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Hezbollah
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Hezbollah
A Shi'a Muslim political party and paramilitary organization in Lebanon. Hezbollah was established in the 1980s in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. It operates a number of social services, though some countries regard it as a terrorist organization. It was responsible for the capture and killing of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid, an incident that led to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War. This war, and Hezbollah's response to it, increased the organization's popularity in Lebanon among Sunni Muslims, Christians and others.


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These events might include continued Iranian or Syrian provocations, megaterror attacks in Europe or North America, or further Hezbulla actions from Lebanon.
Mobilized by the nationalist Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas (really an acronym for an Arabic name that means "Islamic Resistance Movement"), they have been inspired by their own revolt against Great Britain in 1936-39, the Algerian revolt against France in 1954-62, and the ongoing clash between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbulla movement.
 
 
 
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