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| June 20, 2013
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UK fails to get unanimous EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting

Britain’s push to place Hezbollah’s armed wing on EU terror list waning; diplomats say UK’s proposal gained support due to Hezbollah involvement in Syria, but Italy, Czech Rep. & Austria among nations preventing required unanimous decision.

By REUTERS
 

 

BRUSSELS – A British drive to put Hezbollah’s armed wing on the EU’s terror list again ran into resistance on Wednesday from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said.

A bus is blown up during a controlled explosion by investigators probing Bulgaria terror attack

A bus is blown up during a controlled explosion by investigators probing Bulgaria terror attack – Photo: Reuters

Britain’s request was discussed for a second time by a special European Union group following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, but British diplomats failed to win over a number of skeptical governments.

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| June 6, 2013
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Ireland leads opposition in having Hezbollah blacklisted by EU

Jerusalem officials accuse Ireland of heading EU opposition to having Hezbollah’s “military wing” rightly placed on continent’s blacklist.

By HERB KEINON

 

 

Government officials in Jerusalem accused Ireland on Wednesday of leading opposition inside the EU to placing Hezbollah, or at least its “military wing,” on the European Union’s terrorist black list.

Hezbollah terrorists - Photo by EPA

Hezbollah terrorists – Photo by EPA

According to the officials, Ireland – which holds the EU’s rotating presidency – was supported in this position by Sweden and Finland at a working group on Tuesday that debated the issue.

A consensus of the EU’s 27 states will be needed to blacklist Hezbollah’s “military wing,” a move now even backed by Germany and France.

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| June 5, 2013
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UK’s push to blacklist Hezbollah encounters EU opposition

A few European countries are concerned the blacklisting would increase instability in the Middle East.

By Reuters

A British request to blacklist the armed wing of Hezbollah ran into opposition in the European Union on Tuesday, with several governments expressing concern that such a move would increase instability in the Middle East.

Nasrallah speaking in Beirut

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses supporters during a Jerusalem Day rally in Beirut, August 17, 2012. – Photo: Reuters

Britain has argued that the militant Shi’ite Muslim group should face European sanctions because of evidence that it was behind a bus bombing in Bulgaria last July that killed five Israelis and their driver. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2013
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Bahrain to seek Hezbollah added to Gulf States’ terror list

Not only are Gulf States consider placing Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Gulf terror blacklist, Iranian spy networks running amuck in Gulf states to be addressed.

By The Daily Star staff

 

KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Arab states will consider placing Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which is openly involved in the Syrian conflict, on its terror list, Al-Rai daily quoted highly placed diplomats on Thursday as saying.

Hezbollah rally in Lebanon (archive) Photo Reuters

Hezbollah rally in Lebanon – Photo: Reuters

Bahrain will ask foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss “placing Hezbollah on the terror list” at a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the newspaper said.

Bahrain currently holds the GCC’s rotating presidency. Continue Reading »

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| May 27, 2013
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Scandinavian countries too intimidated to place Hezbollah on EU terror list

 

Israel focusing on getting Scandinavian countries to drop their opposition to the move since a decision would have to be unanimous within the EU for designating Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

By Shlomo Cesana

Israel is pushing for the U.S. and other Western countries to pressure Scandinavian countries to drop their opposition to adding Hezbollah to the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations.

Hezbollah supporters march in a Beirut suburb – Photo: Reuters

In recent weeks, there has been growing European support for adding Hezbollah to the list. But according to EU law, such a decision would have to be unanimous, meaning that any single country could block it.

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| May 25, 2013
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Hezbullah’s Deputy Chief threatens EU Against Terror Blacklist

Hezbullah’s deputy, Sheikh Naim Qassem warns the EU it would be making a “big mistake” if it should label the group as a terrorist organization.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

 

The deputy chief of the Hizbullah organization warned the European Union on Friday that it would be making a “big mistake” if it labeled the Lebanese Shiite group as a terrorist organization.

Hezbolla's #2 Sheikh Naim Qassem - Photo Reuters

Hezbollah’s no. 2 Sheikh Naim Qassem – Photo Reuters

Sheikh Naim Qassem told the Al Mayadeen television network that such threats “do not concern” or worry the group. He did not elaborate.

The EU has so far been reluctant to add Hizbullah to its list of terrorist organizations, but Britain this week filed a formal request to blacklist what is called the “military wing” of the Lebanon-based group. Continue Reading »

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| May 22, 2013
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Germany backs UK’s proposal of blacklisting Hezbollah’s military wing

The UK submitted application to the EU on Monday to blacklist, the military wing of Hezbollah. 

The Netherlands along with Israel, Bahrain,U.S. & Canada have banned Hezbollah’s entire organization

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, YONAH JEREMY BOB

 

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sources.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle - Photo Reuters

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle – Photo: Reuters

“In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in the EU,” the officials said.

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| May 12, 2013
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EU’s possible ban of only Hezbollah’s theoretically independent military wing

EU expected to allow Shi’ite Lebanese group’s political arm to operate as legal organization, even though it’s fund-raising facilitates terrorism.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, BERLIN, & JONNY PAUL, LONDON

 

 

 

The European Union has moved toward a consensus on outlawing the armed wing of Hezbollah, with its inclusion on the EU terror list slated to take place in late 2013.

Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters gesture as they march in Beirut, November 2011

Lebanon’s Hezbollah supporters gesture as they march in Beirut, November 2011 – Photo: Reuters/Khalil Hassan

The EU plans to endorse the UK’s model of proscribing Hezbollah’s military wing as a terror entity while permitting the Shi’ite Lebanese group’s political arm to operate as a legal organization, sources well-versed in the inner workings of EU discussions on the matter told The Jerusalem Post last week.

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| April 28, 2013
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Seeing the connection: Hezbollah, or Iran’s int’l plots of carnage

Numerous foiled European operations may stand as “tipping point” for EU to finally include Hezbollah on terrorism blacklist.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 

 

As the European Union grapples with a ban of the Lebanese Shi’ite organization Hezbollah within its territory, reports emerged last week of foiled Iranian and Hezbollah terror and criminal plots against targets spanning Bulgaria, Nepal, Canada and the US.

ZAKA man examines damage in Burgas

ZAKA man examines damage in Burgas – Photo: Avigdor Shatran

Will the mushrooming patchwork of global terrorism push the EU to include Hezbollah in its terror list? An EU designation could deal a one-two punch to the Lebanese group and its chief proxy Iran.

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