Retirement To Isreal
After being refused the right to settle in France, Lahad moved to Israel, and opened a Lebanese restaurant in Tel Aviv. He was therefore nicknamed “General Hummus” by journalists. He released a Hebrew language autobiography in 2004, entitled, In the Midst of a Storm: An Autobiography.
In November 2006, Lahad had an interview with Ynet. He asserted his opinion that Syria was behind the assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Amine Gemayel,
“I have no doubt about who assassinated Lebanese Minister Pierre Gemayel last week. It was the Syrians, there’s no question. It could be that one of their proxies in Lebanon carried out the actual assassination, but the order came from Damascus.”As of March 19, 2009 the Lebanese parliament was considering a law to grant amnesty for all crimes committed before April 27, 2005. If passed, this would include charges against Lahad.
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