Rifaat Eid

Rifaat Ali Eid (Arabic رفعت علي عيد, * in Tripoli ) is the chairman of the Lebanese Arab Democratic Party, which has its strongholds among the Alawites and in Tripoli ( Jabal Mohsen ) is based. He took over the position from his father Ali Eid.

He led his party in 2008 by the fighting in Bab el- Jabal Mohsen and Tabbaneh - supported residents of Jabal Mohsen financially, since they could not go to work because of the conflict. In this conflict, fought as Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon, Rifaat said in an interview: "We are the most appropriate targets, the double for Hezbollah, our problem can only be solved when Shiites and Sunnis solve theirs. " He stated that Alawites in Tripoli had no problems with Sunnis, but to defend themselves know if they are attacked. He said, " The Salafis are like kittens when they are weak, but if they are powerful, they become tigers. "

While the Syrian civil war from 2011 he accused the pro-Western groups in Lebanon, such as the Future Movement, the funding and equipment of the Islamists in Tripoli. He believes the Alawites in Lebanon would be attacked in return for the events in Syria and that the Syrian army could protect the Lebanese Alawites from the attacks of the Islamists, as the Lebanese army is ineffective against them.