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'''Samir Kuntar''' ({{lang-ar|'''سمير القنطار'''}}, also transcribed ''Qantar'') (born ], ] in ], ]), is a Lebanese who participated in a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians in 1979. He has been held in Israeli jails under a four-times-life sentence since his conviction in 1979 on charges of murder and terrorism, for murdering two Israeli civilians (a 28-year-old male and his 4-year-old daughter) and killing two Israeli policemen.
The authoritative Universal Jewish Encyclopedia compiled by the leading Rabbinic organizations of the world, makes it very clear that the Talmud, not the Torah or Old Testament, is the supreme authority for Judaism.
“Thus the ultimate authority for Orthodoxy is the Babylonian Talmud. The Bible itself ranks second to it in reality, if not in theory. (Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, “Authority” pg. 637) 2
What does the Talmud, the chief authority of Judaism, have to say about Jesus Christ?


==Attack into Israel from Southern Lebanon==
Balaam fornicated with his jackass. (Sanhedrin 105a-b)3


On April 22, 1979, Samir Kuntar led a group of four who entered Israel from Lebanon by boat. They belonged to the organization ] under the leadership of ]. Around midnight they arrived at the coastal town of ] about six miles south of the Lebanese border. The four killed a policeman who ran across them and were able to break into the apartment of the Haran family before police reinforcements had arrived. The unit took 28-year-old Danny Haran hostage along with his four-year-old daughter Einat. The mother, Smadar Haran, was able to hide in a crawl space above the bedroom with her two-year-old daughter Yael. Kuntar's group understood that there were more people in the house and went around looking for them, shooting rounds and throwing hand grenades.
Jewish priests raised Balaam from the dead and punished him in boiling hot semen.(57a Gittin)4


==Shootout and capture by Israel==
She who was the descendant of princes and governors played the harlot with a carpenter. (Sanhedrin 106a)


After holding to the hostages, a shootout with Israeli policemen and soldiers erupted. Samir Kuntar shot and killed the father at close range in front of his daughter, and then murdered the four-year-old girl by smashing her head with the butt of his rifle against a rock, crushing her skull. Tragically, the two-year-old girl was accidentally suffocated to death, when her mother desperately tried to keep her quiet. A policeman and two of Samir Kuntar's unit were also killed. Kuntar and the fourth participant in the shootout were captured. The latter, Ahmed Abarrass, was freed by Israel in the 1986 ] prisoner deal in return for three Israeli soldiers.
was lowered into a pit of dung up to his armpits. Then a hard cloth was placed within a soft one, wound round his neck, and the two ends pulled in opposite directions until he was dead. (Sanhedrin 52b) 5


==Support for Samir Kuntar==
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Kuntar was tried and convicted for the murders of Danny and Einat Haran. He has also admitted his complicity many times and expressed pride about the killings. Still, he has many supporters in Lebanon who maintain that he is innocent. These supporters also, alternately, claim that the Harans were legitimate targets and considers Kuntar to be a political prisoner.
JESUS CHRIST, speaking to the Jews in the Gospel of St. John, VIII:44

==Proposed exchange for ]==
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lust of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the

beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is not truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
In 2003 Israel agreed to release around 400 prisoners in exchange for businessman ] and the bodies
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it. –yes then answered the Jews - "
of three soldiers held by ] since 2000. Hezbollah leader ] refused to accept the deal unless it included Samir Kuntar. "Hezbollah's conditions have become clear and defined, and we are sticking to them in all circumstances,", Nasrallah declared in his statement.<ref name="Nasrallah_sticks">{{cite news |publisher=Canadian Jewish News|title=Nasrallah: no prisoner swap without Samir Kuntar |date=November 13, 2003}}</ref><ref name="Guardian_obstacle">{{cite news |publisher=The Guardian|title=Israel backs deal with Hizbullah to swap prisoners |date=November 10, 2003}}</ref>
Also in the Bible he say

"He (Jesus) did not call them Abraham's children, but a 'brood of
Israel then agreed to release Samir Kuntar as well, but only when Hezbollah provided "solid evidence" as to the fate of ], an air force navigator missing in Lebanon since 1986.<ref name="release_criteria">{{cite news |publisher=The Irish Times|title=Israel agrees to free prisoners in secret deal with Hizbullah|date=January 26, 2004}}</ref> <ref name="Kuntar_deal">{{cite news |publisher=The Jerusalem Post|title=Arad could alter release criteria
vipers' . Oh, that was too insulting for the noble
|date=January 27, 2004}}</ref>
blood and race of Israel, and they declared, 'He has a demon'

