Since Hizballah is a proxy for Iran’s jihad against Israel, any talk along these lines recalls the takeover of the embassy in Tehran. Hizballah would like that. They’d like that a whole lot. And for any potential future conflict, Hizballah has publicly marked the embassy as a target. “Hezbollah: US Embassy in Lebanon spies for […]
Four U.S. congressmen sponsor bill to cut aid to Hizballah-led Lebanese government
Last year, there was also a measure that attempted to cut aid to Lebanon’s army over concerns about collusion with Hizballah. As Hizballah’s tentacles lengthen their reach, the response from the Washington must evolve as well to ensure, in Rep. Berman’s words, that “no US taxpayer funds benefit the terrorist organization Hezbollah or any party […]
Lebanon’s new Hizballah-dominated government immediately sets sights on Israel
The state-within-a-state continues to devour its host, as Lebanon’s transformation into Iran’s latest forward operating base continues. The country runs the risk of becoming like that sad little local station in many television markets that used to have a recognizable identity and original programming, but faded into reruns interspersed with a perfunctory station identification. You’re […]
Israel: Hizballah has 50,000 rockets in its arsenal
“Most of these weapons are stored in some 100 villages around southern Lebanon.” An update on this story, which also detailed Hizballah’s deliberate placement of weapons and military assets near “hospitals, private homes, and schools.” “IDF identifies thousands of Hezbollah sites in Lebanon,” by Yaakov Katz for the Jerusalem Post, June 10: The IDF has […]
Beirut: Two killed when a “man” accidentally detonates a bomb in his suburban home
Ah, life in the suburbs What a sad story this is: a happy Shi’ite nuclear family enjoying a quiet evening of bombmaking in their modest suburban home, when it all goes tragically, tragically wrong. Premature Detonation Alert from Lebanon: “Two Killed in Explosion in Southern Beirut,” from Reuters, April 5 (thanks to Bill): BEIRUT (Reuters) […]
Lebanon: Tens of thousands in demonstration demanding that Hizballah disarm
In 2004, U.N. Resolution 1559 demanded the disarmament of all Lebanese militia groups. Hizballah is the only group from Lebanon’s civil war that failed to do so, and the world has largely looked the other way from its violation of the U.N. Resolution. It is encouraging to see such public opposition to Hizballah’s country within […]
Hizballah top dog tells “holy warriors of the Islamic Resistance” to prepare to invade Israel
With the Muslim Brotherhood advancing in Egypt and talking already about setting aside the Camp David Accords, and with Barack Obama abandoning the U.S.’s most reliable Middle Eastern ally, Nasrallah no doubt sees his best chance coming soon. “‘Prepare to Invade Israel,’ Hezbollah Leader Tells Followers,” by Bassem Mroue for Associated Press (thanks to Weasel […]
Hizballah moves closer to control of Lebanese government
There’s really only one appropriate soundtrack for this development (Hint: not “Love Train”). An update on this story. “Hezbollah moves toward Lebanon government control,” by Zeina Karam for the Associated Press, January 24: BEIRUT – Iranian-backed Hezbollah moved Monday into position to control the next Lebanese government when the Shiite militant group secured enough support […]
Hizballah stages “coup” drills in Beirut
The Party of Allah signals its intention to go from a state-within-a-state, which Beirut has failed to resist, to just being the state. The drills are “a rehearsal for what might happen if Hezbollah is accused of involvement in the bombing that killed Hariri’s father and 22 others in 2005,” and preliminary indications have been […]
U.N. tribunal expected to link Iranian supreme leader Khamenei to Hariri assassination
Look for a reasoned, mature, statesman-like response of hurling conspiratorial allegations about Zionists and the Great Satan, and making threats directly or through proxies like Hizballah, which already attempted to retaliate preemptively and create a diversion by causing the collapse of Lebanon’s government. We might also see the end of whatever remaining, token cooperation Iran […]