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The Radical Shia group is <i>dedicated to creation of Iranian-style Islamic republic in Lebanon and removal of all non-Islamic influences from the area. Strongly anti-West and anti-Israel.</i><ref>[[U.S. Department of State]], ''Background Information on Foreign Terrorist Organizations,'' Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, October 8, 1999 http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rpt/fto/2801.htm</ref>

The Radical Shia group is <i>dedicated to creation of Iranian-style Islamic republic in Lebanon and removal of all non-Islamic influences from the area. Strongly anti-West and anti-Israel.</i><ref>[[U.S. Department of State]], ''Background Information on Foreign Terrorist Organizations,'' Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, October 8, 1999 http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rpt/fto/2801.htm</ref>

It was founded in 1982 during the Lebanese civil war. Its current Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, has publicly stated a clear genocidal goal: "''if Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.''"<ref>''The Daily Star'' (Beirut) October 23, 2002, http://web.archive.org/web/20021024133755/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/23_10_02/art5.asp, http://tenc.net/a/graduation.htm, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/774649/posts</ref><ref>"The Enemy Within," Elena Lappin, the New York Times, May 23, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/books/the-enemy-within.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm</ref><ref>HuffingtonPost, Alan Dershowitz: Hezbollah's Goal: "Going After [the Jews] Worldwide," Aug 10, 2006 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/hezbollahs-goal-going-aft_b_26983.html</ref><ref>''CAMERA: Hassan Nasrallah: In His Own Words,'' Jul 26, 2006 http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1158</ref><ref>Joseph Telushkin, ''Jewish Literacy Revised Ed: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History,''  HarperCollins (2008), p. 376, "On one noted occasion, Nasrallah had even encouraged Jews throughout the world to move to Israel on the grounds that 'If [Jews] all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.' " http://books.google.com/books?id=bIHtJzYCkqEC&pg=PA376</ref><ref>Arthur Ledeen, ''Accomplice to evil: Iran and the war against the West,'' Macmillan (2009), p. 108 http://books.google.com/books?id=LOmDsgYzS7gC&pg=PA108</ref><ref>Robert S. Wistrich, ''A lethal obsession: anti-semitism from antiquity to the global Jihad,'' Random House Digital, Inc. (2010) http://books.google.com/books?id=Lzs48d3tudsC&pg=PT989</ref> The organization's privately controlled TV broadcast station ''Al-Manar'' was banned in [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and the [[US]]<ref>"Hezbollah TV comes to Australia," Barney Zwartz, The Age, August 1, 2009. http://www.theage.com.au/national/hezbollah-tv-comes-to-australia-20090731-e4ja.html</ref> for inciting racial hatred and [[Holocaust denial]].

It was founded in 1982 during the Lebanese civil war. Its current Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, has publicly stated a clear genocidal goal: "''if Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.''"<ref>''The Daily Star'' (Beirut) October 23, 2002, http://web.archive.org/web/20021024133755/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/23_10_02/art5.asp, http://tenc.net/a/graduation.htm, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/774649/posts</ref><ref>"The Enemy Within," Elena Lappin, the New York Times, May 23, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/books/the-enemy-within.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm</ref><ref>HuffingtonPost, Alan Dershowitz: Hezbollah's Goal: "Going After [the Jews] Worldwide," Aug 10, 2006 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/hezbollahs-goal-going-aft_b_26983.html</ref><ref>''CAMERA: Hassan Nasrallah: In His Own Words,'' Jul 26, 2006 http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1158</ref><ref>Joseph Telushkin, ''Jewish Literacy Revised Ed: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History,''  HarperCollins (2008), p. 376, "On one noted occasion, Nasrallah had even encouraged Jews throughout the world to move to Israel on the grounds that 'If [Jews] all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.' " https://books.google.com/books?id=bIHtJzYCkqEC&pg=PA376</ref><ref>Arthur Ledeen, ''Accomplice to evil: Iran and the war against the West,'' Macmillan (2009), p. 108 https://books.google.com/books?id=LOmDsgYzS7gC&pg=PA108</ref><ref>Robert S. Wistrich, ''A lethal obsession: anti-semitism from antiquity to the global Jihad,'' Random House Digital, Inc. (2010) https://books.google.com/books?id=Lzs48d3tudsC&pg=PT989</ref> The organization's privately controlled TV broadcast station ''Al-Manar'' was banned in [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and the [[US]]<ref>"Hezbollah TV comes to Australia," Barney Zwartz, The Age, August 1, 2009. http://www.theage.com.au/national/hezbollah-tv-comes-to-australia-20090731-e4ja.html</ref> for inciting racial hatred and [[Holocaust denial]].

==Iranian founded, Iranian/Syrian Backed: Arab Islamic Hezbollah Global Terrorists==

==Iranian founded, Iranian/Syrian Backed: Arab Islamic Hezbollah Global Terrorists==

Author Stephen E. Atkins explains that the "Impetus for the founding of the Lebanese Hezbollah came from the Hezbollah Party formed in Iran in 1978 by Hadi Ghaffary, a cleric with close ties to Ayatollah," and that "Khomeini decided to export his Islamic revolution and to form a Hezbollah group among the Shi'ites of Lebanon."<ref>Stephen E. Atkins, "Encyclopedia of modern worldwide extremists and extremist groups," p. 130. (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004) 404 pp. http://books.google.com/books?id=b8k4rEPvq_8C&pg=PA130</ref>

Author Stephen E. Atkins explains that the "Impetus for the founding of the Lebanese Hezbollah came from the Hezbollah Party formed in Iran in 1978 by Hadi Ghaffary, a cleric with close ties to Ayatollah," and that "Khomeini decided to export his Islamic revolution and to form a Hezbollah group among the Shi'ites of Lebanon."<ref>Stephen E. Atkins, "Encyclopedia of modern worldwide extremists and extremist groups," p. 130. (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004) 404 pp. https://books.google.com/books?id=b8k4rEPvq_8C&pg=PA130</ref>

Huzbollah is a radical Shi’a Muslim organization fighting against Israel and "western imperialism" in Lebanon, and has advocated since its beginning (1982) for an Islamic State, Tehran style.<ref>http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=2082</ref> The group does not recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel. Hezbollah refers to itself with multiple titles including the "Organization of the Oppressed on Earth" and the "Revolutionary Justice Organization." Its main goal is the establishment of an Islamic government across the Arab world that will "liberate" Jerusalem and the entire area of the present-day State of Israel.  

Huzbollah is a radical Shi’a Muslim organization fighting against Israel and "western imperialism" in Lebanon, and has advocated since its beginning (1982) for an Islamic State, Tehran style.<ref>http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=2082</ref> The group does not recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel. Hezbollah refers to itself with multiple titles including the "Organization of the Oppressed on Earth" and the "Revolutionary Justice Organization." Its main goal is the establishment of an Islamic government across the Arab world that will "liberate" Jerusalem and the entire area of the present-day State of Israel.  

It is financed and armed by Iran,<ref>"Iran Arming Hezbollah In Lebanon, Us Says", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 18, 1996 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sPFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4686,1073300</ref> it acts as its proxy<ref>Written Testimony of Ambassador Roger F. Noriega...

It is financed and armed by Iran,<ref>"Iran Arming Hezbollah In Lebanon, Us Says", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 18, 1996 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sPFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DnADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4686,1073300</ref> it acts as its proxy<ref>Written Testimony of Ambassador Roger F. Noriega...

