Hezbollah's Sexiest Supporter
Haifa Wehbe, the Lebanese singer and model—and the Arab world’s most popular sex icon—is also Hezbollah's hottest supporter.
In 2006, she praised Hezbollah and congratulated its leader Hassan Nasrallah for "defending" Lebanon against Israel. In 2008, Wehbe, a Shia, said that she was "under the command" of Nasrallah.
And these days, Wehbe, whose 24-year old brother died in the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, is itching to prove just how fervently she supports the "resistance."
In the coming weeks--just two months after the Israelis raided the Gaza-bound flotilla--Hezbollah plans to send another aid flotilla Gaza's way. Leading the fleet's charge is a vessel manned completely by the women of Hezbollah. As David Schenker, of the Washington Institution for Near East Policy writes, "The idea behind this creative and progressive staffing is to raise the negative impact on Israel if it tries to enforce the blockade against a boat full of sympathetic ladies."
Wehbe, the most popular woman in Lebanon, tried to sign up for the trip, but Hezbollah rebuffed her. Hezbollah said her "immodest attire [would] harm the reputation of all the women participating on the trip."
It's pretty amazing that Hezbollah blacklisted Wehbe from the ship. First, Wehbe's presence on the boat would have added some luster, not to mention style, to Hezbollah's ham-handed PR stunt. Second, by enlisting Wehbe--a symbol of Western, commercial ideals and therefore an unlikely supporter of the Islamist Hezbollah--the organization would have displayed some political guile, which it apparently needs according to this piece.
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May '10
Re: Hezbollah's Sexiest Supporter
Israel has its fair share of chicks.
May '10
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Yeah, Michael, I'm thinking that the Women of the IDF calendar will deliver far more value than the Women of the Gaza Flotilla calendar. I'm also confused about why Haifa is offering sand. Is this some kind of come on? I think she likes me.
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Wow. If a woman that beautiful supports Hezbollah then maybe I should become a Jew-hating murderer too.
Jun '10
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I have to admit that she's the best argument so far for the "ban the burkha" movement.
But does she realize that if Hezbollah/Hamas/Iran takes over, she'll be offering you sand under a black tent that goes everywhere with her? Assuming of course the husband from her arranged marriage will let her go to the beach.
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Tabula rasa--apparently the husband from that arranged marriage has already had enough! Taking issue with the fact that Wehbe, his wife, recently appeared naked on the set of a movie she was filming, he's filing for divorce.
Jun '10
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I, for one, am glad he's not into honor killing or that the Iranian mullahs don't have stoning jurisdiction over her. She's misguided, but no one deserves that.
May '10
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I'd say she's officially a "jihottie." It's a helluva race between her and our own Miss USA:
<a href="http://adventuresofabeautyqueen.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/rima-fakih-courtesy-of-darren-decker-for-ms-usa-20101.jpg/">Rima</a>
*sigh* What's a nice Jewish boy to do?
(OK, I give up. How do I get the HTML code rather than the whole URL? Sorry...) Groan!
Jun '10
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So much of what she does is for "cover"....We forget how folks in repressive societies act. In China I know a few actors who have to come out and kiss the ring. Zhang Zi yi is the most recent and when Chow Yung Fat was suspected of being pro-democracy they called him out to do a few public events.
People are smart, they know their own business. She takes off her clothes, she then needs to get on the good side of the nut jobs in Beruit....
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May '10
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So, in short, she is just like most of the terrorist sympathizing Hollywood types? I mean, how is she any different than the pro-Che folks.
Aug '10
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Sharia amor! Oh yes, she's ji-hottie, alright, and proves the veracity of the ancient warnings about the allure of sex and risk of death. I hear the sirens calling.