"We have to sue the Israeli leaders anywhere possible in the world. Suing Israel for its crimes will render Israeli leaders beleaguered and perplexed." These were the words of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Nasrallah to a cheering crowd in Beirut last week, as transcribed and published on the Hezbollah-controlled Al-Manar website on June 4th.

Nasrallah's expressed intent is a perfect example of Lawfare, which denotes the use of the law as a weapon of war, or more specifically, the abuse of the law and legal systems for strategic political or military ends. It is obvious that Hezbollah, a specially designated terrorist organization, has no intent to maneuver within the western legal system in order to pursue justice, much less promote freedom or liberty. Rather, it is clearly the goal of Hezbollah to manipulate the law to undermine Israel's rights, and thereby hinder Israel's legitimate right to defend itself against terrorism.