Today’s musing minute. What is Hezbollah?
It behooves one to know as many of the facts as possible, when considering any particular conflict on the world stage. 
I wonder how many people know the background of Hezbollah. This is a military group established and funded by Iran over many decades that is essentially occupying Lebanon. Lebanon was perhaps the most successful post~colonial country in the Middle East. Its native population is very diverse, the two majority groups being Maronite Christians and Sunni Muslims. They established a democratic government composed of members of both groups. It is a beautiful country and was successful. Beirut was sometimes referred to as the Paris of the Middle East. Hezbollah has ruined Lebanon and has brought a great deal of suffering to its people.
Hezbollah slowly, but surely built up its forces composed of hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim men from Iran. They were placed there for one reason and one reason only - the destruction of Israel - any discussion of a peace based on a two state solution would have to take account of this. Hezbollah has absolutely no interest in a two state solution. Their single-minded objective is to destroy Israel and kill as many Jews as possible. Their whole raison detre is the destruction of Israel and the removal of Jews from that position in the “land of Islam”.
Accordingly, perhaps belatedly. Israel is attempting to find a way to exist in the face of this threat. To remove this massive military force completely is probably impossible, and eventually, some kind of policy of constant containment will have to be adopted. But in the meantime, death and destruction continue.
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