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EU poised to put Hezbollah’s military wing ‘on terror list’

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hezbollah parade 9The European Union stands poised to put the military wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations after a formal request to blacklist the group was filed by a member state Monday, diplomats said.

The request from Britain formally launches a process to blacklist the group, a move that has long been requested by Israel and which will be discussed in early June, several EU diplomats told AFP news agency.

“We hope to have an agreement by the end of June,” one of the diplomats said, adding that EU experts would meet in a special committee to discuss the request early June.

Both Israel and the United States have pressured the 27-member bloc to follow their example and designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group but the issue remained sensitive and divisive, with Britain openly in favor while France and Italy were believed reluctant.

France, the former colonial power, feared the move could destabilize Lebanon, where Hezbollah is part of the government. There was also concern for the safety of UN peacekeepers there.

The mood shifted however last year after an attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria which Sofia has blamed on Hezbollah and the arrest of a suspected Hezbollah agent in Cyprus, believed to have been planning attacks there.

Currently in Europe, only the Netherlands lists Hezbollah as a terrorist group, while Britain blacklists its military wing.

Outside Europe, the United States, Canada and Israel have long blacklisted the group, allowing them to criminalize Hezbollah activities, freeze its bank accounts and monitor suspected members.

In April, Bahrain became the first Arab country to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Its alleged backing and training of radical Shiite groups against Bahrain was the main reason given for the decision.

The Bahraini cabinet has tasked the interior and foreign ministries with implementing the decision.

“The measure is to protect Bahrain’s security and stability from Hezbollah’s threats,” Bahraini MP Adil al-Asoumi told Al Arabiya.

There is evidence that Hezbollah is instigating violence against the government in Bahrain, Asoumi added.

The country has a Shiite majority, but is ruled by a Sunni monarchy.

Arabiya

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10 responses to “EU poised to put Hezbollah’s military wing ‘on terror list’”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Ziggy Heil ;-)))
    (the other good old picture … 😉

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Ziggy Heil ;-)))

  3. plomca Avatar
    plomca

    Military Wing? What is the difference between their military and political wing? They are one and the same, which the whole organization is a terrorist group. EU has to list everything of this group as a terrorist and criminal organization.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      They claim, Plomca, that the ‘political wing’ gets the money they make, (selling used American cars in Africa and running multi-million dollar businesses in South America), for re-elections, office work, and building repairs (after wars or accidents in bomb factories), hiring Syrian guys to dig caves in Lebanon, and for food-packages, etc., for the needy who have more kids than they know what to do with. Also, of course, it funds the TV Cam & Microphone for Nasty’s monthly ‘defence diatribes’.
      So, as a ‘political party’, they can claim that ‘wing’ for a UN-sanction-deduction – especially since the UN became over-populated, generally, with haters of Jews; and money goes to widowed wives and mothers, which ‘the west’ recognizes as a good thing since women are nice. (Not equal, but nice.)
      (The KFC in Tripoli still waits for repair money, of course.)
      But everyone knows that the drug money only buys the weapons and Toyota trucks to drive the boys around in – so that part is different, and is seemingly recognized by a few as a ‘Military Wing’ – and is the only part with bad boys in it.
      Clear now? 😉

      1. Cloakuncloak Avatar
        Cloakuncloak

        Netenyahu is making enemies all over, this has nothing to do with jew-hating.

        If the Israelites behaved like civilized people, instead of acting just as murderously and bitter as every other middle eastern group, perhaps they wouldnt be branded as irrelevant reactionaries.

        In, fact, it almost seems like the Israelites will do anything to be the center of attention…..

        evil things!

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Which Sect?

  4. plomca Avatar
    plomca

    Military Wing? What is the difference between their military and political wing? They are one and the same, which the whole organization is a terrorist group. EU has to list everything of this group as a terrorist and criminal organization.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      They claim, Plomca, that the ‘political wing’ gets the money they make, (selling used American cars in Africa and running multi-million dollar businesses in South America), for re-elections, office work, and building repairs (after wars or accidents in bomb factories), hiring Syrian guys to dig caves in Lebanon, and for food-packages, etc., for the needy who have more kids than they know what to do with. Also, of course, it funds the TV Cam & Microphone for Nasty’s monthly ‘defence diatribes’.
      So, as a ‘political party’, they can claim that ‘wing’ for a UN-sanction-deduction – especially since the UN became over-populated, generally, with haters of Jews; and money goes to widowed wives and mothers, which ‘the west’ recognizes as a good thing since women are nice. (Not equal, but nice.)
      (The KFC in Tripoli still waits for repair money, of course.)
      But everyone knows that the drug money only buys the weapons and Toyota trucks to drive the boys around in – so that part is different, and is seemingly recognized by a few as a ‘Military Wing’ – and is the only part with bad boys in it.
      Clear now? 😉

      1. Cloakuncloak Avatar
        Cloakuncloak

        Netenyahu is making enemies all over, this has nothing to do with jew-hating.

        If the Israelites behaved like civilized people, instead of acting just as murderously and bitter as every other middle eastern group, perhaps they wouldnt be branded as irrelevant reactionaries.

        In, fact, it almost seems like the Israelites will do anything to be the center of attention…..

        evil things!

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Which Sect?

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