Sunday's field trip included a workshop on how to handle weapons,
close contact with Hezbollah fighters who spoke of their exploits in
the face of the 'enemy' (Israel) and a reenactment of battles at
the border village of Maroun el-Rass, where some of the fiercest
fighting took place during the 2006 war. -- PHOTO: AFP
AFP
The Straits Times
18 May '10
Posted before Chag
LEBANON - TEN years after Israel pulled out, south Lebanon is solidly controlled by Hezbollah which is even organising 'jihadist tours' along one of the most tense borders in the Middle East.
About 500 young men and woman, both Christian and Muslim, took part at the weekend in the latest such field trip intended to garner support for the militant group which is considered one of Israel's fiercest enemies. 'We want to familiarise young people with the achievements of the resistance and show them how unjust the Israeli occupation was and how glorious the liberation by the Islamic resistance,' said Mohammed Taleb, 23, a Hezbollah militant who is studying environmental science.
The tour took place just days before May 25, which marks the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon following a 22-year occupation. It also comes amid Israeli charges that Hezbollah, which fought a devastating war with the Jewish state in 2006, was stockpiling sophisticated weapons in preparation for a new conflict.
Sunday's field trip included a workshop on how to handle weapons, close contact with Hezbollah fighters who spoke of their exploits in the face of the 'enemy' (Israel) and a reenactment of battles at the border village of Maroun el-Rass, where some of the fiercest fighting took place during the 2006 war. Also on the 'jihadist tour' is a stop at Beaufort Castle, which was a garrison headquarters and the nerve centre of Israel's occupation.
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AFP
The Straits Times
18 May '10
Posted before Chag
LEBANON - TEN years after Israel pulled out, south Lebanon is solidly controlled by Hezbollah which is even organising 'jihadist tours' along one of the most tense borders in the Middle East.
About 500 young men and woman, both Christian and Muslim, took part at the weekend in the latest such field trip intended to garner support for the militant group which is considered one of Israel's fiercest enemies. 'We want to familiarise young people with the achievements of the resistance and show them how unjust the Israeli occupation was and how glorious the liberation by the Islamic resistance,' said Mohammed Taleb, 23, a Hezbollah militant who is studying environmental science.
The tour took place just days before May 25, which marks the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon following a 22-year occupation. It also comes amid Israeli charges that Hezbollah, which fought a devastating war with the Jewish state in 2006, was stockpiling sophisticated weapons in preparation for a new conflict.
Sunday's field trip included a workshop on how to handle weapons, close contact with Hezbollah fighters who spoke of their exploits in the face of the 'enemy' (Israel) and a reenactment of battles at the border village of Maroun el-Rass, where some of the fiercest fighting took place during the 2006 war. Also on the 'jihadist tour' is a stop at Beaufort Castle, which was a garrison headquarters and the nerve centre of Israel's occupation.
(Read full story)
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