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A presentation of one of the world\'s most dangerous terrorist organizations
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Hezbollah
What is Hezbollah?• Militant Shia terrorist network based in
Southern Lebanon and funded by Iran• Cited aim is to destroy Israel while turning
Lebanon into a Muslim state• Call themselves the “Party of God,” and
provide social services to the local population to garner support
• Active political organization in Lebanon
Creation of Hezbollah• Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 to drive out the PLO which
had been continually waging attacks on Israel• Hezbollah is created with the assistance of Iran’s
Revolutionary Guards Corps to expel Israel from Lebanon• Its leaders were first initially inspired by Ayatollah
Khomeini• Hezbollah’s initial goals were to: “Put an end to any
colonialist entity in Lebanon, bring the Phalangists to justice for the crimes they had perpetrated, and establish an Islamic regime in Lebanon.”
Area of Hezbollah Control
Hezbollah Flag
Organizational Structure
Hezbollah’s Leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah
• Hezbollah’s leader since 1992
• Makes continual genocidal speeches inciting violence against Jews
Genocidal Mission
“ The Jews are a cancer which is liable to spread at any moment.”
“There is no solution to the conflict except with the disappearance of Israel.”
“If they all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.”
Quotes from Hassan Nasrallah:
Partial List of Hezbollah Attacks• Carried out 36 suicide attacks in Lebanon between 1982
and 1986, directed at American, Israeli, and French forces, killing 659 people.
• Bombed the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon in 1983, killing 63 people
• Bombed the U.S. Marine Beirut barracks in 1983, killing 241 Americans
• Hijacked a Kuwait flight in 1984, killing 4 passengers• Hijacked TWA flight 847 in 1985, killing a Navy serviceman• Bombed a U.S. Embassy vehicle in 2008• Continual rocket attacks upon Israeli civilian population
centers and kidnappings 1995– 2000 and 2006
Missile Arsenal• Hezbollah has at least 80,000 missiles hidden
throughout Southern Lebanon Katyusha 20-45 km Shahin 2 29 km Fajr-3 45 km Fajr-5 75 km Arash 20 km Oghab 45 km Zelzal-2 100-400 km IGLA 9K338 SAM 5-7 km altitude C-802 Tondar 400 km anti-ship
Missile Threat to Israel
Hezbollah Tactics• Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli cities and civilian population centers
• Hezbollah hides their rocket launchers amongst densely populated Lebanese civilian areas to provoke civilian casualties from Israeli air strikes
• Hezbollah seeks civilian casualties to aid in their propaganda campaign against Israel
The Iranian Connection
A Proxy of Iran• Hezbollah receives funding and logistical support from Syria
and primarily from Iran• Iran supplies Hezbollah with weapons and military training
from Iran’s own Islamic Revolutionary Guard• Hezbollah takes orders from the Iranian religious leadership
regarding military targets, tactics, and political actions• Hezbollah has a defense treaty with Iran and Syria, where if
one entity fights in a conflict or is attacked, the other entities will come to each other’s aid to fight in the conflict
Funding and Influence• Western analysts estimate Hezbollah’s budget to be $200-
$500 million annually• Hezbollah is funded by Iran, Syria, charitable
organizations, individual donations, businesses, illegal arms trading, cigarette smuggling, counterfeiting, credit card fraud, theft, illegal telephone exchanges, and drug trafficking
• Hezbollah has active cells in many Western countries all over the world, and in Israel, raising money and plotting new attacks on Americans, Jews, and Westerners
American Infiltration• Hezbollah maintains agents and sleeper cells in the U.S.,
ready to carry out terrorist attacks if ordered by leadership• Extensive Hezbollah cigarette smuggling ring discovered in
2002 in North Carolina• The terror cell procured weapons and dual-use
technologies in the U.S. which it shipped back to Lebanon to be used against Israelis and other Western targets
• Hezbollah has used Mexican drug routes to infiltrate the U.S. across the southern border
Hezbollah – Greater Threat than Al Qaeda?
• Former Homeland security Chief Michael Chertoff:“Someone described Hezbollah like the A-team of terrorists in terms of capabilities, in terms of range of weapons they have, in terms of internal discipline. To be honest, they make Al Qaeda look like a minor league team.”
What Can We Do?• Keep informed of world events• Be alert and report suspicious activity• Spread the information to others and raise awareness• Lobby politicians, write letters supporting tough anti-
terrorism policy and legislation• Be prepared for any terrorist attack and have a plan• Support Israel in the war of public opinion, in the media,
and in casual conversation, and confront lies and propaganda regarding Israel
• Support our troops, foreign policies, and democratic movements that actively oppose and attack these terrorist networks
Remember…• We cannot remain passive or indifferent in
this war against terrorism• The enemies of freedom are highly motivated
and aggressive in their aims• We must meet force with force, and defeat
these ideologies of oppression and slavery
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the
courage to defend it