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Hizballah

Type: Organization

Name: Hizballah (Islamic Jihad, Party of God, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine)

Nationality: Lebanon

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Hizballah

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 19 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hassan Nasrallah

LEBANON: Hassan Nasrallah is re-elected head of Hezbollah

Hassan Nasrallah was re-elected head of Hezbollah on Thursday following a congress that also adopted a new manifesto, which is to be revealed in coming days, the militant Shiite party announced.AFP - Hassan Nasrallah was re-elected head of Hezbollah on ... [France24 - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah, Lebanon

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hizballah in War and Peace

Four and a half years after Syrian troops were unexpectedly cajoled out of Lebanon, and more than three years after the end of a (nearly) 'open' war with Israel, the Shi'ite movement Hizballah appears not only militarily stronger, as many of its enemies ... [Palestine Chronicle - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Israel, Lebanon

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than the Second

Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah recently announced that he could hit any and every place in Israel with long-range missiles. That would mean that, unlike in 2006, Hezbollah could strike not only the northern cities of Kiryat Shmona and ... [Michael J. Totten - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Lebanon, Israel, Second Lebanon War

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

HAMAS

Israeli air force works to prepare for future conflicts: report

JERUSALEM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Facing a growing anti-aircraft and ballistic missile threat against Israel, the Israel Air Force (IAF) plans to conduct special seminars to prepare pilots and ground crews for future conflicts, local daily The Jerusalem ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Israeli Air Force, Hizballah, HAMAS, Air Defense

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Tory pamphlets courting Jewish voters anger Grits

Liberals are demanding an apology from the Conservative government for distributing taxpayer-funded pamphlets that suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic.Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, who represents the Montreal riding of Mount Royal, said the flyer campaign "crosses ... [CBC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Anti-Semitism, Irwin Cotler, Israel, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Durban

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Lebanese army chief: We are strong due to military's strength

BEIRUT, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Army commander General Jean Kahwagi said that the army's key mission is to defend the country against Israel, adding that Lebanon is strong as a result of its military's strength. 'The army is the state's backbone ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Lebanon, Military/Armed Forces, Israel, Army

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Opposition decries Tory attack ads sent to Jewish voters

Campbell Clark Ottawa ? A Already under fire for their heavy use of MPs' free-mail privileges to spread strongly partisan messages, the Conservatives are using the leaflets to tell Jewish voters that their party has fought anti-Semitism abroad and supported ... [Globe and Mail - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Anti-Semitism, Israel, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Irwin Cotler, Durban

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Iranians and Saudis Fight a Proxy War in Yemen

The two heavyweights of the Islamic world square off in Saudi Arabia's backyard.Iran is now waging a proxy war against Saudi Arabia and Yemen by supporting a radical sect of Zaydi Shiites described as the Houthis, after the founder of their movement. ... [Pajamas Media - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Yemen, Shia Islam, Iran

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Response to ten percenter brouhaha (Mortons Musings)

o The Liberal Party was the party that designated Hamas and Hezbollah asterrorist organizations in 2002, which made any financing of Hamas and Hezbollah illegal.o The Canadian delegation unequivocally condemned anti-semitism at DurbanI. Canada then continued ... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Hizballah, Israel, HAMAS, Canada

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

March 14 faces shifting landscape

Political defections and a shifting regional landscape suggest the ruling March 14 coalition in Lebanon needs to transform to lead effectively, analysts say.Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri led his March 14 alliance to power in June parliamentary elections. ... [UPI - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Paul Salem, Coalition, Progressive Socialist Party (LB), Anti-Syrian, Walid Jumblatt

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

[Gizmo-based security in future?] PM NETANYAHU'S SPEECH AT THE SABAN FORUM

attacks on Israel....we are working closely with the United States todevelop missile defenses that may in time largely neutralize this threat. 'PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S 15.11.09 SPEECH AT THE SABAN FORUMCheck Against Delivery!'Ladies and G ... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Israel, Haim Saban, Iran

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

UNIFIL talks security with Hariri

CommentBEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations remains committed to monitoring the security situation along the southern border with Lebanon, top peacekeepers said.Italian Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano, the commander of the U.N. Interim Force ... [UPI - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Saad Hariri, Lebanon, Hizballah

Quotes

...However, it's hard to read the description of King Abdullah's reforms as anything other than a press release. The report lauds Abdullah for "his ability to enact multiple landmark reforms to fight corruption, balance the Saudi budget, tailor the education system, [and] address women's and minority rights." This, in a country where women cannot drive...