Before a Hearing of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Before a Hearing of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives, Thursday, July 7, 2011, http://homeland.house.gov/sites/homeland.house.gov/files/Testimony%20Noriega.pdf</ref> and enjoys full backing from Syria. Hezbollah was founded with the help of Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives, Thursday, July 7, 2011, http://homeland.house.gov/sites/homeland.house.gov/files/Testimony%20Noriega.pdf</ref> and enjoys full backing from Syria. Hezbollah was founded with the help of Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

It was founded and continued, and still is marked by violence, locally and worldwide, though, recently, it tries to portray itself as a mere "political" party.

It was founded and continued, and still is marked by violence, locally and worldwide, though, recently, it tries to portray itself as a mere "political" party.

It has been said that: "The very year Hezbollah was founded it became the most lethal terrorist organization in Lebanon" & "neither had ever managed to spill so much blood in a single incident."  

It has been said that: "The very year Hezbollah was founded it became the most lethal terrorist organization in Lebanon" & "neither had ever managed to spill so much blood in a single incident."  

<ref name=elieberman>''Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism'', Eli Berman, MIT Press, 2009, p. 50 [http://books.google.com/books?id=R7jvDS3OiAUC&pg=PA50]</ref>

<ref name=elieberman>''Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism'', Eli Berman, MIT Press, 2009, p. 50 [https://books.google.com/books?id=R7jvDS3OiAUC&pg=PA50]</ref>

==Funding==

==Funding==

The Lebanese Shiite Terrorist Organization has been highlighted as a profile in "Crime and Terrorism" - Hezbollah's Criminal activity is widely in Lebanon and worldwide,<ref name="terrorism-info.org.il">http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah.htm</ref> or what researches call: "various criminal enterprises to raise funds for Hezbollah."

The Lebanese Shiite Terrorist Organization has been highlighted as a profile in "Crime and Terrorism" - Hezbollah's Criminal activity is widely in Lebanon and worldwide,<ref name="terrorism-info.org.il">http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah.htm</ref> or what researches call: "various criminal enterprises to raise funds for Hezbollah."

<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Out-Lebanon-Hezbollah-Terrorists/dp/0345475682</ref>

<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Out-Lebanon-Hezbollah-Terrorists/dp/0345475682</ref>

Among the illegal, criminal methods of the Islamic group is wide fraud, drug trafficking, credit card fraud & cigarette smuggling, it has been known that "Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism." <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/2/13/135754.shtml</ref>  

Among the illegal, criminal methods of the Islamic group is wide fraud, drug trafficking, credit card fraud & cigarette smuggling, it has been known that "Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism." <ref>https://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/2/13/135754.shtml</ref>  

<ref>http://www.goofigure.com/UserGoofigureDetail.asp?gooID=5094</ref>  

<ref>http://www.goofigure.com/UserGoofigureDetail.asp?gooID=5094</ref>  

In a 2009 report on "Hezbollah: narco-Islamism Middle East Strategy at Harvard" researchers have found that: 'more than any other Islamist group, Hezbollah has a long record of engaging in criminal activity to support its activities.'

In a 2009 report on "Hezbollah: narco-Islamism Middle East Strategy at Harvard" researchers have found that: 'more than any other Islamist group, Hezbollah has a long record of engaging in criminal activity to support its activities.'

More than 100 suspects were arrested in Colombia and overseas on charges that they trafficked drugs and laundered cash for Colombia’s Norte del Valle cartel and outlawed paramilitaries, in a network that stretched from South America to Asia.

More than 100 suspects were arrested in Colombia and overseas on charges that they trafficked drugs and laundered cash for Colombia’s Norte del Valle cartel and outlawed paramilitaries, in a network that stretched from South America to Asia.

"The criminal organization used routes through Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala, the Middle East and Europe, bringing in cash from the sale of these substances," the statement said.  

"The criminal organization used routes through Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala, the Middle East and Europe, bringing in cash from the sale of these substances," the statement said.  

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/americas/22colombia.html</ref><ref>http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-10-22-voa37-66602227.html</ref>

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/world/americas/22colombia.html</ref><ref>http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-10-22-voa37-66602227.html</ref>

From 'Inside Homeland Security' 2009: <blockquote>Muslim businessmen operating companies in Panama "for many years" have laundered funds for Hezbollah, Hamas and the PLO.<ref>http://www.insidehomelandsecurity.com/articles/news/59/15/The-Rise-of-Islamist-Extremism-in-Latin-America</ref></blockquote>

From 'Inside Homeland Security' 2009: <blockquote>Muslim businessmen operating companies in Panama "for many years" have laundered funds for Hezbollah, Hamas and the PLO.<ref>http://www.insidehomelandsecurity.com/articles/news/59/15/The-Rise-of-Islamist-Extremism-in-Latin-America</ref></blockquote>

The [[Washington Times]] had an editorial (2005) on 'Hezbollah in  

The [[Washington Times]] had an editorial (2005) on 'Hezbollah in  

America,' a 41-year-old businessman, was arrested at his Dearborn home on charges of smuggling funds to Hezbollah.<ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20050519-092915-7312r.htm</ref>

America,' a 41-year-old businessman, was arrested at his Dearborn home on charges of smuggling funds to Hezbollah.<ref>http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20050519-092915-7312r.htm</ref>

In 2009, a grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men in connection with a plot to support Hezbollah through schemes like buying machine guns.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/us/25philly.html?_r=1</ref>

In 2009, a grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men in connection with a plot to support Hezbollah through schemes like buying machine guns.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/us/25philly.html?_r=1</ref>

Al-Mabarrat has a U.S.-based branch headquartered in Dearborn, Mich. Founded in 1991, the Al-Mabarrat Charitable Organization-USA, Inc., has repeatedly changed its name over the past 15 years. Although Al-Mabarrat acknowledges on its Web site that it works in conjunction with the Al-Mabarrat Association in Lebanon (whose logo it shares), it omits the fact that Al-Mabarrat Lebanon is run by Sheikh Fadlallah. Despite Al- Mabarrat USA's direct link to a Fadlallah-controlled organization, the U.S. branch continues to operate unfettered.

Al-Mabarrat has a U.S.-based branch headquartered in Dearborn, Mich. Founded in 1991, the Al-Mabarrat Charitable Organization-USA, Inc., has repeatedly changed its name over the past 15 years. Although Al-Mabarrat acknowledges on its Web site that it works in conjunction with the Al-Mabarrat Association in Lebanon (whose logo it shares), it omits the fact that Al-Mabarrat Lebanon is run by Sheikh Fadlallah. Despite Al- Mabarrat USA's direct link to a Fadlallah-controlled organization, the U.S. branch continues to operate unfettered.

Hezbollah is also accused of using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins use, that Hezbollah members have entered the U.S. border through drug cartel.

Hezbollah is also accused of using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins use, that Hezbollah members have entered the U.S. border through drug cartel.

<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/27/hezbollah-uses-mexican-drug-routes-into-us/print/</ref><ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/hezbollah-using-drug-smuggling-routes/story.aspx?guid=%7BA14CB7E3-86EE-4ECE-A417-E31BF77E65FD%7D&dist=msr_2</ref>

<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/27/hezbollah-uses-mexican-drug-routes-into-us/print/</ref><ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/hezbollah-using-drug-smuggling-routes/story.aspx?guid=%7BA14CB7E3-86EE-4ECE-A417-E31BF77E65FD%7D&dist=msr_2</ref>

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote an article on ‎Apr 10, 2009, "The Hezbollah threat: It's here, now." <ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_620146.html</ref>

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote an article on ‎Apr 10, 2009, "The Hezbollah threat: It's here, now." <ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_620146.html</ref>

For at least since the early 1980s, Hezbollah had also raised some cash through the sale of diamonds from Sierra Leone, intelligence sources said. Bah, they said, was long suspected of brokering diamond deals through buyers connected to Hezbollah, assisted by sympathetic Lebanese businessmen across the region.

