Preparing for the eventuality that Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah is assassinated or kidnapped, the movement held elections for a new secretary general, according to the Iranian newspaper Khorshed.
According to the Monday newspaper report, Hizbullah expects Israel to attempt to assassinate their leader after their success in killing Imad Moghniyah in February 2008. The paper said the elections were intended as a "clear step" telling Israel that the movement will not be affected by any targeted assassinations.
To succeed Nasrallah in case of death or kidnapping, will be Hashem Safi Ad-Din, a prominent member of Hizbullah currently working as head of executive office. The same position had belonged to Nasrallah before he became secretary general in 1982.
So what happens if Hashem Safi Ad-Din is assassinated or kidnapped before Nasrallah? Does Nasrallah appoint yet another successor? But what happens if Hashem is kidnapped, another successor named, and then Hashem's released? Do they have to shoot one of them? Or do they shoot Nasrallah? I'm so confused.
The Israeli paper Ma'ariv, which re-printed the Iranian article on Monday, noted that Israel had also assassinated former Hizbullah secretary Abbas Al-Mousawi in 1992.
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