Tag Archives : Hezbollah

In the spring of 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was assassinated. Lebanon was plunged into some very profound questions that challenged everything it knew up until then regarding the connection between politics and religion, a fate that has long befallen the Arab world. Beirut Diaries, a documentary directed by a Palestinian-American, [...]

Iran could be the ‘savior’ of the Middle East. If it wants to, that is. The conflict between Sunni and Shia, ‘dating back to the seventh-century dispute over who was meant to be the Prophet Muhammad’s rightful successor, is the most consequential in the Middle East because it is so profound and elemental. But precisely because it is so intractable, [...]

When it comes to Iran’s nuclear threat, the powers that be always conjure up worst-case scenarios. ‘But the underlying assumptions need to be questioned more thoroughly. Why would a nuclear Iran necessarily set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East? The conventional wisdom is that the Sunni Arab powers fear the power of Shiite Persia, and [...]

It should not be forgotten that the Iran that was shaped by Khomeini has been an entirely different system that has been carried out for thirty years. It is a theocratic, fundamentalist, and revolutionary government system, which means that it is impervious to reform and incorrigible in nature. With the ruthless suppression of opponents to silence [...]

One look at history and it becomes obvious that there is an alliance of totalitarian regimes in the Middle East that is founded on religious fundamentalism. This alliance is the Middle East Totalitarian Axis led by Iran, suspected owner of a massive nuclear arsenal. It is composed of the Ba’ath of Syria, the Hezbollah of Lebanon, and the Hamas of [...]

At least three Katyusha rockets, fired from south Lebanon and aimed at northern Israel, caused the wounding of some people. Israel promptly retaliated with five artillery shells that were sent as “a pinpoint response at the source of fire.” Israel earlier had intelligence reports about rocket attacks from Lebanon that can happen even before [...]