Hezbollah
Justice Served?
Salim Ayyash’s name may not be as familiar as Hassan Nasrallah’s, but the Hezbollah assassin’s reported death is a sign of a world ruled by the strong.
The Face of Defeat
Naim Qassem, the face Hezbollah chose to put on to address the world in the wake of the killing of its leader, is a frightened face. It sweats. It is uncharismatic and clumsy. It is boring to listen to and painful to watch.
Leaving a Life in Lebanon
As war clouds gathered in October 2023, a New Lines editor watched with mounting concern for the country — and his family's safety. He recalls the events that prompted him to leave his home of 11 years, which is now in the throes of deadly conflict.
Why Israelis Do and Don’t Want War with Hezbollah
Israel’s government and military each have different motivations working for and against a war — meaning a ground incursion — with Hezbollah. Yet few in the country really believe such a war could be won.
Israel’s Attack on Hezbollah’s Communications Network Is Not the Victory It Claims
The incident of the exploding pagers is being celebrated by many in Israel as brilliant intelligence work. What it will actually accomplish, however, is far from clear.
The Exploding Pagers and the Future of Terrorism
It is generally impossible to predict how an individual let alone a society at large will react to events that trigger a sense of mass terror, a feeling that danger lurks around the corner or, as with Lebanon in the recent spate of exploding Hezbollah pagers, in the pocket of the man standing just ahead of you at the grocery store checkout counter.
Hezbollah Fighters’ Stories as Told by Their Mothers
Since the onset of Hezbollah’s battles with Israel in southern Lebanon last October, launched in “support” of Gaza, about 400 Hezbollah fighters have been killed, according to a tally by the French news agency AFP. The party itself has not shared any official death toll figures. But the overcrowding of the Beirut cemetery, one of many around the country dedicated to its fighters, is evidence of the growing casualties of the war for Hezbollah and Lebanon.