For at least since the early 1980s, Hezbollah had also raised some cash through the sale of diamonds from Sierra Leone, intelligence sources said. Bah, they said, was long suspected of brokering diamond deals through buyers connected to Hezbollah, assisted by sympathetic Lebanese businessmen across the region.

<ref>D. Farah, ''Digging Up Congo's Dirty Gems; Officials Say Diamond Trade Funds Radical Islamic Groups'', Washington Post, 30 December 2001 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A40026-2001Dec29&notFound=true ][http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/182/33794.html ] [http://www.kongo-kinshasa.de/dokumente/divers/wp12-01.pdf ]

<ref>D. Farah, ''Digging Up Congo's Dirty Gems; Officials Say Diamond Trade Funds Radical Islamic Groups'', Washington Post, 30 December 2001 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A40026-2001Dec29&notFound=true ][http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/182/33794.html ] [http://www.kongo-kinshasa.de/dokumente/divers/wp12-01.pdf ]

qdt in:[http://books.google.com/books?id=luPNuThpx6QC&pg=PA86 ]</ref>

qdt in:[https://books.google.com/books?id=luPNuThpx6QC&pg=PA86 ]</ref>

==Character, racism, fascism==

==Character, racism, fascism==

<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_8</ref>  

<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_8</ref>  

On its TV, [[Jews]] are termed ''pigs and monkeys'' <font size=1>(stemming from radical Islamic teaching of "apes & pigs" - branding Christians as pigs, Jews as apes [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5426633 ][http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/christopher_howse/blog/2007/02/07/whats_this_about_apes_and_pigs ][http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/02/pupils_aged_five_poisoned_at_i.php ][http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007060106,00.html ][http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/25/wsaudi25.xml ][http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/ ])</font> and the [[Holocaust]] is denied. Participants in a network-sponsored symposium urge that Israel "be completely wiped out" and "just like [[Hitler]] fought the Jews" the "great Islamic nation of Jihad" should "fight the Jews and burn them."

On its TV, [[Jews]] are termed ''pigs and monkeys'' <font size=1>(stemming from radical Islamic teaching of "apes & pigs" - branding Christians as pigs, Jews as apes [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5426633 ][http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/christopher_howse/blog/2007/02/07/whats_this_about_apes_and_pigs ][https://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/02/pupils_aged_five_poisoned_at_i.php ][http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007060106,00.html ][http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/25/wsaudi25.xml ][http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/ ])</font> and the [[Holocaust]] is denied. Participants in a network-sponsored symposium urge that Israel "be completely wiped out" and "just like [[Hitler]] fought the Jews" the "great Islamic nation of Jihad" should "fight the Jews and burn them."

<ref name="boston.com">http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/08/08/death_and_destruction_are_hezbollahs_goals/</ref>

<ref name="boston.com">http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/08/08/death_and_destruction_are_hezbollahs_goals/</ref>

From the book, 'Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict':<blockquote>

From the book, 'Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict':<blockquote>

Palestinians are constantly exposed to cultural products that expouse classical anti-Semitic ideas. Fir example, a television series produced by Hezbollah, the south Lebanon Shiite militia group, titled Al-Shatat. This series is focused oin the old middle-ages myth of the blood libel (in which Jews --supposedly-- need the blood of Christian children for the Passover matzoth).

Palestinians are constantly exposed to cultural products that expouse classical anti-Semitic ideas. Fir example, a television series produced by Hezbollah, the south Lebanon Shiite militia group, titled Al-Shatat. This series is focused oin the old middle-ages myth of the blood libel (in which Jews --supposedly-- need the blood of Christian children for the Passover matzoth).

<ref>''Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict'', Moises F. Salinas, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007, p. 24 [http://books.google.com/books?id=9Tt9d6gnUkoC&pg=PR24]</ref></blockquote>

<ref>''Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict'', Moises F. Salinas, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007, p. 24 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9Tt9d6gnUkoC&pg=PR24]</ref></blockquote>

<font size=1>Related, from an [[ADL]] speech: <blockquote>In recent years, Jews were killed because they were Jews, something we have not witnessed since World War II, at the hands of jihadists.  There was the Buenos Aires bombings of the Israeli embassy and the Jewish center; there was the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in Pakistan; there was the kidnapping and murder of Ilan Halimi in Paris; and there was the attack on the Seattle Jewish Federation. Hamas and Hezbollah do not want to kill for land, but to eliminate Jews and a Jewish presence.<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_International/threat_islamic_extremism.htm</ref></blockquote></font>

<font size=1>Related, from an [[ADL]] speech: <blockquote>In recent years, Jews were killed because they were Jews, something we have not witnessed since World War II, at the hands of jihadists.  There was the Buenos Aires bombings of the Israeli embassy and the Jewish center; there was the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in Pakistan; there was the kidnapping and murder of Ilan Halimi in Paris; and there was the attack on the Seattle Jewish Federation. Hamas and Hezbollah do not want to kill for land, but to eliminate Jews and a Jewish presence.<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_International/threat_islamic_extremism.htm</ref></blockquote></font>

The widening arena of Hezbollah's attacks stemmed from Nasrallah's perception that Jews anywhere are legitimate targets. In fact, Nasarallah has said:  

The widening arena of Hezbollah's attacks stemmed from Nasrallah's perception that Jews anywhere are legitimate targets. In fact, Nasarallah has said:  

<blockquote>

<blockquote>

If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. (Daily Star, Oct. 23, 2002)<ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_ID=1&article_ID=38204&categ_id=2#axzz0pYls8Frn</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/books/the-enemy-within.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2</ref><ref>http://www.adl.org/main_terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_7</ref><ref>http://www.ajc.org/atf/cf/%7B42D75369-D582-4380-8395-D25925B85EAF%7D/HIZBALLAH_SPEAKS_092006.PDF</ref></blockquote>  

If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. (Daily Star, Oct. 23, 2002)<ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_ID=1&article_ID=38204&categ_id=2#axzz0pYls8Frn</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/books/the-enemy-within.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2</ref><ref>http://www.adl.org/main_terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_7</ref><ref>http://www.ajc.org/atf/cf/%7B42D75369-D582-4380-8395-D25925B85EAF%7D/HIZBALLAH_SPEAKS_092006.PDF</ref></blockquote>  

Shiite scholar Amal Saad-Ghorayeb analyzed the anti-Jewish roots of Hezbollah ideology in her book Hezbollah: Politics & Religion. In it, she quotes Hassan Nasrallah describing his antipathy toward Jews:

Shiite scholar Amal Saad-Ghorayeb analyzed the anti-Jewish roots of Hezbollah ideology in her book Hezbollah: Politics & Religion. In it, she quotes Hassan Nasrallah describing his antipathy toward Jews:

<blockquote>If we searched the entire world for a person more cowardly, despicable, weak and feeble in psyche, mind, ideology and religion, we would not find anyone like the Jew. Notice, I do not say the Israeli. (New Yorker, Oct. 14, 2002)<ref>''Nuclear logics: contrasting paths in East Asia and the Middle East'' by Etel Solingen, Princeton University Press, 2007 [http://books.google.com/books?id=dZc3udnvlbIC&pg=PA335]</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>If we searched the entire world for a person more cowardly, despicable, weak and feeble in psyche, mind, ideology and religion, we would not find anyone like the Jew. Notice, I do not say the Israeli. (New Yorker, Oct. 14, 2002)<ref>''Nuclear logics: contrasting paths in East Asia and the Middle East'' by Etel Solingen, Princeton University Press, 2007 [https://books.google.com/books?id=dZc3udnvlbIC&pg=PA335]</ref></blockquote>

Nasrallah also incorporates anti-Semitic rhetoric in speeches. For example, he has characterized Jews as the "grandsons of apes and pigs" and "Allah's most cowardly and greedy creatures." (MEMRI: Al- Manar, Feb. 3, 2006)  

Nasrallah also incorporates anti-Semitic rhetoric in speeches. For example, he has characterized Jews as the "grandsons of apes and pigs" and "Allah's most cowardly and greedy creatures." (MEMRI: Al- Manar, Feb. 3, 2006)  

In 1998, Ashura commemorations of Hessein's martyrdom coincided with Israel's fiftieth anniversary. Nasrallah used the occasion to lambaste Israelis as "the descendants of apes and pigs. "A few million vagabonds from all over the world, brought together..."

