... its constant political turmoil and its inherited traditional acceptance of terrorism as an expectable alternative to diplomacy is a good example of this reform. Two militant terrorist groups, Al-Jihad and Hezbollah, which relatively have the same goal-the return of Islamic sacred law (Shar'ia), have used the political spectrum to promote its ideology. For example, Al-Jihad "The Islamic Group ... Iran's objective to "establish an Islamic State in Lebanon- (Kramer. gtd in Reich 132). Iran's involvement and direct ties to the group heavily influenced the Lebanese Shiite Muslim's and used He...

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