· In July 2006 Hezbollah‚ under the leadership of Sheik Hassan Nasrallah‚ enters Israel and captures two Israeli soldiers. · In response‚ Israel launches a major military attack‚ bombing the Lebanese airport and parts of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliates by launching hundreds of rockets and missles‚ believed to have been supplied by Syria and Iran into Israel. · On August 14‚ 2006‚ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 goes into effect. · UNSCR 1701 increased UNIFIL
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Funding Hezbollah Intense investigations conducted by the U.S. intelligence community have in fact proven that the Hezbollah terrorist organization receives funding not only through criminal activity but also from other governments. Hezbollah operatives around the world are well funded in the form of money and weapons mainly through criminal activity such as‚ piracy‚ illegal narcotics‚ money laundering‚ and even through religious monetary donations. Hezbollah (Party of god) is a militant group
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Term Paper of English 102 Causes of Immigration In Lebanon Ahmad C. Halwany ID#: 2008 03 653 Lebanese American University Abstract For a great period of time emigrants from Lebanon
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February 22nd 1992 was not only remarkable because of the birth of yours truly‚ but it was also memorable for the New York Times front page news stories that sparked a lot of interest worldwide‚ the major sporting event of the winter Olympics that changed a lot of people’s views on both figure skating and hockey‚ and finally the price and model of the new car of the century the SAAB 9000S. I hope to inform my audience well enough that I won’t need to tell anyone when my birthday is ever again they
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English Department First Draft: Decentralization in Lebanon Decentralization in Lebanon In the twenty first century or in other words‚ the century we are living in‚ is full of modern political thoughts and what is related to them from public sector reforms. There are so many political systems that are followed every where. These political systems can best be summarized by two controversial systems. These two systems are the Centralized and the Decentralized systems. In Lebanon we
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Compare and Contrast Crime and Terrorism: Kimberly Gulley Axia College‚ ADJ 215 Criminology Robert Clark December 23‚ 2007 Introduction: Hizballah (Party of God) Hizballah (Party of God) a.k.a. Islamic Jihad‚ Revolutionary Justice Organization‚ Organization of the Oppressed on Earth‚ and Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine The Hizballah‚ or “Party of God” is an Islamic militant group that was established in 1982 after the overtaking of Lebanon by the Israeli military
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Over the years Hezbollah has experienced a multitude of both successes and failures. Among their most notable successes‚ aside from their achievements mentioned above‚ Hezbollah has developed strong international connections. According to Byman of Deadly Connections‚ “Hizballah cells have been found in Europe‚ Africa‚ North America‚ and Asia. Operatives in these cells provide logistical support for global attacks‚ raise money‚ recruit local operatives‚ and collect intelligence‚ among other duties
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influential unconventional warfare activity of Hezbollah is guerrilla warfare. “Guerrilla warfare‚ type of warfare fought by irregulars in fast moving‚ small scale actions against orthodox military and police forces either independently or in conjunction with a larger political-military strategy.” (Asprey‚ 2002) Through the use of guerrilla warfare Hezbollah has been able to advance their cause and cement themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Hezbollah waged a guerrilla campaign in southern Lebanon
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and Hezbollah are two groups that are classified as terrorists in countries like the United States. They have provided for their community‚ but have also carried out attacks that attach the word terrorists to their organizations. They both have a similar enemy in Israel because Israel has occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip where Hamas is based. On the other hand‚ Hezbollah is based in Lebanon where Israel does not occupy any land‚ but has invaded the country to try to stop Hezbollah. Israel
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Running head: HEZBOLLAH Hezbollah Dwayne Cook Excelsior College 8 February 2009 Ben Prybutok Abstract Before 11 September 2001‚ one terrorist organization killed more Americans than all others: Hezbollah‚ better known to many as the “Party of God.” I believe they are more dangerous than al Qaeda although‚ very little is known by Americans about their internal workings‚ past accomplishment‚ and future strategy. One reason it is somewhat unknown is that Hezbollah is not just a
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