In 1998, Ashura commemorations of Hessein's martyrdom coincided with Israel's fiftieth anniversary. Nasrallah used the occasion to lambaste Israelis as "the descendants of apes and pigs. "A few million vagabonds from all over the world, brought together..."

<ref>''Dreams and shadows: the future of the Middle East,'' Robin B. Wright, Penguin Group, 2008, ISBN 1594201110, 9781594201110, p. 180 [http://books.google.com/books?id=nzXA7PZdO0AC&pg=PA180]</ref><ref>''Out of step: life-story of a politician : politics and religion in a world at war'', Jack Brian Bloom, Jack Bloom, 2005, p. 104 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Kr2gAAAAMAAJ&dq=hezbollah]</ref><ref>''The War Against the West: Crucial Conversations with the Most Informed Experts about Our Enemies, Our Defenses, Our Strategy and Our Leaders in the Long War Against Islamist Extremism'', Hugh Hewitt, Xulon Press, 2008, p. 200 [http://books.google.com/books?id=CFCHgaADriIC&pg=PA200]</ref>

<ref>''Dreams and shadows: the future of the Middle East,'' Robin B. Wright, Penguin Group, 2008, ISBN 1594201110, 9781594201110, p. 180 [https://books.google.com/books?id=nzXA7PZdO0AC&pg=PA180]</ref><ref>''Out of step: life-story of a politician : politics and religion in a world at war'', Jack Brian Bloom, Jack Bloom, 2005, p. 104 [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kr2gAAAAMAAJ&dq=hezbollah]</ref><ref>''The War Against the West: Crucial Conversations with the Most Informed Experts about Our Enemies, Our Defenses, Our Strategy and Our Leaders in the Long War Against Islamist Extremism'', Hugh Hewitt, Xulon Press, 2008, p. 200 [https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCHgaADriIC&pg=PA200]</ref>

==Iran's arm: "Big Satan, Little Satan"==

==Iran's arm: "Big Satan, Little Satan"==

In May 2006, Nasrallah appeared on the network to explain that "our nation's willingness to sacrifice their blood, souls, children, fathers, and families" is an advantage over the Jews "who guard their lives."

In May 2006, Nasrallah appeared on the network to explain that "our nation's willingness to sacrifice their blood, souls, children, fathers, and families" is an advantage over the Jews "who guard their lives."

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/opinion/08iht-edlevin.2417146.html</ref>

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/opinion/08iht-edlevin.2417146.html</ref>

The modern, high-casualty suicide attack, which has changed our lives irreversibly, was invented by Hezbollah in Lebanon in 1982.

The modern, high-casualty suicide attack, which has changed our lives irreversibly, was invented by Hezbollah in Lebanon in 1982.

However, as Many Islamic nation have declared jihads against enemies. For this reason, an organization calling itself the "Islamic Jihad" publicly claimed responsibility for terrorists acts in Lebanon. For several years, the United States and other governments tried to find out who was running the Islamic Jihad. In fact, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad were one and the same.

However, as Many Islamic nation have declared jihads against enemies. For this reason, an organization calling itself the "Islamic Jihad" publicly claimed responsibility for terrorists acts in Lebanon. For several years, the United States and other governments tried to find out who was running the Islamic Jihad. In fact, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad were one and the same.

<ref>''International Terrorists'', profiles Series, profiles (Minneapolis, Minn.),

<ref>''International Terrorists'', profiles Series, profiles (Minneapolis, Minn.),

by Thomas Streissguth, The Oliver Press, Inc., 1993, ISBN 1881508072, 9781881508076, pp. 130-131 [http://books.google.com/books?id=vdKnY1vRKZkC&pg=PA130]</ref>

by Thomas Streissguth, The Oliver Press, Inc., 1993, ISBN 1881508072, 9781881508076, pp. 130-131 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdKnY1vRKZkC&pg=PA130]</ref>

==Regional plans==

==Regional plans==

Hezbollah's founding quickly resulted in a spate of kidnappings, torture.

Hezbollah's founding quickly resulted in a spate of kidnappings, torture.

<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/300511/negotiate-with-iran/andrew-c-mccarthy</ref>

<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/300511/negotiate-with-iran/andrew-c-mccarthy</ref>

Westerners, including French, German and Americans were target of Hezbollah's kidnapping.<ref>Christopher C. Harmon, Andrew N. Pratt, Sebastian Gorka, ''Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism,'' McGraw Hill Professional, (2010), [http://books.google.com/books?id=fYp2NlDbrb0C&pg=PA46 p. 46]</ref><ref>Tom Diaz, Barbara Newman, ''Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil,'' Random House Digital, Inc. (2006), [http://books.google.com/books?id=KXa6qOt86OwC&pg=PA64 p. 64]</ref><ref>"Does Human Rights Law Apply to Terrorists?" Middle East Quarterly by T Lapkin, 2004 http://www.meforum.org/651/does-human-rights-law-apply-to-terrorists</ref><ref>Mark Perry, ''Talking to terrorists: why America must engage with its enemies,'' Basic Books (2010), [http://books.google.com/books?id=HDRG-EYhyZ0C&pg=PA140 p. 140]</ref><ref>http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/03/hezbollah-scout.php</ref> including hijacking US personnel.<ref>Newsweek: Volume 109, 1987, [http://books.google.com/books?id=1eQmAQAAIAAJ&q=The+fanatics+in+Beirut+can+kidnap+them,+torture+them,+hang+them+publicly+and+dump+their+bodies+on+the+streets p. 117]</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=b8k4rEPvq_8C&pg=PA130</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=vHrQGZ8lUgIC&pg=PA73</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=HNyv0N8cVE0C&pg=PA85</ref><ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/162295/re-hezbollah-america/andy-mccarthy</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=m_ktBrZfuUYC&pg=PA118</ref><ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article708342.ece</ref><ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf11.html</ref> An estimated kidnapping of 30 Westerners in that period are attributed to Hezbollah.<ref name="congress112">[http://books.google.com/books?id=W6gziQydtBwC&pg=RA2-PA112  Congressional Record - Page 112]</ref><ref>"Lebanon: Hezbollah's Kidnapping Plan," STRATFOR, Jan 22, 2008 http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/lebanon_hezbollahs_kidnapping_plan</ref><ref>Hizballah ("Party of God") http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/hizbollah.html</ref><ref>Michael T. Kindt, Jerrold M. Post, Barry R. Schneider, ''The world's most threatening terrorist networks and criminal gangs,'' Macmillan, (2009) [http://books.google.com/books?id=WMZdR8XPzQoC&pg=PA129 p. 129]</ref>

