Hezbollah

Hezbollah, translated as the “Party of God”, is a Lebanon-based Shiite populous which has been a direct threat to many European Union (EU) countries as well as a direct threat to the United States. Hezbollah has murdered more Americans before September 11th, 2001 than any other hybrid threat or terrorist organization. How might they be so capable in achieving such atrocities? What defines Hezbollah as a hybrid threat? We have defined prior to this discussion board a hybrid threat as the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutual benefitting effects. Hezbollah is an innovative, globally connected, and networked population of fighters. Coupled with the failing state of Syria and the rogue state of Iran, they are legitimized as a hybrid threat and a terrorist organization.…

COMPARISON OF SHIITE GROUP HEZBOLLAH WITH THE PALESTINIAN GROUP HAMAS KUNJA RAI “The earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed” Mahatma Gandhi Abstract: Hamas and Hezbollah are assessed on various bases to compare them. Two of these groups who have their own ideological stand has been compared functionally and ideologically in this article. The aspects of these groups are assessed on categories of historical, ideological and military keeping in mind the…

COMPARISON OF SHIITE GROUP HEZBOLLAH WITH THE PALESTINIAN GROUP HAMAS KUNJA RAI “The earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed” Mahatma Gandhi Abstract: Hamas and Hezbollah are assessed on various bases to compare them. This writing presents functional and ideological comparison between the two groups, which stand on their ideological grounds. The aspects of these groups are assessed on categories of historical, ideological and military keeping in mind…

Essay: Are Islamists revolutionaries? Answer with reference to two examples from Hezbollah, ISIS or Hamas. Are Islamists revolutionaries? First, we must clearly comprehend the definition of Islamism and revolution. Islamism is a concept which involve various actors coming together to support the establishment of a political, economic, social and moral order based on the teachings of Islam not only as a religion yet as a legal and social system (El Sherif, 2011:359)(Schwedler, 2011:349).…

OVERALL THREAT ASSESSMENT: MODERATE While Hezbollah comprises a significant threat to the foreign policy interests of the U.S., it does not comprise an existential threat to the United States. Hezbollah’s primary threat is to Israel and the Lebanese government, and it has traditionally manifested this threat through kidnappings, bombings, hijackings, street demonstrations, and other acts of terror. There is a secondary threat arising against the U.S. military from Hezbollah, however, and…

According to his “cobweb” theory, Israel’s reverence for human life and the hedonistic nature of Israeli society make it weak and unable to sustain continued war and bloodshed. Based on this assumption, the media arena became a central stage for Nasrallah, which presented him as a strategic leader with high credibility to the extent that the Israelis population credited Nasrallah more than their own leaders. Especially after he demonstrated his negotiation capabilities through the liberation of…

Although researchers have made several forays into the radicalization process that focuses on religious ideology as a central factor, a more complex approach has emerged—one that examines the interaction between theology and psychology. Not entirely convinced by the idea that religious ideology alone can motivate individuals into carrying out violence, this novel perspective looks beyond, focusing on group dynamics (Sageman) and cognitive openings (Wiktorowicz) as explanations. Considering that…

Many terrorist organizations seek to change how governmental policies that are currently in place and implement their own ideas and beliefs. As for Hezbollah, they believe in creating an Iranian Islamic republic and remove those who are against it. The group also has pushed for the destruction of Israel along with other Islamic groups who wants the same thing. The group also created what is known as the “Hezbollah Program” and describes their identity, goals and HEZBOLLAH …

NAME: Catherine Wairimu Wahome Manning ID NUMBER: 649598 COURSE: Composition II COURSE CODE: ENG 2206 LECTURER: Milton Obote MEETING PLACE: Room O DATE SUBMITTED: 4 August 2016 WORD COUNT: 1,433 REASERACH QUESTION: How effectively does the film ‘Waltz with Bashir’ depict Israeli involvement in the 16th September 1982 events at ‘Sabra and Shatila’? TABLE OF CONTENTS Tittle Page 1 Table of contents …………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Plan of investigation…

how law enforcement found out about the operatives and what local law enforcement’s involvement was in this case from beginning to end. There were many ways that the law enforcement found out about the operations of Hezbollah. "Law enforcement authorities were able to trace half a million dollars through various accounts tied to members of the Charlotte cell, but they believe most of the funds – estimated overall at about $2 million in cash" (Levitt, 2005 P 2). Law enforcement found out more…