Nadene Goldfoot
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"Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East. About 20% of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East, and about 85 percent of people in the Middle East are Muslim. Islam is a monotheistic religion, teaching belief in one God (Allah) and is based on the Quran" which borrows much from the Jews' Bible.
" Muslims believe that Muhammad is the final prophet of God in a long chain of prophets, from Adam on down to John the Baptist, Jesus, and finally Muhammad." Interesting how the author of this article found on skipped Moses who brought the Israelites out of Egypt.
"The majority of the Muslims are Sunni, followed by Shi'a" of which Iran basically follows.. Smaller sects include the Ahmadiyya of India. However, Ahmadis are considered by the majority of Muslims as heretical. "For Ahmadi Muslims, the third article in Islam is concerned with the belief in all the divine scriptures as revealed by God to his Prophets. This includes the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, the scrolls of Abraham, and the Quran." "Estimates of the number of Ahmadiyya Muslims range from 10 to 20 million people worldwide, which is less than 2% of the total Muslim population. The Ahmadiyya community is a minority Muslim sect in almost every country, and is concentrated in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Indonesia."
A major source of conflict in the Muslim Middle East is the divisive nature between the two main sects of Islam: Sunni and Shi'a. Although these two sects agree on the fundamentals of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, they are in conflict about who would lead the Muslim community after Muhammad's death.
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Some of Lebanon had had a Christian population, with Major Hadad leading his force. Christians and Muslims shared the political positions of presidency, etc. "In the 19th century, the Maronite Christians and the Druze established a governing and social system known as the "Maronite-Druze dualism" in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate."
Iran is the major enemy of Israel with their co-enemies being from Lebanon, and now Syria and Iraq getting in the battle, creating a direct land line from Iran. The is a total of:
81,871,500 Iranians
+ 6,093,509 Lebanese
87,365,009 Total Enemies fighting
Israel's army is called the ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE (IDF) c.120,000 total as of 2016., with 169,500 ready to serve. That's about 170,000/ 80,000,000. This means the ratio is 170 thousand to 80 million in Iran's favor. Israel is out-numbered and must use the brains over the enemy's brawn.
Notice that females are also in the army as Israel's total population today is made up of about 6 million Jews and 3 million of other religions, mostly Islam who are not conscripted.
Israel's IDF
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | 24–34 months |
| Available for military service | 1,554,186 males, age 17–49 (2016), 1,514,063 females, age 17–49 (2016) |
| Fit for military service | 1,499,998 males, age 17–49 (2016), 1,392,319 females, age 17–49 (2016) |
| Reaching military age annually | 60,000 males (2016), 60,000 females (2016) |
| Active personnel | 169,500[1] |
| Reserve personnel | 465,000[1] |
| Country | Total Population | Muslim Percentage | Muslim Population |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 1,505,003 | 73.7%[12] | 1,109,187 |
 Cyprus | 854,800 | 18.0% | 153,864 |
 Egypt | 109,546,720 | 90% | 98,592,048 |
 Iran | 81,871,500 | 98% | 80,234,070 |
 Iraq | 39,339,753 | 97.0%[13] | 38,159,560 |
 Israel | 8,930,680 | 17.7% | 1,580,730 |
 Jordan | 10,261,300 | 94.0% | 9,645,622 |
 Kuwait | 4,420,110 | 74.6%[14] | 3,297,402 |
 Lebanon | 6,093,509 | 55%[15] | 3,515,955 |
 Oman | 4,664,844 | 85.9%[16] | 4,007,101 |
 Palestine ??? | 4,780,978 | 93.0%[17] | 4,446,309 |
 Qatar | 2,561,643 | 67.7%[18] | 1,734,232 |
 Saudi Arabia | 33,413,660 | 93.0% | 31,000,000 |
 Syria | 18,284,407 | 87.0%[19] | 15,907,434 |
 Turkey | 80,810,525 | 92%[20] | 74,196,991 |
 United Arab Emirates | 9,992,083 | 76%[21] | 7,593,983 |
 Yemen | 28,915,284 | 99.1% | 28,655,046 |
| Middle East | 419,425,728 | 91.17% | 382,425,728 |
BEIRUT — The Israeli military said Friday it carried out an airstrike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a massive explosion leveled buildings in a southern district, sending clouds of orange and black smoke billowing in the skies.
The strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N., vowing that Israel's campaign against Hezbollah would continue. Not long before the explosion, thousands were massed in the suburb for the funeral of three Hezbollah members, including a senior commander, killed in earlier strikes.
There was no immediate word on casualties in the strike. The Israeli army spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said it targeted the main Hezbollah headquarters, located beneath residential buildings. Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV said four buildings were reduced to rubble in the blast, so powerful it rattled windows and shook houses some 30 kilometers north of Beirut. Ambulances were seen headed to the scene of the explosions, sirens wailing.
It is possible that the head Hezbollah leader was killed.
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