Westerners, including French, German and Americans were target of Hezbollah's kidnapping.<ref>Christopher C. Harmon, Andrew N. Pratt, Sebastian Gorka, ''Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism,'' McGraw Hill Professional, (2010), [https://books.google.com/books?id=fYp2NlDbrb0C&pg=PA46 p. 46]</ref><ref>Tom Diaz, Barbara Newman, ''Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil,'' Random House Digital, Inc. (2006), [https://books.google.com/books?id=KXa6qOt86OwC&pg=PA64 p. 64]</ref><ref>"Does Human Rights Law Apply to Terrorists?" Middle East Quarterly by T Lapkin, 2004 http://www.meforum.org/651/does-human-rights-law-apply-to-terrorists</ref><ref>Mark Perry, ''Talking to terrorists: why America must engage with its enemies,'' Basic Books (2010), [https://books.google.com/books?id=HDRG-EYhyZ0C&pg=PA140 p. 140]</ref><ref>http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/03/hezbollah-scout.php</ref> including hijacking US personnel.<ref>Newsweek: Volume 109, 1987, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1eQmAQAAIAAJ&q=The+fanatics+in+Beirut+can+kidnap+them,+torture+them,+hang+them+publicly+and+dump+their+bodies+on+the+streets p. 117]</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=b8k4rEPvq_8C&pg=PA130</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=vHrQGZ8lUgIC&pg=PA73</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=HNyv0N8cVE0C&pg=PA85</ref><ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/162295/re-hezbollah-america/andy-mccarthy</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=m_ktBrZfuUYC&pg=PA118</ref><ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article708342.ece</ref><ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf11.html</ref> An estimated kidnapping of 30 Westerners in that period are attributed to Hezbollah.<ref name="congress112">[https://books.google.com/books?id=W6gziQydtBwC&pg=RA2-PA112  Congressional Record - Page 112]</ref><ref>"Lebanon: Hezbollah's Kidnapping Plan," STRATFOR, Jan 22, 2008 http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/lebanon_hezbollahs_kidnapping_plan</ref><ref>Hizballah ("Party of God") http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/hizbollah.html</ref><ref>Michael T. Kindt, Jerrold M. Post, Barry R. Schneider, ''The world's most threatening terrorist networks and criminal gangs,'' Macmillan, (2009) [https://books.google.com/books?id=WMZdR8XPzQoC&pg=PA129 p. 129]</ref>

Among the notorious victims were: William Francis Buckley, Terry Anderson,  William Richard Higgins.

Among the notorious victims were: William Francis Buckley, Terry Anderson,  William Richard Higgins.

In March, 1984, Hezbollah operatives kidnapped William Francis Buckley, the CIA's station chief in [[Lebanon]]. He was whisked to [[Damascus]] and on to [[Tehran]], where, after 15 months of torture, he succumbed to a heart attack.  

In March, 1984, Hezbollah operatives kidnapped William Francis Buckley, the CIA's station chief in [[Lebanon]]. He was whisked to [[Damascus]] and on to [[Tehran]], where, after 15 months of torture, he succumbed to a heart attack.  

<ref>''Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad'' by Andrew C. McCarthy, Encounter Books, 2008, [http://books.google.com/books?&id=5dgoAQAAIAAJ&dq=buckley p. 97]</ref>

<ref>''Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad'' by Andrew C. McCarthy, Encounter Books, 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?&id=5dgoAQAAIAAJ&dq=buckley p. 97]</ref>

Feb. 17, 1988: The group kidnaps Col. William Higgins, a [[U.S.]] Marine serving with a [[United Nations]] truce monitoring group in Lebanon, and later murders him.

Feb. 17, 1988: The group kidnaps Col. William Higgins, a [[U.S.]] Marine serving with a [[United Nations]] truce monitoring group in Lebanon, and later murders him.

The [[United States]] asserts that top Hezbollah military commander who was one of America's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a string of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings during the 1980s and 1990s, [[Imad Mughniyeh]], was also behind the torture and murder of [[William Buckley]], the CIA station chief in Beirut, in 1984; the kidnapping, torture and murder of Lieutenant Colonel William Richard Higgins of the Marines, who was on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in 1988; and, through the Islamic Jihad Organization, the seizure of Western hostages in Beirut during the 1980s.

The [[United States]] asserts that top Hezbollah military commander who was one of America's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a string of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings during the 1980s and 1990s, [[Imad Mughniyeh]], was also behind the torture and murder of [[William Buckley]], the CIA station chief in Beirut, in 1984; the kidnapping, torture and murder of Lieutenant Colonel William Richard Higgins of the Marines, who was on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in 1988; and, through the Islamic Jihad Organization, the seizure of Western hostages in Beirut during the 1980s.

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/world/africa/13iht-syria.4.10025106.html?pagewanted=all</ref>

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/world/africa/13iht-syria.4.10025106.html?pagewanted=all</ref>

<ref>''Lightning out of Lebanon: Hezbollah terrorists on American soil'', Tom Diaz, Barbara Newman, [http://books.google.com/books?cd=4&id=waboAAAAIAAJ&dq=torture p. 64]</ref><ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/jul/20/20060720-081459-2509r/</ref>

<ref>''Lightning out of Lebanon: Hezbollah terrorists on American soil'', Tom Diaz, Barbara Newman, [https://books.google.com/books?cd=4&id=waboAAAAIAAJ&dq=torture p. 64]</ref><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/jul/20/20060720-081459-2509r/</ref>

From a legal claim against [[Iran]]:<blockquote> In the instant case the evidence once again discloses that Iran provided Hezbollah with funding, direction and training for its terrorist activities in Lebanon, including the kidnapping and torture of Terry Anderson hezbollah kidnapping torture and his imprisonment as a hostage for 2,454 days.

From a legal claim against [[Iran]]:<blockquote> In the instant case the evidence once again discloses that Iran provided Hezbollah with funding, direction and training for its terrorist activities in Lebanon, including the kidnapping and torture of Terry Anderson hezbollah kidnapping torture and his imprisonment as a hostage for 2,454 days.

<ref>''Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act: Congressional Hearing'', Bill McCollum, DIANE Publishing, 2002, p. 24 [http://books.google.com/books?id=XB4lFqK_2SgC&pg=PA24]</ref></blockquote>

<ref>''Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act: Congressional Hearing'', Bill McCollum, DIANE Publishing, 2002, p. 24 [https://books.google.com/books?id=XB4lFqK_2SgC&pg=PA24]</ref></blockquote>

Dec. 31, 1986: Under the alias Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hezbollah announces it had kidnapped and murdered three Lebanese [[Jews]]. The organization previously had taken responsibility for killing four other Jews since 1984.

Dec. 31, 1986: Under the alias Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hezbollah announces it had kidnapped and murdered three Lebanese [[Jews]]. The organization previously had taken responsibility for killing four other Jews since 1984.

<ref>http://www.stratfor.com/hezbollah_irans_ace_hole</ref>

<ref>http://www.stratfor.com/hezbollah_irans_ace_hole</ref>

<ref>http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/textual/topics/marinesleb.htm</ref>

<ref>http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/textual/topics/marinesleb.htm</ref>

<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/23/world/main579638.shtml</ref>

<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/23/world/main579638.shtml</ref>

<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/14/2008-02-14_hezbollah_terror_thug_behind_83_lebanon_.html</ref>

<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/14/2008-02-14_hezbollah_terror_thug_behind_83_lebanon_.html</ref>

A US federal judge found (in 2003) Iran liable for the 1983 bombing of a US marine barracks.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2951938.stm</ref><ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/05/30/iran.barracks.bombing/</ref>

A US federal judge found (in 2003) Iran liable for the 1983 bombing of a US marine barracks.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2951938.stm</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/05/30/iran.barracks.bombing/</ref>

The Beirut mission started out as an effort to stabilize a fragile peace in a war-torn country. Lebanon had been in turmoil since the Palestine Liberation Organization, having been expelled from Jordan, took refuge there in the 1970s. In 1975, a panoply of Christian and Muslim militias, turned what had been a Middle East oasis into a no-man's land of urban warfare.  

