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Friday, September 27, 2024

Israel's Neighbors and Enemies

 Nadene Goldfoot

                                                                           

                                                    SHI 'A  IRANIAN SOLDIERS Islam

"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 Quranwhich 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.

       Hezbollah Terrorists, based in Lebanon, took over the country 

"After a brief period of religious studies in Iran, Hassan Nasrallah returned to Lebanon and became Hezbollah's leader after his predecessor was assassinated by an Israeli airstrike in 1992.
Hezbollah in Lebanese Politics Hezbollah has participated in Lebanese elections since 1992 and draws popular support from its vast network of schools, clinics, youth programs, and other social services. The group entered the cabinet for the first time in 2005 and has held one to three seats in each Lebanese government formed since then. Hezbollah has at times sought to block cabinet decisions, twice prompting the collapse of the government by withdrawing from the cabinet alongside its political allies. The group is part of the March 8 political coalition, which also includes the Free Patriotic Movement (Christian) and the Amal Movement (Shia). Hezbollah holds two seats in Lebanon’s caretaker government.

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         

        IDF of the Northern part of Israel

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 age17
Conscription24–34 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 personnel169,500[1]
Reserve personnel465,000[1]
                         Population of Muslim Countries

CountryTotal PopulationMuslim PercentageMuslim Population
 Bahrain1,505,00373.7%[12]1,109,187
 Cyprus854,80018.0%153,864
 Egypt109,546,72090%98,592,048
 Iran81,871,50098%80,234,070
 Iraq39,339,75397.0%[13]38,159,560
 Israel8,930,68017.7%1,580,730
 Jordan10,261,30094.0%9,645,622
 Kuwait4,420,11074.6%[14]3,297,402
 Lebanon6,093,50955%[15]3,515,955
 Oman4,664,84485.9%[16]4,007,101
 Palestine ???4,780,97893.0%[17]4,446,309
 Qatar2,561,64367.7%[18]1,734,232
 Saudi Arabia33,413,66093.0%31,000,000
 Syria18,284,40787.0%[19]15,907,434
 Turkey80,810,52592%[20]74,196,991
 United Arab Emirates9,992,08376%[21]7,593,983
 Yemen28,915,28499.1%28,655,046
Middle East419,425,728
91.17%


382,425,728

Flash: 10:00am                                 

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.  

Resource: Edited 9:42am on Friday, 9/27/24

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