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Hezbollah or Hizbollah/Hizbullah or Hezb'Allah The name حزب الله is transliterated from the Arabic in a number of ways. An exact transliteration would be hizbu' llāh. Hezbollah is predominantly used by American media, such as CNN, Fox News and The New York Times, as well as by the BBC and The Times in the UK, but the organization itself alternatively transliterates its name as Hizbollah or Hizbullah. The leading English-language newspaper in the region, the Daily Star of Beirut, transliterates it as Hizbullah, as do the British newspapers The Guardian and The Economist. The Guardian's Sunday sister publication The Observer and British newspapers The Independent and The Daily Telegraph prefer Hizbollah, however, as does the American Christian Science Monitor. Both Hizbollah and Hezbollah are common transliterations into other languages with a Latin-based alphabet, such as French, Spanish, Italian and the Nordic languages. It may, however, also be written as Hizballah or Hisbollah, and the literal Arabic version Hizb Allah, which is used by Al Jazeera. "Hizb" (party) is the Modern Standard Arabic pronunciation, and "Hezb" is closer to Persian and to Lebanese dialect. The 'h' is pharyngeal in Arabic, but a normal 'h' sound in Persian. The "-llah" ending, originally "Allah", means "(the) God". The name is derived from a Qu'ranic aayat (verse) referring to those who belong to and follow the "Party of God". (Arabic حزب الله, meaning Party of God) is a governmental and militant Lebanese Shia Islamic group, with a military arm and a civilian arm, founded in 1982 to fight the Israeli Defense Forces who occupied southern Lebanon until the year 2000.See:
Its leader is Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah was "inspired by the success of the Iranian Revolution"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1908671.stm and was formed primarily to wage war (both defensive and offensive) against Israel.Robin Wright, Washington Post, Options for U.S. Limited As Mideast Crises Spread, Thursday, July 13, 2006; Page A19. Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201557.html Hezbollah's political platform has consistently called for the destruction of Israel.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1908671.stm The United States and Israel say that Hezbollah has received financial and political assistance, as well as weapons and training, from Iran and Syria. Syria says it supports Hezbollah, but denies supplying it with weapons. Along with the Amal movement, Hezbollah is the main political party and militant organization representing the Shia community, Lebanon's largest religious blocPBS report: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/dispatches/lebanon.syria/seelye2.html. Founded with the aid of Iran and funded by it*, Hezbollah follows the distinctly Shiite Islamist ideology developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Hezbollah is regarded by many inside the Arab and Muslim worlds, such as the Iranianand SyrianPBS report: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/dispatches/lebanon.syria/seelye2.html governments, as a legitimate resistance movement and is a recognized political party in Lebanon, where it has participated in government[http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15047883.htm.
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Hizbollah.org - Official site provides statements, speeches and declarations along with press reports, video, audio, photo gallery and archives.
Al Manar Television - Hezbollah's channel. Includes news, the grid and information about programs.
Almashriq - Hizbullah the Party of God - Official documents and sites, related documents, external resources, and Israeli government documents on Hizballah.
BBC News - Eyewitness: Meeting Hezbollah Fighters - Hilary Andersson interviews Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon shortly before the Israeli withdrawal in 2000.
Meta Description: [ BBC correspondent Hilary Andersson travels to south Lebanon to meet Hezbollah fighters, and to ask them if Israel's withdrawal will bring peace. ]
BBC News - Interview: Hezbollah View of Crisis - Barbara Plett interviews Mohammed Fneish, a Hezbollah member of Lebanese parliament.
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BBC News - Who are Hezbollah? - Kathryn Westcott describes Hezbollah - or Party of God - as it emerged in Lebanon in the mid 1980s and became the region's leading Islamic fundamentalist group.
Meta Description: [ Hezbollah - or Party of God - emerged in Lebanon in the mid 1980s and became the region's leading Islamic fundamentalist group. ]
Christian Science Monitor - Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? - Lebanese of all stripes praise Hizbullah for ousting the Israeli army and say they're not terrorists.
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FAS - Hizballah (Party of God) - Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.
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Guardian Unlimited - Sharon's War Breathes New Life into Hizbullah - Brian Whitaker explains how Israeli incursions into the occupied West Bank, and United States condemnations, have invigorated an organization that a year ago was virtually inactive, but is increasingly regarded in Lebanon as a resistance movement.
ICT - Hizballah (Party of God) - History, ideology and strategy, terrorist activity, articles, documents, links, updates and history of attacks. From The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Israel.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Terrorism from Lebanon - Ongoing collection of articles about Lebanon and Hizbullah.
Parliament of Australia - Hezbollah in Profile - Overview includes background, activities and tactics, funding and support, claimed links, current status and bibliography.
Reason - Meet Hizbollah: The Party of God's MP Talks about Islam, Iraq, and the War on Terror - Tim Cavanaugh interviews Mohammed Fneish, a Hizbollah (Party of God) representative in Lebanon's parliament.
Wikipedia - Hezbollah - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides the history of the group along with its ideology, foreign relations, military and political branches.
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