Hezbollah: A Look Inside Terror

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This paper examines the threat posed by Hezbollah and the methods in which it operates, along with its ideology and that of the region which allows it to operate with such impunity. The paper explores the motivation and goals of Hezbollah, the tactics and strategies of the organization, including previous terrorist attacks. The paper then looks at the Lebanon's reaction to Hezbollah and ways of addressing this threat. The paper also discusses world security. In conclusion, the writer suggests that financial support cuts and other sanctions should be imposed on Lebanon for as long as it continues to endorse Hezbollah and its terrorist actions (whether implicit or explicit) by allowing the organization to operate within its borders. Otherwise, future attacks are inevitable and the security of the United States and it allies will continually be at risk from this organization.

Outline:
History and Motivation of the Organization
Tactics and Techniques of Terrorism
Response of the Government and Counteraction

From the Paper:

"Hizbollah was formed in 1982 in response to the war in Lebanon regarding political disputes with Israel and the subsequent Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon. The founders of the organization wanted to more fully support Islamic fundamentalism as well as remove Israel from the country, and they believed that apathy and a lack of religious devotion to fundamentalist principles were significant problems in Lebanon. Although the stated principle of the conflict were to remove Israel from the area and to establish "Peace for Galilee," some scholars have noted that "it would have been more honest to call the war to safeguard the occupation of the West Bank," asserting that Israel acted in the area not to promote peace but to protect its own territory."

Sample of Sources Used:

• BBC news organization "What is Hezbollah?", Retrieved on March 22, 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4314423.stm
• Diaz, T., and Newman, B. (2005). Lightning out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil. Presidio Press.
• Harkabi, Y. (1989). Israel's Fateful Hour. New York, NY: Harper & Row
• Information Division article of Israel Foreign Ministry, Retrieved on March 25, 2008 from http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=15#document
• Kramer, M. (1990). "The Moral Logic of Hizballah." In Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind, ed. W. Reich (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), pp. 131-57.

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