. Our Lord calls them a 'brood of vipers';
Inspired by the prisoner swap Hamas vowed, a few days later, that they would also abduct Israeli soldiers to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners. Hassan Nasrallah simultaneously told his supporters that Hezbollah would continue to kidnap Israelis until "not a single prisoner" remained inside Israeli jails.<ref name="Hamas_vow">{{cite news |publisher=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|title=ROUNDUP: Hamas, Hezbollah vow to abduct more Israeli soldiers|date=January 30, 2004}}</ref>
furthermore in John 8 he states: 'If you were

Abraham's children ye would do what Abraham did.... You are
Since Hezbollah never provided any solid information about Arad, Israel continues to hold Kuntar.
of your father the devil.' It was intolerable to them to hear that

they were not Abraham's but the devil's children, nor can they
==The Lebanon Plan==
bear to hear this today.

A Jew remains a Jew even though he changes his religion; a Christian which would adopt the Jewish religion would not
In 2006 Samir Kuntar became part of a more elaborate peace plan promoted by Lebanese Prime Minister ] and ] envoy ].<ref name=Lebanon_plan>{{cite news |publisher=Mideast Mirror|title=Diplomatic maneuvers|date=June 1, 2006}}</ref> It included six steps:
become a Jew, because the quality of a Jew is not in the religion but in the race. A Free thinker and Atheist always

remains a Jew." (Jewish World, London December 14, 1922)
*1. The UN marks the boundary between Lebanon and Syria.
"Should someone think I am saying too much - I am saying
*2. Syria publicly declares that the Shebaa farms are Lebanese territory.
much too little! For I see in writings how they curse us
*3. The Lebanese Army takes up positions on its southern border with Israel.
Goyim and wish as all evil in their schools and prayers. They
*4. Israel withdraws from Shebaa Farms and hands them over to Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force stops flying over Lebanese territory.
rob us of our money through usury, and wherever they are
*5. Siniora formally announces the end of Israeli occupation, and all militias, including Hezbollah, are disarmed.
able, they play us all manner of mean tricks... No heathen has
*6. Everything possible is done to investigate the fate of Ron Arad. Israel frees Samir Kuntar and all other Lebanese prisoners. Hezbollah leaves the border area.
done such things and none would to so except the Devil

himself and those whom he possesses - as he possesses the
==Hezbollah abducts Israeli soldiers==
Jews.

On July 12, 2006 Hezbollah attacked an Israeli border patrol and captured 2 soldiers. They were meant to be released in exchange for Samir Kuntar. In subsequent interviews on ] TV station Dr ], the Lebanese Minster of Health, congratulated Hezbollah for "its great actions" and said that "Lebanon has the right to regain its prisoners and liberate them". Ali Ammar, a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, stated his opinion that "particularly at this basic stage in the history of the homeland and the nation, this government should have expressed solidarity with its people and let Samir Quntar feel that he is a Lebanese par excellence."<ref name="Hezbollah_excellence">{{cite news |publisher=BBC Worldwide Monitoring|title=Lebanese Hezbollah TV talk show discusses implications of operation|date=January 13, 2006}}</ref>
***

==References==
"Burgensis, who was a very learned rabbi among them and by
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the grace of God became a Christian (which seldom occurs), is
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much moved that in their schools they so horribly curse us

Christians (as Lyra also writes) and from that draws the
==External links==
conclusion that they must not be the people of God.

* (Front Page magazine)
***
* (''Washington Post'' article: "The World Should Know What He Did to My Family")
* (Monsters and Critics blog)
"Now behold what a nice, thick, fat lie it is when they
* (Cybercast News Service, July 18, 2006)
complain about being captives among us! Jerusalem was
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destroyed more than 1,400 years ago during that time we

Christians have been tortured and persecuted by the Jews in all
]
the world. On top of that, we do not know to this day what
]
Devil brought them into our country. We did not fetch them
]
from Jerusalem!... Yes, we have and hold them captive, as I
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would like to keep my rheumatism, and all other diseases and
]
misfortunes, who must wait as a poor servant, with money and
]
property and everything I have! I wish they were in hell

with the other Jews and whomsoever they would like to have
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with them.

Revision as of 18:58, 3 August 2006

Samir Kuntar (Template:Lang-ar, also transcribed Qantar) (born July 20, 1962 in Aabey, Lebanon), is a Lebanese who participated in a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians in 1979. He has been held in Israeli jails under a four-times-life sentence since his conviction in 1979 on charges of murder and terrorism, for murdering two Israeli civilians (a 28-year-old male and his 4-year-old daughter) and killing two Israeli policemen.