The Beirut mission started out as an effort to stabilize a fragile peace in a war-torn country. Lebanon had been in turmoil since the Palestine Liberation Organization, having been expelled from Jordan, took refuge there in the 1970s. In 1975, a panoply of Christian and Muslim militias, turned what had been a Middle East oasis into a no-man's land of urban warfare.  

<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/photos-that-damn-hezbollah/story-e6frf7r6-1111112144002</ref>

<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/photos-that-damn-hezbollah/story-e6frf7r6-1111112144002</ref>

<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/International/video?id=2702658</ref>

<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/International/video?id=2702658</ref>

<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/05/D8LQVLHG2.html</ref>  

<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/05/D8LQVLHG2.html</ref>  

,<ref>http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060730-093558-9976r.htm</ref>

,<ref>http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060730-093558-9976r.htm</ref>

<font size=1>(copying the Arab-Palestinian tactics routine [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Hamas+war+against+Israel/Hamas+exploitation+of+civilians+as+human+shields+-+Photographic+evidence.htm ]

<font size=1>(copying the Arab-Palestinian tactics routine [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Hamas+war+against+Israel/Hamas+exploitation+of+civilians+as+human+shields+-+Photographic+evidence.htm ]

[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov22/0,4670,PalestiniansHumanShields,00.html ] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227222,00.html ][http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/04/sm.03.html ][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6166998.stm ][http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html ][http://www.pmw.org.il/latestBulletins.htm ][http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/08/hamas-palestinian-victims/print/ ][http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/15/Israeli_report_Hamas_used_civilians_as_human_shields_in_Gaza/][http://www.iris.org.il/blog/archives/2102-Palestinians-Brag-About-Using-Human-Shields-for-Terrorists.html ][http://www.peacewithrealism.org/headline/gaza02.htm ][http://www.peacewithrealism.org/headline/admit.htm ][http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=1304 ][http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23431&only&rss ])</font>, especially was publicized, in their initiated war with Israel, Hezbollah's use of "Christian villages as shields in missile attacks." witnesses: "If Israel does nothing Hezbollah will continue to fire rockets from inside Lebanon shockingly using Christians as human shields actually." "Hezbollah is hiding among civilian populations and launching attacks behind human shields." <ref>http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/17528670.html</ref>  

[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov22/0,4670,PalestiniansHumanShields,00.html ] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227222,00.html ][http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/04/sm.03.html ][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6166998.stm ][https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html ][http://www.pmw.org.il/latestBulletins.htm ][https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/08/hamas-palestinian-victims/print/ ][http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/15/Israeli_report_Hamas_used_civilians_as_human_shields_in_Gaza/][http://www.iris.org.il/blog/archives/2102-Palestinians-Brag-About-Using-Human-Shields-for-Terrorists.html ][http://www.peacewithrealism.org/headline/gaza02.htm ][http://www.peacewithrealism.org/headline/admit.htm ][http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=1304 ][http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23431&only&rss ])</font>, especially was publicized, in their initiated war with Israel, Hezbollah's use of "Christian villages as shields in missile attacks." witnesses: "If Israel does nothing Hezbollah will continue to fire rockets from inside Lebanon shockingly using Christians as human shields actually." "Hezbollah is hiding among civilian populations and launching attacks behind human shields." <ref>http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/17528670.html</ref>  

,<ref>http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/hezbollah_uses_christian_villages_as_shields_in_missile_attacks/</ref> this crime has been categorized as a "Hezbollah specialty",<ref>http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/krauthammer072806.php3</ref> even using the [[U.N.]],<ref>http://www.drudge.com/archive/83811/hezbollah-used-un-human-shields</ref> A.) to cause casualties among their own Arab population, especially among children, in order to generate sympathy and an outcry in the Arab world. B.) Hated Israelis' image get tarnished, an "important" goal in it of itself to make the Zionists look as "killers." C.) To cripple Israel's humane army to respond, thus enables them to come out as "heroes." <ref>http://www.telospress.com/main/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=112</ref>  & saviours against the Zionist enemy."  

,<ref>http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/hezbollah_uses_christian_villages_as_shields_in_missile_attacks/</ref> this crime has been categorized as a "Hezbollah specialty",<ref>http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/krauthammer072806.php3</ref> even using the [[U.N.]],<ref>http://www.drudge.com/archive/83811/hezbollah-used-un-human-shields</ref> A.) to cause casualties among their own Arab population, especially among children, in order to generate sympathy and an outcry in the Arab world. B.) Hated Israelis' image get tarnished, an "important" goal in it of itself to make the Zionists look as "killers." C.) To cripple Israel's humane army to respond, thus enables them to come out as "heroes." <ref>http://www.telospress.com/main/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=112</ref>  & saviours against the Zionist enemy."  

In Jan. 2007,  clash pits Hezbollah against rule in Lebanon. The police said at least three people died and 100 more were wounded throughout the country in the violence.

In Jan. 2007,  clash pits Hezbollah against rule in Lebanon. The police said at least three people died and 100 more were wounded throughout the country in the violence.

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/world/middleeast/24lebanon.html</ref>  

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/world/middleeast/24lebanon.html</ref>  

<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16806540/</ref>

<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16806540/</ref>

"Rival factions return to arms as Lebanon stares into the abyss" in Nov 2007.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2926154.ece</ref>

"Rival factions return to arms as Lebanon stares into the abyss" in Nov 2007.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2926154.ece</ref>

In May 8, 2008 Clashes erupted as Hezbollah chief [[Hassan Nasrallah]] claims 'War',<ref>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june08/lebanon_0508.html</ref> clashes between Hezbollah and Druze continued in Lebanon for the 5th day, it erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals grew.<ref>http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1404713.php/17_dead_in_Lebanon_-_Druze-Hezbollah_clashes_break_out__2nd_Lead_</ref><ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html</ref> The Lebanese army said it will intervene, it will use force from to stop fighting, which brough the overall toll to 81 dead and about 250 wounded.  

In May 8, 2008 Clashes erupted as Hezbollah chief [[Hassan Nasrallah]] claims 'War',<ref>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june08/lebanon_0508.html</ref> clashes between Hezbollah and Druze continued in Lebanon for the 5th day, it erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals grew.<ref>http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1404713.php/17_dead_in_Lebanon_-_Druze-Hezbollah_clashes_break_out__2nd_Lead_</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html</ref> The Lebanese army said it will intervene, it will use force from to stop fighting, which brough the overall toll to 81 dead and about 250 wounded.  

<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL12505038200805</ref>

<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL12505038200805</ref>

<ref>http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-05-12-clashes-bring-lebanon-death-toll-to-81</ref>

<ref>http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-05-12-clashes-bring-lebanon-death-toll-to-81</ref>

In July 2008, fighting among Lebanese government and the Islamic Hezbollah terrrorists categorized as "Sectarian battles," the battles killed six, wounded 50.

In July 2008, fighting among Lebanese government and the Islamic Hezbollah terrrorists categorized as "Sectarian battles," the battles killed six, wounded 50.

<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLbRHS1sn11z7Yw3qRkPMqnqF_xw</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL5690185._CH_.2400</ref><ref>http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2008/07/26/sectarian_fighting_kills_6_in_lebanon/</ref>

<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLbRHS1sn11z7Yw3qRkPMqnqF_xw</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL5690185._CH_.2400</ref><ref>http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2008/07/26/sectarian_fighting_kills_6_in_lebanon/</ref>

In 28 Aug 2008, Hezbollah has "brazenly attacked the Lebanese Army" – in its shooting-attack on an army helicopter, killing 1st Lt. Samer Hanna and wounding several others – so say the leaders of Lebanon’s pro-democracy movement.

