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Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon

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.

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Hezbollah Beirut, Lebanon

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  1. HezbollahBeirut, Lebanon PatrixiaLansangan Ben Schulman Pam Delos Reyes

  2. 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)

  3. typical methods/acts of terrorism • Bombs/Suicide Bombers • Kidnapping • Hijacks

  4. 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

  5. HezbollahBeirut, lebanon • Location • Southern Lebanon (Bekaa Valley, Beirut) • Approximate population of 65,000 fighters, according to Iranian News Agency.

  6. 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”

  7. Types of weapons used • 33,000 rocket missiles • Katyusha • Bombs • Guns

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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>.

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