Antoine Lahad (born 1927) was the leader of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) from 1984 until the SLA's collapse in 2000, following Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The South Lebanon Army (SLA), also South Lebanese Army, (Arabic: ; transliterated: Jaysh Lubnān al-Janūbi. ...

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In 1988, an attempt was made on Lahad's life by a Lebanese woman named Soha Bechara. Though seriously injured, Lahad survived the assassination attempt.

At the time of the SLA's collapse, Lahad was in Paris with his family. He returned to Israel but arrived after the remainder of the SLA had left Lebanon. He has family members in France, but the French authorities denied him permission to live in France.

Lahad lives in Tel Aviv where for several years where he has managed a Lebanese restaurant. Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Lebanese Cuisine,(Arabic , المأكولات اللبنانية ) (or foods from Lebanon) consists of a variety of fresh vegetarian recipes, salads and stews all seasoned with a flavorsome combination of herbs and spices. ...

Lahad’s autobiography was published in 2004.

References

• Lahad, Antoine. In the Midst of a Storm: an Autobiography (Tel Aviv: Yedioth Ahronoth Publ. 2004), ed. Estelle Golan. In Hebrew. [1]

• Ynetnews, Interview with Antoine Lahad, 26 November 2006. [2]

• Harald List: Antoine Lahad. in: ORIENT 2/88 p.179-187. Biography in German.

• "Le Crépuscule de l'ALS", interview by Michel Zlotowski in Politique internationale. In French. [3]