Table of Contents
List of Maps 8
Preface 9
Introduction to the Third English Edition 13
1 Vision and Goals 55
Hizbullah's Foundation 55
The Three Pillars of Hizbullah 67
First: Belief in Islam 67
Second: Jihad 86
Third: Jurisdiction of the Jurist-Theologian 112
2 Organization and Public Work 124
Hizbullah, or The Nation of the Party of God 124
Islamic Resistance 135
Resistance and Public Work 155
3 Key Milestones in the History of Hizbullah 166
From Invasion until the First Withdrawal 166
The May 17 Accord 170
Prologue to the First Withdrawal 175
The Open Letter 181
The Assassination Attempt against al-Sayyed Fadlallah 182
War in the Camps 184
Amal and Hizbullah 185
The Taif Accord 189
Testing the Army's Custodianship of Security 191
Harmony between the Government and the Resistance 193
The Martyrdom of al-Sayyed Abbas al-Moussawi 196
The July 1993 Aggression 198
The September 13 Massacre 203
The April: 1996 Aggression 206
The Ansaria Operation 213
Martyrdom of the Secretary General's Son 214
The Lebanese Brigade for Resisting Occupation 217
The Revolution of the Famished 221
Lebanon First or Jezzine? 223
Victory 227
Resolution 425 Has Not Been Implemented 233
Army Deployment in South Lebanon 235
The Shebaa Farms Operations 239
Trying the Collaborators 241
Captives Detained in Israeli Prisons 246
Freeing the Captives 251
Results of the Exchange Deal 257
4 The Palestinian Cause 261
The Zionist Project: Foundation Steps 261
US Support for Israel 270
The Aggression Expands 272
The Choice of Compromise and the Language of Numbers 283
The Promise of Victory 286
Results of the Palestinian Armed Struggle 290
Security is the Pillar of Israel's Existence 293
Targeting Israeli Civilians 296
Signature Draws Israel's Boundaries 301
Postponing the Discussion on Liberation Borders 308
The Responsibility of Arabs and Muslims 310
5 Issues and Stance 313
Participation in State Institutions 313
Results of Participation in Parliamentary Elections 320
Islam and Sectarianism 341
Islamic Movements and the Question of Unity 363
Kidnapping Foreigners 378
6 Regional and International Relations 387
The Relationship with Iran 387
The Relationship with Syria 393
Relationship with the other Arab Regimes 400
Relations with the US 403
Relations with the European West 412
Communicating with Public Opinion 420
The United Nations Security Council 423
7 Hizbullah's Future 426
Presence and Influence 426
Two Pressure Alternatives 430
The Persistence of Resistance 432
Lebanon and Palestine 435
Future Expectations 437
Appendix Hizbullah's 1992 Election Programme 441
References 452
Index 459
