• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Constative

Constative

News, Celebrity Lifestyle, Facts And References

  • News
  • Lifestyle
  • Glam
  • Funny
  • Facebook Link
  • Twitter Link
  • Pinterest Link
  • Top Stories

Incredible! From Hezbollah Terrorist to Israeli Rabbi

October 27, 2014 by Kelly Davies Leave a Comment

  • Facebook Link
  • Twitter Link
  • Pinterest Link
Who could believe that a Hezbollah Jihadist would beome a Rabbi in Israel? Read the incredible story how a Shia Muslim and Hezbollah commander become Rabbi Avraham Sinai of Tzfat.

It may be hard to believe, but Rabbi Avraham Sinai’s journey to the holy city of Tzfat in northern Israel, where he lives today with his family, included a prolonged stint as a Hezbollah terrorist.

In his previous life, 52-year-old Rabbi Sinai was a Shia Muslim living in Lebanon. Surprisingly, in the was the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) terrorist group which initially pushed him towards Israel.

The PLO, made up mainly of secular Sunni Muslims, took over wide swathes of territory in Lebanon, and mercilessly persecuted Shia Muslims under their control.

Editorial content

“They did things that were worse than what is going on in Syria,” Rabbi Sinai said in a recent interview with Israeli Channel 20.

He began helping Israeli intelligence, passing information on PLO movements in his area.

When the PLO’s influence waned and the Shia terrorist group Hezbollah was founded – with funding and support from Iran – Sinai’s Israeli handlers persuaded him to sign up.

For years, he worked as a spy within Hezbollah’s ranks, climbing its ranks and passing on valuable information on the terror group’s activities to Israeli intelligence – foiling several terrorist attacks, he says.

But eventually, his cover was blown, and he was forced to flee to a region of southern Lebanon controlled by the Southern Lebanese Army (SLA) – which was allied with Israel at the time.

Not long after, his Israeli handlers informed him his life was still in danger, and relocated him to Israel. There, he converted to Judaism along with his wife under the tutelage of the chief rabbi of Tzfat, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu.

Decades later he says he sees the entire episode as God’s work, and gave a thought-provoking perspective on his journey in the Channel 20 interview.

The journey was truly tiring and wearisome to the shoes. Avraham Sinai of Tzfat
The journey was truly tiring and wearisome to the shoes. Avraham Sinai of Tzfat © Reuters

 

Filed Under: Top Stories

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Trending

40 Photos That Are Random But Interesting

22 Animated Movies We Loved in the 70s and 80s

27 Flawed Designs That Somehow Made It to Market

25 Historical Photos Depicting Life on the Titanic

24 Things That Are the Definition of “Mildly Interesting”

Our latest

28 Photos Capturing Interesting Moments in History

40 Photos That Are Random But Interesting

22 Animated Movies We Loved in the 70s and 80s

27 Flawed Designs That Somehow Made It to Market

More to See

28 Obsolete Everyday Tasks Boomers Might Remember

30 Popular Chain Stores from the 70s That Disappeared

23 Pop Culture Icons That Were Inspired By Real People

25 Classic Road Trip Snacks from the 1980s

Footer

Explore Constative

  • Facebook Link
  • Twitter Link
  • Pinterest Link
  • About Us
  • Terms of Service
  • Disclaimer
  • Constative.com Privacy Notice

Copyright © 2025 · Constative,com "not a made up word"