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The Bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser Were Exchanged The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center July16, 2008 Two years after the second Lebanon war the bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were exchanged for five Lebanese prisoners, including the terrorist murderer Samir Kuntar, and 199 terrorist remains. Hezbollah exploited the exchange to produce a propaganda campaign aiming to strengthen its political position in Lebanon. An IDF honor guard salutes the coffins of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev (IDF Spokesman, July 16) Click here for the video 2 OOOvvveeerrrvvviiieeewww 1. On the morning of July 16, two years and four days after their abduction, the bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were returned to Israel in an exchange deal with Hezbollah. From first to last Hezbollah revealed nothing of the soldiers’ fate and only revealed their deaths (long suspected by Israel) when the coffins were unloaded. Hezbollah also delivered the body parts of other IDF soldiers killed in the second Lebanon war. Beforehand, as part of the deal, Israeli received information about the missing navigator Ron Arad, which shed no new light on his fate. 2. A description of the main events in Israel and Lebanon follows, along with reactions in Lebanon, the Palestinian arena and the Arab and Muslim world. The Appendix contains a short portrait of Samir Kuntar. IIImmmpppooorrrtttaaannnttt eeevvveeennntttsss iiinnn IIIsssrrraaaeeelll 3. At 9:00 a.m. the coffins of the abducted soldiers were brought to the Lebanese border crossing at Naqura where they were delivered to a Red Cross representative by Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah’s coordination and liaison committee. After a preliminary identification by the Red Cross, the bodies were delivered to Israel through the Rosh Nanikra crossing and a more thorough identification by the IDF Military Rabbinate and IDF Medical Corps was undertaken. At about 11:00 a.m., when the examinations had been completed, the second phase of the exchange deal began and the terrorists’ bodies were transferred to Lebanon. At 5:00 p.m. the five Lebanese prisoners, headed by Samir Kuntar, were handed over to the Red Cross. The exchange ended at about 8:00 p.m. when the last terrorist bodies were transferred to Lebanon. Left: Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah’s coordination and liaison committee informing the Red Cross that the two soldiers are dead. Right: The coffins are delivered to Israel (Al-Manar TV, July 16). 3 4. Once the identification had been completed high-ranking IDF officers arrived at the homes of the soldiers’ families to officially inform them that the two were dead. In the evening the coffins were brought to a military camp near the northern city of Nahariya to allow the families to view the coffins. The Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Chief of Staff were also present. Left: Defense Minister Ehud Barak (far right) and Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi (fourth from right) with the coffin of Eldad Regev. Right: The Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister view the coffins of the dead soldiers at a military camp near Nahariya (Asaf Ravitz for the Defense Ministry, July 16). 5. The funerals of the two soldiers took place at military cemeteries on July 17. Eldad Regev was buried in Haifa and Ehud Goldwasser in Nahariya. Thousands came to pay their last respects. EEEvvveeennntttsss iiinnn LLLeeebbbaaannnooonnn 6. While all Israel mourned, Lebanon proclaimed a day of national rejoining, despite the fact that their “heroes” were terrorist murderers whose crimes bore no relation whatsoever to Lebanese national interests. Under Hezbollah production, mass celebrations were organized in Lebanon, attended by senior Lebanese political figures the senior Hezbollah figures. Hezbollah dubbed the prisoner exchange “Operation Radwan,” which was one of international terrorist Imad Moughnieh’s nicknames. 4 A giant poster in the village of Naqura (Al-Manar TV, July 16). A truck decorated with flowers carrying the coffins of the terrorists returned to Lebanon. The truck is decorated with a picture of international terrorist Imad Moughnieh, whom Hezbollah turned into a hero and role model (Al-Manar TV, July 16). 7. The released prisoners, including the murderer Samir Kuntar, who does not belong to Hezbollah, were dressed in Hezbollah uniforms and transported to Naqura. A ceremony was held, attended by residents of south Lebanon, headed by Nabil Kaouk, the Hezbollah operative in charge of south Lebanon. Left: The triumphal arch constructed in Naqura to welcome the terrorist murderer, with the inscription in Arabic and Hebrew, “The release of the prisoners, Allah’s achievement for us.” Right: South Lebanese waiting for the prisoners (Al-Manar TV, July 16). 