Abstract
ABSTRACT: The literature on Lebanese resistance to Israel is overwhelmed with work on Hezbollah, the role of religion, and its connection to Iranian influence. However, few of these studies have looked at the totality of Lebanese resistance, from its secular origins to its Islamic monopoly. Moreover, no work to date has looked at Lebanese resistance through the prism of just war theory. This article aims at addressing this gap by applying the criteria introduced by Childress regarding the justness of war. Moreover, the article examines resistance as a practice of non-state actors and its terrorist label, and at the same time, evaluates Israel’s military response to Lebanese resistance through the prism of state terrorism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-355 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Critical Studies on Terrorism |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 18 May 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Hezbollah
- Israel
- just war theory
- Lebanon
- resistance
- terrorism
