Le credo du "parti de dieu"

In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 121, S. 409-417

Abstract

Senior officials of the Hezbollah party very rarely talk to the international press. Highly protected, always on their guard, the leaders of the "Party of God" are hard to contact-but at the same time Hezbollah is playing an increasingly important role not only in Lebanese politics, but also the economy & social aspects. This makes the interview by Christian Chesnot of Politique lnternationale with Mohammed Raad, head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc for eight years, all the more important. Hezbollah's credo is simple: it represents the sole "resistance" to Israel, with which it considers itself to be at permanent war. In his eyes, the members of the opposing "March 14th" anti-Syrian majority can only be considered "traitors" acting on behalf of Israel. When his Lebanese political opponents ask him to lay down his arms to facilitate the peace process, the response by this representative of Hezbollah is clear: his movement will do this with pleasure ... once Israel is destroyed. Adapted from the source document.