• LeninWeave [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    18·
    9 months ago

    Elie Hobeika, the Lebanese Forces leader accused of ordering the civilians to be killed, was later assassinated by an Israeli car bomb before he could testify as to who was responsible for what.

    agony-turbo

    • DiscoPosting [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      26·
      9 months ago

      de-encyclopedia — Israel’s own Kahan Commission also found that their Defense Minister, Ariel Sharon, was directly responsible for a failure to ensure the safety of civilians in Beirut. He refused to resign, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin similarly refused to fire him. After someone threw a grenade into a peace protest and blew up eleven people, Sharon then decided to remain within the cabinet, but step down as Defense Minister. 51.7% of Israelis polled thought that the Kahan Commission was unfair to Sharon.

      dubois-depressed — What was he doing in the cabinet without a title?

      de-encyclopedia — Biding his time. Sharon was made Prime Minister of Israel in March of 2001.