2006-08-09 16:26:03 · 6 answers · asked by Left Footed 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Hezbollah is Arabic حزب "hezb" means party and الله "Allah" is the Arabic (not Muslim only) word for God. Therefore, Hezbollah means the Party of God. Hezbollah are fighting in jihad/qitl fee sybil Allah (jihad/killing in the path of God.) In the Qur'an this type of jihad is mandatory for a Muslim.
Hezbollah is an umbrella organization of Shiite Muslims founded in early 1982 to combat Israeli, French and American troops stationed in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has complex objectives. This war will cost it dearly, but it has been preparing for this for a generation
Hezbollah bridges the deep division between Syrian secularity and Iranian religiosity. Syria's interests and Iran's interests differ. Hezbollah's interests differ from those of its patrons.
Hezbollah has business interests in legal and illegal businesses around the world. It has interests within Lebanese politics and it has interests in Palestinian politics. As a Syrian client, it looks at the region as one entity. As an Iranian client, it looks to create a theocratic state in the region.
Hezbollah’s official rhetoric calls for the destruction of Israel and its replacement with an Islamist Palestinian government. Similarly, Hezbollah sought to replace Lebanon’s secular government with an Iranian-style Islamic government.
What Hezbollah wants is political power in Lebanon and among the Palestinians, and freedom for action within the context of Syrian-Iranian relations.
As an entity in its own right, Hezbollah must keep itself going. If it can avoid utter calamity, it will have won -- if not by defeating Israel, then by putting itself first among the anti-Israeli forces. It is the most effective force opposing Israel. Hezbollah's job is to survive and hurt Israel and the IDF as long as possible. That is what this war is about for Hezbollah.
Hezbollah has pursued a political and religious agenda that centers on the destruction of Israel and opposition to the United States and that has been carried out through terrorism against Israeli and Western targets. (In 1983 Hezbollah killed 241 US marines in Beirut.)
Hezbollah are Shiite Muslims as are most Lebanese, Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians and some Yemenis, Pakistanis and Bahrainians. Diplomatic efforts are aimed at getting the Sunni Muslim countries to negotiate. This includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Hezbollah is not the government of Lebanon
Hezbollah's spiritual leader is Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, and its senior political leader is Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah (nicknamed Abu Hadi). Its military arm is known as Islamic Resistance.
After Syria withdrew its trooops, Hezbollah was able to step into the power breach created by Lebanon’s weak secular government. Hezbollah gained popular support by providing social services such as hospitals and schools for Lebanese Shiites.
Iran and Syria supply Hezbollah with funding, weapons and training. Syria admits supporting Hezbollah, but denies arming the group. However, Hezbollah's Khaibar-1 missiles are Syrian made.
Iran admits that it supplied Hezbollah with Zelzal-2 missiles. This fact was known a long time ago and it was one of the objectives of the Israeli Defense Forces to destroy those missiles. The IDF has successfully ferreted out many of the missiles from the underground bunkers and destroyed them.
Hezbollah also has longer range Fajr missiles but has not gotten authority from Iran to use those missiles against Israel but may be planning for an attack on August 22 the day of the Muslim celebration of the Miraj journey of Muhammad which lit up the sky.
Hezbollah gains from maximizing civilian casualties on BOTH the Israeli and Lebanese sides.
Hezbollah maximizes Israeli civilian casualties when they launch Syrian and Iranian designed antipersonnel missiles with ball-bearing shrapnel. Furthermore, in Lebanon, Hezbollah deliberately operates military wings out of densely populated areas to maximize Lebanese casualties and gain media attention through gruesome pictures of maimed children.
IDF video clips available on MFA website
The footage shows Hizbullah's firing of rockets from Kafr Qana and behind buildings, and the use of civilians as human shields: Hezbollah missile fire from within the village of Kafr Qana, Hezbollah firing rockets from behind buildings, Hezbollah use of civilian shields.
According to Nasrallah's August 3rd speech, "As I said, we are not a regular army and we do not use the way of the regular army. We rather use the way of the guerillas. Therefore, it would be useful for us to allow them advance into the entrances of the villages because this will give us a chance of a direct engagement in order to inflict human and materialistic losses upon them. This is our aim on the ground. Our aim is to inflict the largest possible number of human and materialistic losses upon the enemy....It is true that we have a strong and steady volition, yet at the same time, we are full of sympathy, affection and love. We are sympathetic towards our people, our women and our children. "
It is irrelevant to judge who is right, and who is wrong. No one wins in a war. Property can be restored, but even a lifetime is not long enough to resolve grief over a lost loved one.
Since Muslims, Jews and Christians have messianic beliefs, maybe praying for the messiah to come and bring lasting peace before the world destroys itself would be a win-win-win solution
2006-08-09 17:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Hezbollah or the Hizb-Allah as it is popularly called in the Middle East translates to "The party of God". Hezbollah was formed in the early 90's with the help of the Islamic cleric Ayatollah Khomeini, who was the then ruler of Iran. It is even estimated that Iran & Syria funded the Hezbollah in those formative years by supplying nearly $100 million / year.
Some facts are contrasting to US propaganda though. It is important to note that the Hezbollah is an elected body. The people of Lebanon have voluntarily "chosen" this "party" to rule Lebanon. As such Lebanon must be considered as a democratic state. The US however has another agenda. The US grip on the Middle East is almost complete. Iran, Syria & Lebanon are the main obstacles to US vested interests in this region. As you know, US is not intefering in the current conflict even though Israel is targetting women & children in suburbs rather than military installations. Shere hypocrysy on the US side I would say!
The Hezbollah however has proved to be underestimated. Israel too is suffering great casualties, despite ""back-door" support from the US.
I wish the conflict ends & I pray for those effected.
Thankyou.
2006-08-09 16:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by swimmaholik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hezbollah was founded in 1982 to defend southern Lebanon from Israel.
2006-08-09 17:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by FreddyBoy1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are a lebaneese terror group founded in 1982 The name means army of GOD. They are a front for Iranian terror to wage war on Israel.
2006-08-09 16:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by huntrossville 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Answers are quite comprehensive. As for second part , this question should better be asked from people of Israel who have migrated to this country.
2006-08-09 18:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by snashraf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do it look like i know!!? they are the evilest people i know and they are powerful over in Lebanon not here they cant come over here
2006-08-09 16:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