5 8. The prisoners were flown from Naqura to the Beirut airport in a Lebanese army helicopter accompanied by one from UNIFIL. They had an official state welcome in Beirut at a ceremony attended by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman, prime minister Fuad Siniora1 and parliament chairman Nabih Berri. Suleiman congratulated them on their return, saying that the joy in Lebanon would be complete only when sovereignty over the Sheba’a farms had been restored (See below). Left: The terrorist murderer Samir Kuntar in a Lebanese army helicopter on his way to Beirut. Right: Landing in Beirut (Al-Manar TV, July 16). The released prisoners arriving at Beirut airport shaking hands with Michel Suleiman, Lebanese president, Nabih Berri, parliament chairman, and prime minister Fuad Siniora (Dalati Nohra for Reuters, July 16). 9. After the ceremony there were festive rallies led by senior Hezbollah figures at Al-Rayah stadium in Beirut’s southern suburb. Nasrallah, who left his hiding-place for a few minutes, hugged Samir Kuntar in front of the thousands gathered there. Afterwards Nasrallah left the stage and returned to his hiding-place, as has been his habit since the second Lebanon war, and his speech was broadcast on a giant screen (For details of the speech, see below). After 1 Robert Fisk, who writes for the British Independent (not known for its sympathy for Israel) noted the absurdity of the presence of the American-supported prime minister of Lebanon at the reception (Al- Jazeera TV, July 16). 6 Nasrallah’s blessing, Samir Kuntar thanked him for his release. On July 17 Kuntar was scheduled to return to his birthplace, the Druze village of Aabey south of Beirut. MMMaaaiiinnn rrreeeaaaccctttiiiooonnnsss tttooo ttthhheee ppprrriiisssooonnneeerrr eeexxxcchhhaaannngggeee dddeeeaaalll LLLeeebbbaaannnooonnn TTThhheee LLLeeebbbaaannneeessseee aaadddmmmiiinnniiissstttrrraaatttiiiooonnn 10. All the factions of the Lebanese administration, including the pro-West and anti-Syrian (such as the March 14 Force), extolled the deal, steadfastly supported it and even tried to enjoy some of the support it generated. That happened despite the fact that Samir Kuntar and many other terrorists whose bodies were returned to Lebanon were involved in despicable murders which were aggressive terrorist attacks carried out by the Palestinian terrorist organizations during the 1970s, and whose terrorist operations violated Lebanon’s sovereignty, and were not considered defense of the Lebanese homeland (as represented by the Lebanese president). 11. High-ranking government officials, including the president himself, the chairman of the parliament and prominent political figures participated in the Hezbollah-produced ceremonies held in Beirut. The following points were made by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman at the reception held for the prisoners at the Beirut airport (Al-Manar TV, July 16, 2008). i) Lebanon was proud to receive the men of the resistance [i.e., the terrorist organizations] on their return from the prisons of the occupation [i.e., Israel], headed by “old-timer” Samir Kuntar. The president added that the bodies of the shaheeds [i.e., the terrorists who died while engaged in terrorist attacks against Israel in the 1970s] had been returned to their native land [i.e., Lebanon, which Palestinian terrorists have never considered their homeland], which they redeemed with blood and shahada (death as a martyr for the sake of Allah). [Note: The president’s speech was conspicuous in its use of Hezbollah and other terrorist organization terminology, which in effect gave an official Lebanese government rubber stamp to the acts of terrorism carried out from Lebanese territory by the Palestinian terrorist organizations and Hezbollah against Israel.] 7 ii) The joy in Lebanon would peak when it had restored its sovereignty to the Sheba’a farms “in every legitimate way.” The president added that its right to the Sheba’a farms was anchored in international law. [Note: The international community does not recognize the sovereignty of Lebanon over the Sheba’a farms, regarding the area rather as part of the northern Golan Heights.] He also expressed his adherence to the Palestinians’ “the right to return” to their lands, and called for internal Lebanese unity, accusing (as the Lebanese usually do) Israel of responsibility for the internal conflicts in Lebanon. 12. High-ranking Lebanese officials from all the ethnic factions, both Hezbollah supporters and opponents, also lauded the prisoner exchange deal and called for national unity. Among them were Michel Aoun (Hezbollah’s Christian ally), Saad Hariri, son of Rafiq Hariri (who heads the camp opposing Syria and Hezbollah), Nasrallah Sfeir, the Maronite patriarch, Nabih Berri, chairman of the Lebanese parliament, and Fawzi Saloukh, foreign minister and the Druze
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