Eliyahu Hakim
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Eliyahu Hakim was a Lehi
member who took part in the 1944 assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East.
Born in Beirut
, Hakim moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family when he was seven. He grew up in the port city of Haifa
. As a teenager, he joined Lehi, but then volunteered for the British Army
during World War II
. Posted to Cairo, Hakim deserted in order to continue his anti-British activities on behalf of Lehi. He gained a reputation as a daring fighter who participated in many brazen attacks, including the failed assassination attempt against Harold MacMichael
, the British High Commissioner for Palestine in 1944.
On November 6, 1944, Hakim and Eliyahu Bet-Zuri
killed Lord Moyne in Cairo
. They were caught immediately and put on trial before a military court. They were both hanged in Cairo on 22 March 1945, singing Hatikvah
, the Zionist anthem, on the gallows.
Their remains were brought to Israel
in 1975 and reburied on Mount Herzl
with full military honors.
A street is named after him in the French Carmel
neighborhood of Haifa.
Lehi (group)
Lehi , commonly referred to in English as the Stern Group or Stern Gang, was a militant Zionist group founded by Avraham Stern in the British Mandate of Palestine...
member who took part in the 1944 assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East.
Born in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Hakim moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family when he was seven. He grew up in the port city of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
. As a teenager, he joined Lehi, but then volunteered for the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Posted to Cairo, Hakim deserted in order to continue his anti-British activities on behalf of Lehi. He gained a reputation as a daring fighter who participated in many brazen attacks, including the failed assassination attempt against Harold MacMichael
Harold MacMichael
Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael, GCMG, DSO , was a British colonial administrator.-Early service:MacMichael graduated with a first from Magdalene College, Cambridge. After passing his civil service exam, he entered the service of the British Empire in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan...
, the British High Commissioner for Palestine in 1944.
On November 6, 1944, Hakim and Eliyahu Bet-Zuri
Eliyahu Bet-Zuri
Eliyahu Bet-Zuri was a member of Lehi, who was executed in Egypt for assassinating Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East....
killed Lord Moyne in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. They were caught immediately and put on trial before a military court. They were both hanged in Cairo on 22 March 1945, singing Hatikvah
Hatikvah
"Hatikvah" is the national anthem of Israel. The anthem was written by Naphtali Herz Imber, a secular Galician Jew from Zolochiv , who moved to the Land of Israel in the early 1880s....
, the Zionist anthem, on the gallows.
Their remains were brought to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1975 and reburied on Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl , also Har HaZikaron , is the national cemetery of Israel on the west side of Jerusalem. It is named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl....
with full military honors.
A street is named after him in the French Carmel
French Carmel
French Carmel is a neighbourhood of Haifa , located on the western slopes of Mount Carmel.The French Carmel is the home of Leo Beack High School, one of the leading high schools in Israel....
neighborhood of Haifa.