Portrait of Salim (Shlomo) Mourad Jamous. Photo X/BeirutWire
BEIRUT — The family of Salim Mourad Jamous, a Lebanese Jew kidnapped in Beirut on Aug. 15, 1984, has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use the ongoing cease-fire negotiations with Lebanon to secure information about his fate and bring him back to Israel.In a video aired by Israeli channel Kan 11 on Feb. 5, Moshe Jamous, son of Salim (also known as Shlomo), reflected on the disappearance of his father 41 years ago. He expressed his frustration over the lack of action from Israeli authorities to locate him.The group responsible for Salim Jamous’ kidnapping, "Oppressed on Earth," claimed responsibility for a series of abductions of Lebanese Jews in the 1980s. It is believed to be a precursor to Hezbollah, which emerged in 1984, and other Islamic Jihad factions. Most of those kidnapped were Lebanese, many of whom were...
BEIRUT — The family of Salim Mourad Jamous, a Lebanese Jew kidnapped in Beirut on Aug. 15, 1984, has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use the ongoing cease-fire negotiations with Lebanon to secure information about his fate and bring him back to Israel.In a video aired by Israeli channel Kan 11 on Feb. 5, Moshe Jamous, son of Salim (also known as Shlomo), reflected on the disappearance of his father 41 years ago. He expressed his frustration over the lack of action from Israeli authorities to locate him.The group responsible for Salim Jamous’ kidnapping, "Oppressed on Earth," claimed responsibility for a series of abductions of Lebanese Jews in the 1980s. It is believed to be a precursor to Hezbollah, which emerged in 1984, and other Islamic Jihad factions. Most of those kidnapped were Lebanese, many of whom...
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