Attack into Israel from Southern Lebanon

On April 22, 1979, Samir Kuntar led a group of four who entered Israel from Lebanon by boat. They belonged to the organization PLF under the leadership of Abu Abbas. Around midnight they arrived at the coastal town of Nahariya about six miles south of the Lebanese border. The four killed a policeman who ran across them and were able to break into the apartment of the Haran family before police reinforcements had arrived. The unit took 28-year-old Danny Haran hostage along with his four-year-old daughter Einat. The mother, Smadar Haran, was able to hide in a crawl space above the bedroom with her two-year-old daughter Yael. Kuntar's group understood that there were more people in the house and went around looking for them, shooting rounds and throwing hand grenades.

Shootout and capture by Israel

After holding to the hostages, a shootout with Israeli policemen and soldiers erupted. Samir Kuntar shot and killed the father at close range in front of his daughter, and then murdered the four-year-old girl by smashing her head with the butt of his rifle against a rock, crushing her skull. Tragically, the two-year-old girl was accidentally suffocated to death, when her mother desperately tried to keep her quiet. A policeman and two of Samir Kuntar's unit were also killed. Kuntar and the fourth participant in the shootout were captured. The latter, Ahmed Abarrass, was freed by Israel in the 1986 Ahmed Jibril prisoner deal in return for three Israeli soldiers.

Support for Samir Kuntar

Kuntar was tried and convicted for the murders of Danny and Einat Haran. He has also admitted his complicity many times and expressed pride about the killings. Still, he has many supporters in Lebanon who maintain that he is innocent. These supporters also, alternately, claim that the Harans were legitimate targets and considers Kuntar to be a political prisoner.

Proposed exchange for Ron Arad

In 2003 Israel agreed to release around 400 prisoners in exchange for businessman Elhanan Tannenbaum and the bodies of three soldiers held by Hezbollah since 2000. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah refused to accept the deal unless it included Samir Kuntar. "Hezbollah's conditions have become clear and defined, and we are sticking to them in all circumstances,", Nasrallah declared in his statement.

Israel then agreed to release Samir Kuntar as well, but only when Hezbollah provided "solid evidence" as to the fate of Ron Arad, an air force navigator missing in Lebanon since 1986.

Inspired by the prisoner swap Hamas vowed, a few days later, that they would also abduct Israeli soldiers to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners. Hassan Nasrallah simultaneously told his supporters that Hezbollah would continue to kidnap Israelis until "not a single prisoner" remained inside Israeli jails.

Since Hezbollah never provided any solid information about Arad, Israel continues to hold Kuntar.

The Lebanon Plan

In 2006 Samir Kuntar became part of a more elaborate peace plan promoted by Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and UN envoy Terje Rød-Larsen. It included six steps:

  • 1. The UN marks the boundary between Lebanon and Syria.
  • 2. Syria publicly declares that the Shebaa farms are Lebanese territory.
  • 3. The Lebanese Army takes up positions on its southern border with Israel.
  • 4. Israel withdraws from Shebaa Farms and hands them over to Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force stops flying over Lebanese territory.
  • 5. Siniora formally announces the end of Israeli occupation, and all militias, including Hezbollah, are disarmed.
  • 6. Everything possible is done to investigate the fate of Ron Arad. Israel frees Samir Kuntar and all other Lebanese prisoners. Hezbollah leaves the border area.

Hezbollah abducts Israeli soldiers

On July 12, 2006 Hezbollah attacked an Israeli border patrol and captured 2 soldiers. They were meant to be released in exchange for Samir Kuntar. In subsequent interviews on Al-Manar TV station Dr Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh, the Lebanese Minster of Health, congratulated Hezbollah for "its great actions" and said that "Lebanon has the right to regain its prisoners and liberate them". Ali Ammar, a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, stated his opinion that "particularly at this basic stage in the history of the homeland and the nation, this government should have expressed solidarity with its people and let Samir Quntar feel that he is a Lebanese par excellence."

References

  1. "Nasrallah: no prisoner swap without Samir Kuntar". Canadian Jewish News. November 13, 2003.
  2. "Israel backs deal with Hizbullah to swap prisoners". The Guardian. November 10, 2003.
  3. "Israel agrees to free prisoners in secret deal with Hizbullah". The Irish Times. January 26, 2004.
  4. "Arad could alter release criteria". The Jerusalem Post. January 27, 2004.
  5. "ROUNDUP: Hamas, Hezbollah vow to abduct more Israeli soldiers". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. January 30, 2004.
  6. "Diplomatic maneuvers". Mideast Mirror. June 1, 2006.
  7. "Lebanese Hezbollah TV talk show discusses implications of operation". BBC Worldwide Monitoring. January 13, 2006.

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