Who was he

Hariri was born to a poor Sunni Muslim family in Sidon, Lebanon in November, 1944.

In 1966 he attends Beirut Arab University and works as a teacher. In1969 he travels to Saudi Arabia where he works in construction and finally established his own company, CICONEST. In 1978, he founded Saudi Oger, which he built into one of the largest Arab construction companies.

He is active in Lebanese politics and becomes president in 1992. He epitomizes Beirut - A self made Sunni who becomes a billionaire and is out to unite Lebanon's different factions and rebuild the country. He is glamorous and charismatic and a real threat to Israel.

Syria

Hariri saw Syria as a great friend. When the Israelis started the 1976 civil war Lebanon turned to Syria for troops to stop the fighting.

Christians  vs  Muslims Syria troops stayed to keep the sides separated. Syria also helps to run out the SLA ( Israel militia )- They ran the Khiam death camp and controlled south Lebanon. Hariri could have controlled the Christian phalangists , Druze warlords and Muslims and Israel doesn't want that.

History of Lebanon

Modern Lebanon ( population 3,500,000 ) was created by France in 1926through a UN mandate. The French, being Catholic, separated Lebanon (home of most of the Maronite Catholics) from Syria, thus creating a new state. Lebanon became independent on Jan. 1, 1944.

In 1948 300,000 Palestinians had to flee Israel as Jewish armies went on a rampage . In 1975 Israel instigated  the civil war pitting the 40% Christians against the 60% Muslims. 

Israel doesn't want a strong Lebanon and Syria. They want puppet governments that will allow them to steal Lebanon's water and allow Iraq / Syria pipeline oil to flow to Haifa.

General Lahad

Israel's Lebanon militia

In 1978 Israel starts the 'South Lebanon Army'  ( Christian militia ) to kept Lebanon free of PLO guerilla. They also use them to fight Amal, Hezbollah, UNIFIL troops and even the Lebanese government army.

These troops are poor Christians from the south and their leaders always envisioned invading Beirut and taking over Lebanon.

The SLA ran Khiam prison ( Israeli torture ) In 2000 the Hezbollah finally drove the Jews and their assassins out of Lebanon

Israeli aggression

1978... Israel invades South Lebanon and kills 2500 and establishes a border zone.U.N. Security Council resolution 425 ordered the Israelis to leave. They refused !

1981 ....Israel says the PLO shot rockets into Israel and retaliates by bombing Beirut killing 300 plus.

1982... Israel invaded Lebanon saying there was an assassinations attempt on a Jewish ambassador in London. Israel kills 25,000 people and wounds 30,000 - mostly civilians.

1996...Israel unleashed "Operation Grapes of Wrath" killing 200.

2000.....the SLA withdraws

Chirac and Harriri

They were allies and pushed a plan where Israel would give up the Golan heights and occupied territories in Lebanon if Syria would withdraw it's troops.

They wanted US to be in the position of guaranteeing Lebanon's safety from Israeli intrusions and land grabs.

Maronite Christian... Emile Lahud

Lebanon's president today

Lahud was elected Lebanon's president in1998 and reelected in 2004.

Lahud is an Israeli poodle that lobbies for the 'Peace Process' in 'Israel' to be given 'another chance', while at the same time busily banking large sacks of shekels in a numbered Swiss bank account.

The Jewish terrorists in Palestine knew only too well that they could rely on Lahud to help undermine Hezbollah and thus weaken Lebanon and Syria's military strength,

Mideast leaders react

Iran

Also Iran expressed concern about the fallout of what it described as a "terrorist act", pointing finger at Israel.

"An organized terrorist structure such as the Zionist regime is one of the few that has the capacity for such an operation ".

Arab newspapers

While the opposition to the pro-Syrian government in Beirut claimed that Syria was behind the assassination, the Syrian media on Tuesday pointed the finger of suspicion at Israel.

Late Lebanese politician Rafiq Hariri`s consultant Mustafa al-Naser told IRNA Monday evening, "Assassination Hariri is the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad`s job, aimed at
creating political tension in Lebanon."
 

“Most Middle East experts in the Arab and Muslim worlds believe Israeli hands were at work in the killing of former Prime Minister of Lebanon.” Hamod continues:

What does Israel want ?

 

Control of the Mideast.

It wants Iraq and Iran's oil with no Arab interference.

It wants Lebanon's water.