hezbollah beirut, lebanon
DESCRIPTION
Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon. Patrixia Lansangan Ben Schulman Pam Delos Reyes. What is Terrorism?. A systematic use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
HezbollahBeirut, Lebanon
Patrixia LansanganBen Schulman
Pam Delos Reyes
![Page 2: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
What is Terrorism?• A systematic use of violence and
threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes.
• “Involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that … intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government … by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.” (fbi.gov)
![Page 3: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
typical methods/acts of terrorism
• Bombs/Suicide Bombers• Kidnapping• Hijacks
![Page 4: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
HezbollahBeirut, lebanon
• Initially created on 1975 to 1990. Officially established and grew from 1985 to recent. They are mostly consist of Shiite Muslim political party and militant group.
• Current leader• Hassan Nasrallah
![Page 5: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
HezbollahBeirut, lebanon
• Location– Southern Lebanon
(Bekaa Valley, Beirut)
• Approximate population of 65,000 fighters, according to Iranian News Agency.
![Page 6: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
HezbollahBeirut, lebanon
• What’s its purpose?– To establish an Islamic government
across the Arab world that will “liberate” Jerusalem and the entire area of the present day State of Israel; from the translation of Hezbollah as “Party of God”
![Page 7: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Types of weapons used• 33,000 rocket missiles• Katyusha• Bombs• Guns
![Page 8: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Hezbollah• Terror attack in the Israeli
Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 29 killed, 242 injured. March 17, 1992
• Terror attack in the Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 85 civilians killed. July 18, 1994
• During The second Lebanon War, Hezbollah fired more than 4,000 rockets directly at Israeli civilian centers and communities. 44 civilians killed. July 12- Aug. 16, 2006
• Terror attack on a tourist bus in Burgas, Bulgaria. 6 civilians killed. July 18, 2012
![Page 9: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
World Responses/Predictions
• Hezbollah Threatens Israel Over Syria Strikes
• More rockets against anti Islamic Government and resistant countries.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HlaVpqUXF0
![Page 10: Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061610/56815ff3550346895dcef20b/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Citations• CAMERA, . n. page.
<http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2>.
• . N.p.. Web. 6 Feb 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14649284>.
• Levy , Michael . "Hezbollah." Britannica.com. Britannica.com, 04 Aug 2013. Web. 6 Feb 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/264741/Hezbollah>.