Hezbollah Hezbollah does not distinguish between its political/social activities within Lebanon and its military/"jihad" activities against Israel. "Hezbollah has a single leadership," according to Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's second in command. "All political, social and jihad work is tied to the decisions of this leadership ... The same leadership that directs the parliamentary and government work also leads jihad actions in the struggle against Israel." In 2010, Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said, "Iran takes pride in Lebanon's Islamic resistance movement for its steadfast Islamic stance. Hezbollah nurtures the original ideas of Islamic Jihad." He also instead charged the West with having
Flag of Hezbollah Flag of Hezbollah The flag of Hezbollah, while sometimes found in different colours, is usually composed of the green logo of the Shi'a political/military organization Hezbollah, upon a yellow background with text above and below the logo in red (or sometimes green). The logo itself is a stylized representation of the Arabic words "ḥizbu-llāh" (meaning "Party of God") in Kufic script. The first letter of "Allah" reaches up to grasp a stylized assault rifle, which combines elements of the H&K G3 battle rifle and the AK-47 assault rifle. The logo also incorporates several other objects, namely a globe, a book,