Samir Qantar (also spelled Kuntar) was the leading militant
released by Israel as part of the prisoner swap with Hezbollah in
which Israel received the remains of two dead soldiers. In 1979,
Qantar killed three Israelis -- he
shot a father in front of his four year-old daughter, and crushed
the young girl's skull with a rifle butt.
Despite the fact that he's a grizzly cold-blooded killer, not
only will he be receiving a hero's welcome in Lebanon, but it may
launch his political career:
In Lebanon, many consider it too early to discuss a possible
political career while Qantar is still away from home. But some
already see him as an MP or as a leading opposition figure.
“As a resistance hero and a model of
persistence, Qantar is destined to play a role on the political
stage,†said Nazih Hamzé, Secretary
General of the People’s Democratic Party, to
which Qantar used to belong in his youth. The conditions of
Qantar’s introduction to the Lebanese political
stage, known for its complexity, still needs to be defined.
topics:
Trade, Israel
