Elias Bejjan/Video & Text: Hezbollah: Neither Lebanese Nor Resistance, But an Iranian Armed Jihadist-Terrorist Proxy Imposed on Lebanon and Its Shiite Community
Elias Bejjan/Video & Text: Hezbollah: Neither Lebanese Nor Resistance, But an Iranian Armed Jihadist-Terrorist Proxy Imposed on Lebanon and Its Shiite Community Elias Bejjani/November 09/2024
The Shiite community in Lebanon has been held hostage by Hezbollah since 1982. This group did not emerge as a voluntary choice for the Shiites, but rather was imposed upon them by armed force during the 1980s under Syrian occupation. This imposition was a calculated agreement between the Iranian regime and the Assad Ba’athist regime, aimed at controlling Lebanon through a proxy force. Hezbollah completed its domination over Lebanon’s Shiite community in 1988, following the battles of Iqlim al-Tuffah, which forced the Amal Movement into submission and transformed it into a symbolic facade that carries out orders without any genuine decision-making power.
From the start, Hezbollah has systematically isolated Lebanon’s Shiites from the rest of the Lebanese people, from the state, and from Arab identity, cementing its control over their representation, education, religious institutions, and social frameworks across all areas of Shiite presence in Lebanon. The group’s MPs do not serve the community; they serve Hezbollah’s command and agenda, which aligns solely with Iran’s interests. Hezbollah has militarized the youth, deploying them in battlefields across Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the Gulf, and even Western countries, all to serve the expansionist ambitions of the Iranian regime.
Hezbollah openly declares that it operates within the structure of Iran’s “Army of the Guardianship of the Jurist” (Wilayat al-Faqih), boasting that all its resources—financial, military, and operational—are provided by Iran and dedicated to advancing Iran’s agenda. From its inception, Hezbollah has never been a true resistance force for Lebanon. It is not concerned with liberating Palestine or defending Lebanese sovereignty. Instead, it functions as an obedient arm of Iran, carrying out Iran’s regional strategies with absolute loyalty to Tehran.
Hezbollah is not Lebanese; it is an Iranian military force in Lebanon. Its presence undermines Lebanon’s sovereignty, holds the Shiite community hostage, and drags Lebanon into wars that only serve Iranian interests, particularly the ongoing confrontation with Israel.
The ongoing current war, that Hezbollaha waged against Israel under the guise of “resistance,” has nothing to do with Lebanon’s interests or its people’s safety. Hezbollah’s existence in Lebanon as well as its wars serve only the Iranian regime, and its loyalty lies entirely with Tehran—not with Lebanon.
The Lebanese people, and particularly the Shiite community, deserve freedom from this forced allegiance. They deserve a future where they can engage with the Lebanese state and the broader Arab community without the chains of Iranian control. The dismantling of Hezbollah’s hold over Lebanon and its people is imperative for reclaiming Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, and peace.
