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IDF chief surprised by Hariri resignation, says Hezbollah is cash-strapped
[IsraelTimes] Regarding the sudden resignation of former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.last week, Eisenkot says the move was "complicated" and "surprising." Hariri said he quit due to an alleged Iranian plan to assassinate him. Eisenkot says the move also reflects a decline in support for Hezbollah among the Lebanese, and notes, "Hezbollah is beginning to feel financial pressure and starting to get into big material problems." Posted by: trailing wife 2017-11-17 |
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