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| | <ref>Assadour Garmirian (1979). "International Newscasting in Lebanon. Coverage of the 1975-76 Civil War". Volume 1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9YhPAAAAMAAJ&q=Zuheir-Mohsen p. 37] | | <ref>Assadour Garmirian (1979). "International Newscasting in Lebanon. Coverage of the 1975-76 Civil War". Volume 1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9YhPAAAAMAAJ&q=Zuheir-Mohsen p. 37] |
| | ''The Pro - Syrian Forces * (mostly Palestinians) : (a) As - Saiqa - - the second largest component of the Plo, led by Zuheir Mohsen, the head of the military department of the PLO.''</ref> | | ''The Pro - Syrian Forces * (mostly Palestinians) : (a) As - Saiqa - - the second largest component of the Plo, led by Zuheir Mohsen, the head of the military department of the PLO.''</ref> |
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| | + | ===Butcher of Damour=== |
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| | Zuheir Mohsen is known as the "butcher of Damour",<ref>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref><ref>Jillian Becker (2014). "The PLO." [https://books.google.com/books?id=-7kvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA155 p. 155]. | | Zuheir Mohsen is known as the "butcher of Damour",<ref>[https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1036/PLO-Policy-towards-the-Christian-Community-during-the-Civil-War PLO Policy towards the Christian Community during the Civil War in Lebanon], ICT, May 7, 2008.</ref><ref>Jillian Becker (2014). "The PLO." [https://books.google.com/books?id=-7kvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA155 p. 155]. |
| | ''The commander of the combined forces which descended on Damour on 23 January 1976 was Zuhayr Muhsin, chief of al-Sa'iqa, known since then throughout Christian Lebanon as 'the Butcher of Damour'. He was assassinated on 15 July 1979 at Cannes in the South of France.''</ref><ref>Prof. Murray Kahl, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/786 Yasir Arafat and the Christians of Lebanon] INN, 13 January 2002. ''Although the main 'Butcher of Damour,' Saiqa commander Zuhayr Muhsin, was assassinated in Cannes, France in 1979, the PLO leader whose legions were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Christians in Lebanon, Yasser Arafat, is still alive to bemoan the fact that Israel prevented him from attending Christmas services in Bethlehem.''</ref> as in the [[Damour massacre]]. | | ''The commander of the combined forces which descended on Damour on 23 January 1976 was Zuhayr Muhsin, chief of al-Sa'iqa, known since then throughout Christian Lebanon as 'the Butcher of Damour'. He was assassinated on 15 July 1979 at Cannes in the South of France.''</ref><ref>Prof. Murray Kahl, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/786 Yasir Arafat and the Christians of Lebanon] INN, 13 January 2002. ''Although the main 'Butcher of Damour,' Saiqa commander Zuhayr Muhsin, was assassinated in Cannes, France in 1979, the PLO leader whose legions were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Christians in Lebanon, Yasser Arafat, is still alive to bemoan the fact that Israel prevented him from attending Christmas services in Bethlehem.''</ref> as in the [[Damour massacre]]. |
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| − | He was assassinated in July, 1979.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/26/archives/a-leader-of-plo-shot-in-france-arafat-accuses-the-israelis.html A Leader of P.L.O. Shot in France], The New York Times, July 26, 1979.
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| − | ''CANNES, France, July 25 (AP) — Zuheir Mohsen, military operations chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Syrian‐supported As saiqa guerrilla faction, was shot in the head last night as he approached the door of an apartment in this Riviera city, the police reported oday.''</ref>
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| | + | ==="Palestinan people do not exist"=== |
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| − | On March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper ''Trouw'' published an interview with Zahir Muhsein (as a [[PLO]] executive committee member), whereby Muhsein said:<ref>James Dorsey, Wij zijn alleen Palestijn om politieke reden, Trouw, 31 March 1977</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/a-fresh-perspective-a-critique-of-palestinian-nationalism-407795 A Fresh Perspective: A critique of Palestinian nationalism] Dan Illouz, JPost, Jul 2, 2015. | + | On March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper ''Trouw'' published an interview with Zahir Muhsein (as a [[PLO]] executive committee member), whereby Muhsein said:<ref>James Dorsey, Wij zijn alleen Palestijn om politieke reden, Trouw, 31 March 1977</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YLDigoRd6UgC&q=muhsin Commentary, Incorporated, 1986. p.35.[</ref><ref> |
| | + | ZOA, Vols. 68-69, 1977. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uXTxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Jordanians+,%C2%A0Palestinians%C2%A0,+Syrians+,+and+Lebanese+.+.+.+.+We%C2%A0are%C2%A0one%C2%A0people%22 p.7</ref>Havardi, J. (2016). "Refuting the Anti-Israel Narrative: A Case for the Historical, Legal and Moral Legitimacy of the Jewish State." United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. [https://books.google.com/books?id=OGDTCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA128 p. 128].</ref><ref name=nudea>Judea, Samaria, and Gaza: Views on the Present and Future. (1982). United Kingdom: American Enterprise Institute. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2q-7AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Jordanians+,%C2%A0Palestinians%C2%A0,+Syrians+,+and+Lebanese+.+.+.+.+We%C2%A0are%C2%A0one%C2%A0people%22 p.204]</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/a-fresh-perspective-a-critique-of-palestinian-nationalism-407795 A Fresh Perspective: A critique of Palestinian nationalism] Dan Illouz, JPost, Jul 2, 2015. |
| | ''Indeed, on March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in which he said: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."''</ref> | | ''Indeed, on March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in which he said: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."''</ref> |
| | <blockquote> | | <blockquote> |
| | The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."</blockquote> | | The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."</blockquote> |
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| − | | + | ====Death=== |
| − | | + | He was assassinated in July, 1979.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/26/archives/a-leader-of-plo-shot-in-france-arafat-accuses-the-israelis.html A Leader of P.L.O. Shot in France], The New York Times, July 26, 1979. |
| | + | ''CANNES, France, July 25 (AP) — Zuheir Mohsen, military operations chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Syrian‐supported As saiqa guerrilla faction, was shot in the head last night as he approached the door of an apartment in this Riviera city, the police reported oday.''</ref> |
| | Among Al Saaka's atrocities: | | Among Al Saaka's atrocities: |
| | *[[Damour massacre]] | | *[[Damour massacre]] |