The Rise of Hezbollah, Mapped

How Hezbollah Rose to Power

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.

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The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, Chromatic!

-- 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.

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[MHBGT]

This video felt shallow. Not enough depth, not enough maps, not enough facts.

[wait-ing]

This is the most half-assed video I’ve ever seen from Johnny

[dragondaniel]

When both Israelis and Lebanese in the comments say this is inaccurate, You've got a problem...

[alikaraki]

I’ve always appreciated your videos and often relied on them to gain a better understanding of global events. However, as a Lebanese with deep insight into this particular situation, I found your video to be somewhat misleading. It skips over key events and seems to take sides at certain points.

I’d be willing to provide a detailed breakdown, pinpointing specific timestamps where the content could be more accurate, but I’m hesitant to invest the effort if it’s just going to be overlooked. If you're truly committed to presenting objective and truthful information, I’d be happy to share my perspective, provided you’re open to considering it and digging deeper into the facts.
Thank you.

[Subx-x]

this video is made for people who have no idea whats going on. and after they will still have no idea whats going on

[anasorabi]

misleading to the point where its almost propaganda

[solacesyrup]

I don't always dislike videos, but when Johnny 'CIA' Harris makes one, I do.

[fight_club]

You explained where they attacked, but never explained why they attacked

[kaipaper]

Johnny is the ultimate subtle western journalism, appears fair and unbiased, but actually full of agendas

[vincentvaleur]

"Decade of war forced out many Palestinians." Who started those wars Johnny? You want to elaborate on that one bud?

[yansideabacoa]

Not even mentioning Sabra and Shatila is CRAZYYY

[install_complete]

You know it's a Johnny Harris video when he says "look at this map."

[eransh]

Cant see any shallower description of reality. Even his maps are bullshit and contain an agenda.

[yazeedalomari]

As a Jordanian from the region you didn't even scratch the surface of the conflict

[NextChapterRapper]

Interesting to see Harris himself missing in action in this comment section. Yes, everyone is critical but extremely measured and generous as well. I think it’s on Johnny to show some responsibility now and prove this is more than a hustle.

[adiorthotos]

Johnny Harris once again playing historian while rewriting facts of history.

[hefa]

This video makes me wonder what other videos you made that have been inaccurate.

[HamzaNouri-gnzc]

Seeing this video makes me curious about the accuracy of your previous content

[worldinviewtax]

I was going to say something about how this video was inaccurate...but... Clearly they're some good people who got this!

[mohammedalshalal]

You skipped the whole massacre of Sabra and shatela, then the whole war of 2006