Editing Hezbollah (section)

==== Scholarly views ====
Academics specializing in a wide variety of the social sciences believe that Hezbollah is an example of an Islamic terrorist organization. Such scholars and research institutes include the following:
* [[Walid Phares]], Lebanese-born terrorism scholar and member of the Lebanese [[Kataeb Party]].<ref>[[Walid Phares|Phares, Walid]]. ''Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against America''. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2005. p. 148.</ref>
* [[Mark LeVine]], American historian<ref>{{cite web|author=LeVine, Mark|url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2006/07/Hamas-And-Hezbollah-The-Religion-Fallacy.aspx|title=Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Hamas, fighting, terrorism, peace, by Mark LeVine|work=Beliefnet.com|access-date=18 January 2011|author-link=Mark LeVine}}</ref>
* [[Avraham Sela]], Israeli historian<ref>"Hizballah employed anti-Israel terrorism to pursue its goal of turning Lebanon into a state and society ruled solely by the Shari'a." Sela, Avraham. "Terrorism." ''The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East''. Ed. Avraham Sela. New York: Continuum, 2002. pp. 822–836.</ref>
* [[Robert S. Wistrich]], Israeli historian<ref>"The Shiite Hezbollah has indeed become a trusted mentor and role model to the Sunni fundamentalist Hamas. Both organizations have inscribed on their banner the rejection of any treaties or peace agreements with Israel, energetically work for its demise and encourage suicide terrorism to that end." Wistrich, 731.</ref>
* Eyal Zisser, Israeli historian<ref>Zisser, Eyal. [http://www.meforum.org/533/the-threat-posed-by-hezbollah "The Threat Posed by Hezbollah."] ''Middle East Forum''. 26 November 2002. 18 January 2011.</ref>
* Siamak Khatami, Iranian scholar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khatami |first1=Siamak |title=Iran, a View from Within: Political Analyses |date=2004 |publisher=Janus Publishing Company Lim |isbn=9781857565232 |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBMLbyEVZHkC&pg=PA61 |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
* [[Rohan Gunaratna]], Singaporean scholar<ref name="Gunaratna">{{cite book |last1=Gunaratna |first1=Rohan |title=Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror |date=2002 |publisher=Berkeley Books |isbn=9780425191149 |page=146 |url=https://books.google.de/books?id=SUYDmSGGLmYC |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
* Neeru Gaba, Australian scholar<ref>Gaba, Neeru. [https://books.google.com/books?id=oipJQwAACAAJ ''Hezbollah: in transition'']. La Trobe University. 2007. 21 January 2011.</ref>
* Tore Bjørgo, Norwegian scholar<ref>Bjørgo, Tore. [https://books.google.com/books?id=duqEre13tlAC&pg=PA186 ''Root Causes of Terrorism'']. Psychology Press. 21 January 2011.</ref>
* Magnus Norell, of the [[European Foundation for Democracy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/eu-designate-hezbollah-a-terrorist-organisation-now|title=EU: Designate Hezbollah a Terrorist Organisation Now|website=washingtoninstitute.org}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Cordesman]], of the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/media/csis/pubs/050329_terrandextmvmts%5B1%5D.pdf|title=Terrorist and Extremist Movements in the Middle East|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818211656/https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/media/csis/pubs/050329_terrandextmvmts%5B1%5D.pdf|archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
* [[Center for American Progress]]<ref>[https://www.americanprogress.org/events/2010/09/30/17001/hezbollahs-impact-on-security-and-political-dynamics-in-the-middle-east/ Hezbollah's Impact on Security and Political Dynamics in the Middle East], 30 September 2010</ref>
* [[United States Institute of Peace]]<ref>[http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/sr111.pdf Special Report 111: Global Terrorism after the Iraq War], October 2003</ref>