The Return of Hizbullah. Who borders Israel in the north? It's not Lebanon
In: Middle East quarterly, Band 9, Heft 4, S. 3-12
ISSN: 1073-9467
In: Middle East quarterly, Band 9, Heft 4, S. 3-12
ISSN: 1073-9467
In: Middle East international: MEI, Heft 742, S. 10-11
ISSN: 0047-7249
In: Orient: deutsche Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur des Orients = German journal for politics, economics and culture of the Middle East, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 47-74
ISSN: 0030-5227
The basic question of this article is to study how religious, political, and national discourse is used to justify martyrdom for Islamic movements, in particular the Lebanese Hizbullah. The author's main concern is to analyse how the religious authorities of Hizbullah deal with this question, and how this discourse changes overtime. It is argued, that martyrdom operations - whether carried out by Islamic movements or resistance movements - are altruistic, self-sacrificial operations conveyed in the form of symbolic capital (honour and dignity). (Orient/DÜI-Hns)
World Affairs Online
In: Prokla: Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 435-445
ISSN: 2700-0311
Die Verfasserin behandelt die jüngste militärische Konfrontation zwischen Israel und Hizbullah im libanesisch-israelischen Grenzgebiet. Sie beschreibt die Gründung der Hizbullah als Konsequenz der Situation im Libanon und negiert die Möglichkeit, die Hizbullah durch externe Kräfte zu entwaffnen. Eine Reihe von Fragen sind in dieser umkämpfen Region ungelöst, so zum Beispiel der israelische Anspruch auf die libanesischen Wasserressourcen und die Besetzung der syrischen Golan-Höhen. Diese Frage müssen gelöst werden, um Raum für einen nationalen Dialog in Syrien zu schaffen und einen Konsens über die Entwaffnung der Hizbullah zu erreichen. (ICEÜbers)
In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 84, Heft 6, S. 153
ISSN: 2327-7793
In: Les dossiers de l'IFEA
In: Série la Turquie aujourd'hui 17
Hizbullah ('Party of God') is one of the Middle East's major political forces. Sheikh Naim Qassem, its Deputy Secretary-General, provides and insider's view of this Shi'ite resistance group turned political party, from its inception to the present day. Formed in 1982 in response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Hizbullah was instrumental in forcing Israel to withdraw its troops in 2000. During the 1990s, after many years functioning as both a guerrilla movement and a social-support provider to Lebanese victims of war, Hizbullah moved into mainstream parliamentary politics. The group's mandate
In: International journal of Middle East studies: IJMES, Band 49, Heft 3, S. 521-525
ISSN: 1471-6380
As one of the Middle East's more open countries, Lebanon is fairly congenial to foreign researchers. Classified as "partly free" by Freedom House, it ranks ahead of all the region's countries, except Israel, Tunisia, and Turkey. However, when it comes to researching Hizbullah, this openness and congeniality subsides. While Hizbullah contains political and social branches, it is first and foremost a military and guerilla organization—the self-proclaimed Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya fi Lubnan). Like any military and guerrilla organization—especially one that is subjected to Western terrorist designations and economic sanctions—Hizbullah is innately and justifiably secretive, vigilant, and suspicious of foreigners and outsiders, including academics, scholars, and researchers. Based on my personal experiences researching Hizbullah in Lebanon, these characteristics have ebbed and flowed with its organizational evolution and situational context. At the international, regional, and local levels, the complexities and dynamics of the politics surrounding Hizbullah have shaped my experiences as a researcher in Lebanon and have demonstrated the importance of being aware of these politics and adapting to them. These convoluted and shifting politics have also revealed the inherent merits and challenges of ethnography—a rigorous, informal, and improvisational endeavor and process that necessitates, above all else, flexibility.
In: Journal of church and state: JCS, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 884-885
ISSN: 0021-969X
However, Qassem also includes a stylized history of Hizbullah's confrontation with Israel, with a discussion of the significance of the Shebaa Farms; a chapter explaining Hizbullah's stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, including rejection of a compromise settlement and Quranic validation of certain victory; a list of the organization's positions on key issues such as political participation and coordination with other Islamic movements; and a discussion of Hizbullah's regional and international relations. Throughout, Qassem argues that Hizbullah should be considered primarily an Islamic political party and a legitimate, even moderate, social movement rather than simply a terrorist organization.
In: Middle East international: MEI, S. 25-27
ISSN: 0047-7249
In: Middle East international: MEI, Band 440, Heft 440, S. 17-18
ISSN: 0047-7249
In: Jane's terrorism & insurgency monitor: the magazine of IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, Heft 6, S. 6-7
ISSN: 2048-352X
In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Band 125, Heft 1474, S. 7-8
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851