Hezbollah and Hamas: A Comparative Study

Hezbollah and Hamas are major players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their strikingly different beginnings, they share a common denominator—an adversary in Israel. Joshua L. Gleis, an independent scholar and international security consultant, draws from primary interviews and documents coupled with a thorough review of current scholarship. This illustrated lecture is a portrait of the organizations’ roots, histories, ideologies, relationships, tactics, political outlooks, and futures. Recognizing that these two groups are increasingly relevant to U.S. national security, he provide a comparative analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond reductionist portrayals of the organizations’ military operations.