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Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel- Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel insists its war is with …

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With Hezbollah weakened by Israel, its political opponents in Lebanon see an opportunity
2 months ago

With Hezbollah weakened by Israel, its political opponents in Lebanon see an opportunity

LA Times  

Under heavy attack from Israel, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been seriously weakened militarily in recent weeks, with many of its top leaders killed, and at least some of its arsenal destroyed. U.S. officials and many Lebanese politicians would like to see a full implementation of United Nations resolution 1701, a 2006 agreement under which Hezbollah fighters would withdraw …

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How Hezbollah will decide whether Lebanon enters the war
1 year, 2 months ago

How Hezbollah will decide whether Lebanon enters the war

Firstpost  

Reflecting the paradoxes of the Lebanese political system, the power to decide whether the country will go to war does not rest within the government but within Hezbollah and by extension Iran Lebanon, which is teetering on the edge of economic and political collapse, risks becoming entangled in thIsrael-Hamas war: How Hezbollah alone will decide whether Lebanon enters the ware …

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Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites
2 years, 4 months ago

Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has laid bare divisions in Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim community, pitting a few denouncing the violence against fervent followers of the Iran-backed Shiite militant Hezbollah group who have praised the attack. The religious edict, or fatwa, urging Muslims to kill Rushdie was issued in 1989 by Iran’s then-spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who …

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