In 28 Aug 2008, Hezbollah has "brazenly attacked the Lebanese Army" – in its shooting-attack on an army helicopter, killing 1st Lt. Samer Hanna and wounding several others – so say the leaders of Lebanon’s pro-democracy movement.

===Global violence===

===Global violence===

Hezbollah is another example (like Al Qaeda) of an Islamist insurgency that is both local and transnational.

Hezbollah is another example (like Al Qaeda) of an Islamist insurgency that is both local and transnational.

<ref>''Heads we win: the cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN)'', David C. Gompert, RAND Corporation, 2007, p. 27 [http://books.google.com/books?id=xLDuAAAAMAAJ&q=hezbollah]</ref>

<ref>''Heads we win: the cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN)'', David C. Gompert, RAND Corporation, 2007, p. 27 [https://books.google.com/books?id=xLDuAAAAMAAJ&q=hezbollah]</ref>

====Attack on US, French embassies in Kuwait====

====Attack on US, French embassies in Kuwait====

Hezbollah's responsible for U.S. and [[French]] embassies attacks in [[Kuwait]] in 1983

Hezbollah's responsible for U.S. and [[French]] embassies attacks in [[Kuwait]] in 1983

.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=yMnAlqo47sgC&pg=PA96</ref>   

.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=yMnAlqo47sgC&pg=PA96</ref>   

The American embassy in Kuwait was bombed in a series of attacks whose targets also included the French embassy, the control tower at the airport, the country's main oil refinery, and a residential area for employees of the American corporation Raytheon. Six people were killed, including a suicide truck bomber, and more than 80 others were injured.

The American embassy in Kuwait was bombed in a series of attacks whose targets also included the French embassy, the control tower at the airport, the country's main oil refinery, and a residential area for employees of the American corporation Raytheon. Six people were killed, including a suicide truck bomber, and more than 80 others were injured.

In Kuwait, 17 people were arrested and convicted for participating in the attacks. One of those convicted was Mustafa Youssef Badreddin, a cousin and brother-in-law of one of Hezbollah's senior officers, [[Imad Mughniyah]]. After a six-week trial in Kuwait, Badreddin was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/etc/cron.html</ref>

In Kuwait, 17 people were arrested and convicted for participating in the attacks. One of those convicted was Mustafa Youssef Badreddin, a cousin and brother-in-law of one of Hezbollah's senior officers, [[Imad Mughniyah]]. After a six-week trial in Kuwait, Badreddin was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/etc/cron.html</ref>

Already in November 24, 2003, The [[New York Times]] elaborated in an article: "A region inflamed, the hand of Tehran,"  Hezbollah, in Iraq, that Hezbollah, the  Iranian-backed Shiite group, has established a significant presence in Iraq.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDE113BF937A15752C1A9659C8B63</ref>  

Already in November 24, 2003, The [[New York Times]] elaborated in an article: "A region inflamed, the hand of Tehran,"  Hezbollah, in Iraq, that Hezbollah, the  Iranian-backed Shiite group, has established a significant presence in Iraq.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDE113BF937A15752C1A9659C8B63</ref>  

In 2006. U.S. Officials said: "Hezbollah Training Iraqi Shiite Militia Group." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232262,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/world/middleeast/28military.html</ref>

In 2006. U.S. Officials said: "Hezbollah Training Iraqi Shiite Militia Group." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232262,00.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/world/middleeast/28military.html</ref>

The [[Wall Street Journal]] wrote (2007) on Iran's Proxy War, The  

The [[Wall Street Journal]] wrote (2007) on Iran's Proxy War, The  

deaf and mute when he was captured in Iraq.<ref>http://us.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.hezbollah/index.html</ref>

deaf and mute when he was captured in Iraq.<ref>http://us.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.hezbollah/index.html</ref>

In 2008, there were reports on Hezbollah training Iraqis in Iran<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/world/middleeast/05iran.htm</ref>

In 2008, there were reports on Hezbollah training Iraqis in Iran<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/world/middleeast/05iran.htm</ref>

Iraqi president [[Jalal Talabani]] charged (May, 2008) Hezbollah interference, in a Baghdad interview, he accused the leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah of meddling in Iraq's  

Iraqi president [[Jalal Talabani]] charged (May, 2008) Hezbollah interference, in a Baghdad interview, he accused the leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah of meddling in Iraq's  

affairs.<ref>http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/05/30/Talabani_charges_Hezbollah_interference/UPI-44791212150201/</ref>

affairs.<ref>http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/05/30/Talabani_charges_Hezbollah_interference/UPI-44791212150201/</ref>

====Somalia====

====Somalia====

The [[New York Times]] reported on Hezbollah in [[Somalia]].<ref>"U.N. Says Somalis Helped Hezbollah Fighters," [[New York Times]] 15 Nov 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/world/middleeast/15nations.html</ref>

The [[New York Times]] reported on Hezbollah in [[Somalia]].<ref>"U.N. Says Somalis Helped Hezbollah Fighters," [[New York Times]] 15 Nov 2006 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/world/middleeast/15nations.html</ref>

From [[NPR]] (November 15, 2006), the "[[U.N.]] Report ties [[Somali]] Islamists to Hezbollah," in an alarming report about the situation in Somalia.

From [[NPR]] (November 15, 2006), the "[[U.N.]] Report ties [[Somali]] Islamists to Hezbollah," in an alarming report about the situation in Somalia.

<ref>"U.N. Report Ties Somali Islamists to Hezbollah," [[NPR]], November 15, 2006 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6493083</ref>

<ref>"U.N. Report Ties Somali Islamists to Hezbollah," [[NPR]], November 15, 2006 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6493083</ref>

<ref>http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-08-voa48.cfm</ref>

<ref>http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-08-voa48.cfm</ref>

On Apr 2010 An Egyptian court convicted 26 men of belonging to a Hezbollah cell.

On Apr 2010 An Egyptian court convicted 26 men of belonging to a Hezbollah cell.

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/world/middleeast/29cairo.html</ref>

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/world/middleeast/29cairo.html</ref>

The Hezbollah Plot exposed Egypt's shared interests with Israel.<ref>http://www.forward.com/articles/104793/</ref>

The Hezbollah Plot exposed Egypt's shared interests with Israel.<ref>http://www.forward.com/articles/104793/</ref>

Analysts said that the Egypt-Hezbollah standoff dents Egypt-Iran relations.<ref>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/13/content_11180887.htm</ref>  

Analysts said that the Egypt-Hezbollah standoff dents Egypt-Iran relations.<ref>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/13/content_11180887.htm</ref>  

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/08/26/164222.html</ref> Indeed, The [[AP]] reported (Oct 24, 2011) "Since the uprising.. Syrians have unleashed their anger at Hezbollah over its blunt support for the regime. Some protesters have set fire to the yellow flag of Hezbollah and pictures of Nasrallah."<ref>"Hezbollah leader: Syria largely out of 'danger zone' " Star Tribune,

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/08/26/164222.html</ref> Indeed, The [[AP]] reported (Oct 24, 2011) "Since the uprising.. Syrians have unleashed their anger at Hezbollah over its blunt support for the regime. Some protesters have set fire to the yellow flag of Hezbollah and pictures of Nasrallah."<ref>"Hezbollah leader: Syria largely out of 'danger zone' " Star Tribune,

24 Oct 2011 http://www.startribune.com/world/132481743.html</ref><ref>"Hezbollah: Syria largely out of 'danger zone' ", CBS News, 24 Oct 2011

24 Oct 2011 http://www.startribune.com/world/132481743.html</ref><ref>"Hezbollah: Syria largely out of 'danger zone' ", CBS News, 24 Oct 2011

