Hezbollah originally formed to fight the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. At that time they could have been considered a resistance group. That has not been relevant for two decades.
The present-day Hezbollah is not a resistance group, it is a political and military organization, a significant power in the Lebanese government, and a proxy arm of the Iranian military.
how is that not a resistance group?
Does that mean Sinn Féin was not a resistance group in the 90s when they were a political group and being funded by the US?
Hezbollah originally formed to fight the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. At that time they could have been considered a resistance group. That has not been relevant for two decades.
The present-day Hezbollah is not a resistance group, it is a political and military organization, a significant power in the Lebanese government, and a proxy arm of the Iranian military.
how is that not a resistance group? Does that mean Sinn Féin was not a resistance group in the 90s when they were a political group and being funded by the US?
Sinn Féin Funded by the US? I would like a source for that.
it’s easy to find.
here is the first ideas from Google:
https://www.csmonitor.com/1985/0114/anor1.html
That was not the US government, but private initiatives.