February 28, 2024 | Haaretz
How Hezbollah Hopes to Mobilize the West’s Anger Against Israel
Hezbollah sees opportunity in attempts to erode Israel's legitimacy in the West, using the language of resistance to a settler colonial state, as part of its broader strategy to deliver a 'final blow' to the Jewish State
February 28, 2024 | Haaretz
How Hezbollah Hopes to Mobilize the West’s Anger Against Israel
Hezbollah sees opportunity in attempts to erode Israel's legitimacy in the West, using the language of resistance to a settler colonial state, as part of its broader strategy to deliver a 'final blow' to the Jewish State
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Hezbollah abhors the liberal international order, which it believes is an inherently immoral and cruel façade for American hegemony. It distrusts international tribunals for the same reasons.
Accordingly, Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah recently tore into international law as “the law of the jungle,” and described the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as biased and controlled by “the American administration, the West, Europe, and all the other protectors of this barbaric, Nazi, racist Entity [i.e. Israel].”
David Daoud is Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies where he focuses on Israel, Hezbollah, and Lebanon affairs. Follow him on Twitter @DavidADaoud