What is Hezbollah?

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When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took control of Iran in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, no one could have predicted that would be a catalyst for the formation of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, or “Party of God.”
Since its inception, Hezbollah has grown from a small militant group in Lebanon to a massively well-funded organization hell-bent on destroying Israel.
Despite retaliation from the Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah’s power continues to grow and remains a serious threat to Israeli lives; a fact which will remain until true peace is found between Israel and Lebanon.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:57 The origins of Hezbollah
01:13 Ayatollah Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution
02:24 History of PLO attacks on Israel
03:18 Lebanese Shi'a Muslims
04:04 Hezbollah and the Lebanon Civil War
06:09 Truce: guerrilla fighting force becomes semi-legitimate
06:42 Hezbollah controls Lebanese government
05;55 Hezbollah attacks on Israel
07:34 Destroying Israel becomes top priority
09:14 Network of tunnels
10:04 Lebanese disenchantment of Hezbollah

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