.html. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
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