Leadership and leadership structure By: Sarah Bebawi

Hezbollah’s Leader  Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Hezbollah’s leader since 1992  Makes continual genocidal speeches inciting violence against Jews  “ The Jews are a cancer which is liable to spread at any moment.”  “There is no solution to the conflict except with the disappearance of Israel.”  “If they all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.”

 Hezbollah is a hierarchical organization with a council holding the power, control and authority to make and implement vital decisions for the organization.  Imad Fayez Mugniyah was considered Hezbollah's top planner of worldwide terrorist operations.  Naim Qassem, second-in-command, and Hussein al-Khalil, a top political adviser to Nasrallah  Hezbollah is a hierarchical organization with a council holding the power, control and authority to make and implement vital decisions for the organization.  Imad Fayez Mugniyah was considered Hezbollah's top planner of worldwide terrorist operations.  Naim Qassem, second-in-command, and Hussein al-Khalil, a top political adviser to Nasrallah

 Political & Military wings  Veto power in the Lebanese parliament; twelve seats in parliament (out of 128) and two cabinet ministers (out of 30). Therefore, the organization holds influence in both the Lebanese parliament and government.  It has about 25,000 armed soldiers.  Its militia is stronger than the Lebanese army.