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VIDEO: The Strongest Militia in the Middle East (Patreon)

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2024-10-17 12:01:01
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Understanding the Lebanese Civil War and the rise of Hezbollah is so important to understanding the modern middle east and the current conflict in Gaza. We tried really hard to simplify the conflict while unpacking the grievances and motivations of Hezbollah, trying to understand what they really want and why.

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The Strongest Militia in the Middle East

How Hezbollah Rose to Power We’ve partnered with Ground News to get you 50% off their Vantage plan as we approach the 2024 US Election. Go to https://groundnews.com/johnnyharris to get 1 year of full access at half price so you can see through partisan spin and misleading narratives in the final stretch to election day. The rise of Hezbollah and the Lebanese Civil War is a complicated topic, but one that is necessary to understanding the modern Middle East. In this video, we explore how so much of the geopolitical power games of this region depend on one tiny border region between Lebanon and Israel and the group that guards it. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12BdhGOcxHAJDA2SVPiAWoblYHRmL_c6DQ0SRTG7dCw4/edit?usp=sharing Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, Chromatic! Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Intro 03:21 Ch.1 The Creation of Lebanon 04:16 Ch.2 Balance of Power 07:03 Ch.3 Rise of Hezbollah 09:28 Ch.4 Power Games 13:27 Credits About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling

Comments

@DaveRizz

That was a great piece, AS ALWAYS. ...but can I just say... me personally, I have been feeling exhausted by the Middle East conflicts the last couple of years. I personally lean toward agnosticism or atheism. (If I'm feeling especially philosophical, and indulging in a bit of belief, I might dance a little with a woo-woo mash-up of ‘The Force’ and the First Law of Thermodynamics ...we're all part of some cosmic energy, and eventually all return to it) ...but I also understand that religion holds deep significance for many, and is central to their identities, and communities. And while I recognize the importance of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, I’ll admit that these days, I often find myself skipping over those segments in the news. (And if I'm entirely honest, I even skipped over a bit of this wonderful report! Sorry!) It can feel so very emotionally draining to hear about the latest tragedy or violence, or in this case, learn more about the over 75 years of growing conflict in the middle east... especially when the conflicts seem NEVER-ENDING! What I find most striking is that, when you really look at it, the people involved often have so much in common! (If you can somehow extricate the religious aspect, and somehow erase the 75+ years of back-n-forth of death and revenge) it feels like these peoples could be an extended family of sorts. A big, complicated family yes, but getting together from different borders, and sitting down at a big meal and enjoying each other's company just the same. I like to imagine a sort of Anthony Bourdain diplomacy — bringing people together through shared meals & stories sort-of-thing. Fostering greater empathy, sympathy, and understanding. But that is a selfish day-dream, I know. (And more than a little condescending I suppose... but it's a day-dream. Can't we all allow a little of that in hard times?) And again, I recognize the history behind these conflicts is incredibly complex, with generations of trauma and deep-seated tensions. But I can’t help feeling that, instead of continuing to fund military aid in the region, the U.S. could make a bigger difference by investing instead, in diplomacy and dialogue. Imagine if we redirected our military funding toward fostering conversations, instead of explosions? If we stopped shipping our bombs and bullets into the region, and instead invested in more state department efforts. It’s a vision that feels idealistic and simplistic, sure, but it's what I'd rather imagine America doing in the region.

Rachel Uwa

Johnny this one was not good. I could immediately tell when you finished it that there was so much missing and it was disappointing. Why would you put this out so incomplete and with the "see, as you can see Hezbollah is just a proxy for Iran." That is so unlike you. There are many constructive comments on that thread below the video. It would be amazing if you could answer to some of that or if you would put out a part II and make this video more complete. Why put something out that is just false, it makes it seem like you are following propaganda like all the rest which is the opposite of why people follow you so fervently and why I support your channel the last years. I do hope you will say something and not ignore this or I hope that the people you work with are paying attention and will comment to you. This was the first disappointment but still a disappointment. :(

Rachel Uwa
>>152859781

Dave, your tax dollars are paying for this humanitarian atrocity. It's a moment that will go down in history, how the west lost the respect of the world and everybody realized the US are just warmongers making billions off this genocide without a conscience. Wish I had better news but this is the reality so while I know we can't watch this all 24/7, the palestinians that are being massacred can't turn it off and it's important to bear witness as much as possible otherwise history will repeat itself as it is proving to now. We are supposed to be watching and feeling angry and then trying to do something about it... :)

Maya Fawaz

Hey Johnny, I saw you had a lot of negative comments under this video on YouTube and wanted to share a different perspective as a Lebanese from southern Lebanon (and a journalist). I really appreciate your coverage and understand how difficult it must've been to condense all of our history into one video. You did a great job showing the history of how Hezbollah came as a response to Israel's invasion during the civil war and how it grew into a powerful political party. You nailed it when you showed how Hezbollah provides much-needed resources and infrastructure for the south where the government fails us. And YES they have gained more power by the need to defend the south, Lebanon doesn't have a functioning army (or government for that matter). My father lived through the civil war and lived under Israeli occupation in the south. It was brutal. I think that's one of many reasons why southern Lebanon (and Hezbollah) connects to the Palestinian experience and has supported them this past year.