User:Surgam/Hezbollah
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Hezbollah[1] (Arabic: حزب الله ḥizba-llāh,[2] literally "party of Allah") is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon. The group's official name in Arabic is Hizb Allah Al-moqawama Al-Islamiyah fi Lubnan.[3]
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Surgam/Hezbollah | |
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Leader | Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah |
Founded | 1982 - 1985 (officially) |
Ideology | Islamism |
Religion | Shi'a Islam |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Website | |
See List of official sites. |
Hezbollah first emerged as a resistance movement in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, set on resisting the Israeli occupation of Lebanon.[4][3] Its founders were inspired by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and its forces were trained and organized by a contingent of Iranian Revolutionary Guards[5]. In its 1985 manifesto, Hezbollah listed its three main goals as the eradication of Western colonialism in Lebanon, the bringing to justice of those who committed atrocities during the war (specifically the Phalangists), and the establishment of an Islamic government in Lebanon[6][7][8]. Hezbollah has since abandoned its goal of establishing an Islamic state in multi-confessional Lebanon[9][10], and has forged alliances across religious lines.[5] Hezbollah leaders have also made numerous statements calling for the the liberation of Palestine, occupied by what they describe as a unlawful "entity"[6][8].
Six countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, the Philippines, and Australia, officially list Hezbollah, or its external security arm, as a terrorist organization, though its designation as such is not unanimous among world powers (perhaps most notably, the European Union[11]). Most in the Arab and Muslim, including Christians[12], highly respect Hezbollah and regard it as a legitimate resistance movement.[3]
Hezbollah maintains strong support among Lebanon's Shi'a population, and has had growing support from Lebanon's general population since the forced withdrawal of Israeli troops from Southern Lebanon in 2000, as well as a surge of support immediately following the 2006 Lebanon War,[13] and has mobilized demonstrations of hundreds of thousands.[4][14] Hezbollah receives its financial support from Iran, Syria, and the donations of Lebanese Shi'a Muslims.[15] Hezbollah has "operated with Syria's blessing" since the end of the Civil War.[4][16]
Hezbollah, which started as only a resistance movement, has grown to be an organization with seats in the Lebanese parliament, a radio sation, a satellite television-station, and a dense social network that provides food, medicine, education, and basic services[17][18]. Since 1992, the organization has been headed by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, its Secretary-General.