This was a fantastic book. This must be read if you want to understand the issues involving the state of Israel and Hezbollah. It is a fair account of the history of Hezbollah and the Israel responses to this conflict. It points out the positives and negatives of both actors. It is common in the media to just hear one side of the story. And that side is the Israeli side and shines them in a positive light. Did you know that when Hezbollah attacked the Israeli embassy in Argentina they did so in response to the targeted killings of people in Lebanon? I didn't. The media made it sound like those Muslims were out killing innocent Jews to further the goals of the Nazi's. The truth is a little different.
The media these days lumps all Muslims into the same boat. This book explains the difference between Sunni and Shia jihad. The defensive Jihad of Hezbollah and the Shia's is way more understandably than the blood thirsty preemptive jihad of the Sunni's.
That still doesn't excuse Hezbollah's need to exterminate Jews. Israel, Syria and Iran meddling in the affairs of Lebanon has lead to this constant cycle of violence and attempts to one up each other.
And I loved the reporting of how far back IED's and drones have been used in combat. If you listen to American media the drone was created by the U.S just for the war on terror and IED's were created just to kill U.S military members.
I would love a follow up book and what has been happening in the area since the end of this work. American media can't be bothered to report on the intricacies of the region. They can just parrot Jews good Muslims bad and move on to Trump is a bad guy stories. I hunger for the inside scoop of these world altering regions and this book filled a little of the void.
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