These are the world's 500 most influential Muslims? [FP Passport - 4 hours ago]

Hezbollah issued a statement declaring that it has endorsed "a number of organizational amendments that fit the new developing nature of its movement and path in the recent years on various aspects." The statement further added that Sheikh Naim Qassem has been re-elected as the movement's Deputy Secretary General

Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah Secretary General [Trend News Agency - 18 hours ago]

More Content

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Turkeyâs Kurdish Gambit: The Road to Peace [Zaman - 3 hours ago]
What’s Really Wrong with the Middle East? [Dar Al Hayat - 5 hours ago]
UNIFIL talks security with Hariri [UPI - 9 hours ago]
Iraqi Forces Capure Suspected Terrorists [Defense Link - 9 hours ago]
Mexico [Student Operated Press - 10 hours ago]
Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon [UPI - 11 hours ago]
Interview: Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charge... [Radio Free Europe - 11 hours ago]
Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons [UPI - 11 hours ago]
[Gizmo-based security in future?] PM NETANYAHU'... [Independent Media Review Analysis - 12 hours ago]
Dr. Baskin works the gears of peace [Intermountain Jewish News - 13 hours ago]
President Suleiman's Oath & Lebanese People... [Global Politician - 14 hours ago]
LEBANON: Hassan Nasrallah is re-elected head of... [France24 - 16 hours ago]
Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah Secretary Gen... [Trend News Agency - 18 hours ago]
Lebanese singer sparks Nubian anger [Al Jazeera - 19 hours ago]
Future of March 14 grows increasingly bleak [Individual.com - 19 hours ago]
Israel pilots prepare for possible conflict wit... [Individual.com - 19 hours ago]
LEBANON: Hassan Nasrallah is re-elected head of... [France24 - Middle East - 19 hours ago]
LEBANON: Hassan Nasrallah is re-elected head of... [France24 - World - 19 hours ago]
Nasrallah re-elected as Hizbullah chief for 6th... [Lebanon Daily Star - 20 hours ago]
Hizballah in War and Peace [Palestine Chronicle - 23 hours ago]
Hizballah in War and Peace [Palestine Chronicle - Headlines - 23 hours ago]
Eitam's US campus speaking tour draws plaudits ... [Jerusalem Post - 11/20/2009]
Effie Eitam's US campus speaking tour draws pla... [Jerusalem Post - 11/20/2009]
Is there really a proxy war going on in Yemen? [Foreign Policy Magazine - 11/20/2009]
State hitting Hirchson, Zoller where it hurts [Haaretz - 11/20/2009]
Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader [People's Daily Online - 11/20/2009]
Comment / Is the Israel lobby doing more harm t... [Haaretz - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Hezbollah’s Man in Iran Ali Akbar Mohtashamipou... [The Moderate Voice - 2 hours ago] By most measures, Hezbollah’s Man in Iran Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour should be a hero — yet he now faces some severe critics and staunch enemies there. Why? In ...
These are the world's 500 most influential Musl... [FP Passport - 4 hours ago] Georgetown University's Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, like any good institution, knows that the way to steer publicity towards ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 6 hours ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than th... [Michael J. Totten - 9 hours ago] Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah recently announced that he could hit any and every place in Israel with long-range missiles. That would mean that, ...
Iran's Crisis of Resistance. [TAPPED - 10 hours ago] Matthew Duss on Iran's legitimacy problem: The "war on terror" was pretty great for Iran's hardliners. The Bush administration's 2002 inclusion of Iran in the ...

Audio/Video

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Follow the Rockets [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
How rockets transformed the Middle East arms ra... [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
Israel: arms shipment a "war crime" [Reuters - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
Israel: arms shipment a "war crime" [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/05/2009]
Is Iran Sending Weapons to Hezbollah? [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/05/2009]

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