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-20124862.html</ref>

https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-20124862.html</ref>

In November 2011, activists charged Hezbollah in abduction of Syrian activists in Lebanon.<ref>"Activist says Hezbollah involved in abduction of Syrian opposition in Lebanon," The Daily Star, November 08, 2011, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Nov-08/153373-activist-says-hezbollah-involved-in-abduction-of-syrian-opposition-in-lebanon.ashx</ref> The persecution caused fear for those seeking exile in Lebanon.<ref>"Syrian Exiles Find Fear Rather Than Refuge in Lebanon‎," Jakarta Globe, November 15, 2011

In November 2011, activists charged Hezbollah in abduction of Syrian activists in Lebanon.<ref>"Activist says Hezbollah involved in abduction of Syrian opposition in Lebanon," The Daily Star, November 08, 2011, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Nov-08/153373-activist-says-hezbollah-involved-in-abduction-of-syrian-opposition-in-lebanon.ashx</ref> The persecution caused fear for those seeking exile in Lebanon.<ref>"Syrian Exiles Find Fear Rather Than Refuge in Lebanon‎," Jakarta Globe, November 15, 2011

<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/13/justice-for-robert-dean-stethem-the-marines-in-beirut-and-other-american-victims-of-hezbollah/</ref>

<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/13/justice-for-robert-dean-stethem-the-marines-in-beirut-and-other-american-victims-of-hezbollah/</ref>

From a letter, Robert's brother Kenneth has sent to president George W. Bush in 2006 as Robert's murderer was released by the German government (and fled to Lebanon) in an apparent exchange for a [[German]] hostage in [[Iraq]]:<blockquote>While Robert was being dragged to the door, he knew that all he had to do in order to live was to cry into that transmitter, but he wouldn't do it. He would not give in to the demands of the terrorists. He would not allow the honor and dignity of America to be intimidated by the fear and pain that Hammadi and terrorists everywhere represent. Robert sacrificed his life in order to protect our liberty and defend our way of life.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/09/opinion/main1190219.shtml</ref></blockquote>

From a letter, Robert's brother Kenneth has sent to president George W. Bush in 2006 as Robert's murderer was released by the German government (and fled to Lebanon) in an apparent exchange for a [[German]] hostage in [[Iraq]]:<blockquote>While Robert was being dragged to the door, he knew that all he had to do in order to live was to cry into that transmitter, but he wouldn't do it. He would not give in to the demands of the terrorists. He would not allow the honor and dignity of America to be intimidated by the fear and pain that Hammadi and terrorists everywhere represent. Robert sacrificed his life in order to protect our liberty and defend our way of life.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/09/opinion/main1190219.shtml</ref></blockquote>

=====Dowining of a French airline=====

=====Dowining of a French airline=====

Workers at [[Printemps]] in December 1985 when Hezbollah bombs exploded on the ground floor there and in the Galeries Lafayette department store, recalled the attack which led to a bomb scare in Dec. 2008, when explosives were found there.

Workers at [[Printemps]] in December 1985 when Hezbollah bombs exploded on the ground floor there and in the Galeries Lafayette department store, recalled the attack which led to a bomb scare in Dec. 2008, when explosives were found there.

<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/world/europe/17paris.html</ref><ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aB8Ct9mWIdhw&refer=germany</ref>

<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/world/europe/17paris.html</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aB8Ct9mWIdhw&refer=germany</ref>

=====Network=====

=====Network=====

=====Attempts of attacks between 1988-1996=====

=====Attempts of attacks between 1988-1996=====

Other attacks researchers have attributed to Hezbollah include an unsuccessful attempt to carry out attacks in Cyprus in 1988; a plot, foiled by Spanish police, to carry out attacks against Jewish targets in Europe in 1989; an unsuccessful attempt to detonate a car bomb outside a Jewish community building in Romania in 1992; and a planned 1996 attack, also foiled by police, on an Israeli institution in Paris.

Other attacks researchers have attributed to Hezbollah include an unsuccessful attempt to carry out attacks in Cyprus in 1988; a plot, foiled by Spanish police, to carry out attacks against Jewish targets in Europe in 1989; an unsuccessful attempt to detonate a car bomb outside a Jewish community building in Romania in 1992; and a planned 1996 attack, also foiled by police, on an Israeli institution in Paris.

<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=40451</ref>

<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=40451</ref>

=====Attempts of 'massive-attacks' in 2009=====

=====Attempts of 'massive-attacks' in 2009=====

=====Bombing in Panama=====

=====Bombing in Panama=====

July 19, 1994 Panama, A suicide bomber reportedly linked to Hezbollah detonated a bomb on a commuter plane in Colón, [[Panama]], killing all 21 people aboard, including 12 [[Jewish]] businessmen, at least four of whom were [[Israeli]], and three [[U.S.]] citizens.<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_5</ref><ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/1995_h/h950928w.htm</ref><ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=40451 </ref><ref>''Jane's intelligence review: Yearbook,'' Jane's Information Group (1994), [http://books.google.com/books?&id=ATFEAQAAIAAJ&q=panama p. 64]</ref><ref>''Whitewashing Hezbullah,'' The Israel Report, May/June 2000 http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/isreport/mayjun00/whitewash.html</ref><ref>''The "A" Team of Terror,'' aijac http://aijac.org.au/news/article/the-a-team-of-terror-revisited</ref><ref>Hezbollah and its Goals | Palestine Facts http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_hezbollah.php</ref>

July 19, 1994 Panama, A suicide bomber reportedly linked to Hezbollah detonated a bomb on a commuter plane in Colón, [[Panama]], killing all 21 people aboard, including 12 [[Jewish]] businessmen, at least four of whom were [[Israeli]], and three [[U.S.]] citizens.<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/hezbollah_overview.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_5</ref><ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/1995_h/h950928w.htm</ref><ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=40451 </ref><ref>''Jane's intelligence review: Yearbook,'' Jane's Information Group (1994), [https://books.google.com/books?&id=ATFEAQAAIAAJ&q=panama p. 64]</ref><ref>''Whitewashing Hezbullah,'' The Israel Report, May/June 2000 http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/isreport/mayjun00/whitewash.html</ref><ref>''The "A" Team of Terror,'' aijac http://aijac.org.au/news/article/the-a-team-of-terror-revisited</ref><ref>Hezbollah and its Goals | Palestine Facts http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_hezbollah.php</ref>

Earlier, on July 18, a bomb killed 95 people at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The next day, an explosion on a commuter plane in Panama killed all 21 people aboard, inclding 12 Jews. An anti-Israel group in Lebanon had indirectly claimed responsibility for both attacks.<ref>''Asian bulletin, Volume 19, Issues 7-12'', Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League, Asian-Pacific Anti-Communist League, APLFD (Organization), APACL Publications, 1994, p. 71 [http://books.google.com/books?cd=10&id=pkonAAAAMAAJ&dq=panama]</ref>

Earlier, on July 18, a bomb killed 95 people at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The next day, an explosion on a commuter plane in Panama killed all 21 people aboard, inclding 12 Jews. An anti-Israel group in Lebanon had indirectly claimed responsibility for both attacks.<ref>''Asian bulletin, Volume 19, Issues 7-12'', Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League, Asian-Pacific Anti-Communist League, APLFD (Organization), APACL Publications, 1994, p. 71 [https://books.google.com/books?cd=10&id=pkonAAAAMAAJ&dq=panama]</ref>

Experts on terrorism make the link, after the Lebanese newspaper An- Nahar published a communique from an organization calling itself Ansar Allah taking responsibility for the AMIA bombing as well as the bombing over Panama of an Alas Chiricanas passenger airliner.  

Experts on terrorism make the link, after the Lebanese newspaper An- Nahar published a communique from an organization calling itself Ansar Allah taking responsibility for the AMIA bombing as well as the bombing over Panama of an Alas Chiricanas passenger airliner.