The Organization of the Oppressed on Earth is a group that claimed responsibility for kidnappings, bombings, and executions in Lebanon in the 1980s.
[1][2][3] Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in the New York Post: Using various names, including the Islamic Jihad Organization and the Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hezbollah remained underground until 1985, when it published a manifesto condemning the West, and proclaiming, "Allah is behind us supporting and protecting us while instilling fear in the hearts of our enemies.
"[4]The group claimed responsibility for a 1985 bombing attack against the Madrid offices of British Airways and Trans World Airlines.
[5] Sasson (Arabic: إسحق ساسون) was taken at gunpoint March 31, 1985, on his way from the Beirut International Airport, after a trip to Abu Dhabi.
[7][8] In 1987, the group kidnapped British citizen Terry Waite who was in Lebanon as a hostage negotiator.