Hezbollah also known as Hizb-Allah, Hezb Allah, or hizbullah (In arabic this means the Party of God) is a Lebanese Islamic group, with both a military and a civilian power, The organization was founded back in 1982 with the intention of fighting the Israeli occupation in the south of Lebanon, along the border of Israel.
Hezbollah is a key political party which represents the Shia community which is a very large religious lebanese group.
Hizbulla was founded with the help of Iran. Hizboulla follows the Shiite Islamist ideology developed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who is the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The Hizboullah organization shouts for an islamic state in Lebanon.
The civilian power of Hezboullah runs in mostly all sectors of the country ranging from news services such as AL-Manar TV, hospitals, and funding organizations. Hizboulla prominent figures are members of the Lebanese Parliament.
Jihad al-Bina is a constructional campaign which responsible for several infrastructural and economic projects in Shiah populated areas of Lebanon, mainly south of beirut.
Because Hizboulla has initiated some attacks against North of Israel many governments have designated it a terrorist group.
Hezboullah is considered by several Arab and Muslim countries as a legitimate resistance movement of lebanon, Hizboullah is also considered as prominent political party in Lebanon which is responsible for the safety of south Lebanon.
After the latest problems between Lebanon and Israel, which was triggered by Hizboulla capturing two Israeli soldiers and requiring trade with Lebanese hostages in Israeli prison.
The Lebanese around the world are split into two groups; One group fully supports Hizboulla and their acts.
The other group of lebanese are against the hizbulla acts, they think that the Lebanese Army should take control and that Hizboulla is drifting lebanon to a dark future. A future that can cause a lot of life lose, and terror in the middle east.
Hezbollah Relationship with the United States
Despite their obvious legitimate face, the United States considers Hezbollah solely a terrorist organization.
The US points to many attacks which Hizbollah saw as legitimate to outline it''s claim. The attacks include, An attack on a Israeli building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the hijacking of TWA Flight 847, and the bombing of a Marine Barracks compound in Beirut, killing two-hundred and forty-one US Marines among others.
