Energy as a Strategic Tool of Hezbollah Movement in Confrontation with Israel

Abstract

The article focuses on confronting the Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah with Israel in the field of energy. The aim of the article is to analyze the importance of energy, especially gas and oil in strategy of movement Hezbollah generally and specifically in confronting with Israel. In addition, the article focuses on the main goals, motives and methods of the energy strategy of the militant movement Hezbollah. In this respect, movement Hezbollah's basic concern is to ensure Lebanon's energy security and to start its own oil and gas mining at the expense of Israel. The primary method of Hezbollah action is to use or threat of violence consisting in threatening to attack on the Israeli energy sector to defend Lebanese energy wealth and deter its enemy from production of gas and oil in the disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean. The main motive of Hezbollah's activities is especially strengthening of stable energy supplies and Israel's accusations of aggressive energy policy towards Lebanon.

Keywords

• Hezbollah; energy; Shiite Islam; Israel; Lebanon.