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Bulgaria reveals to the EU new evidence on Hezbollah terrorist link
US Congressmen respond to EU’s failure to blacklist Hezbollah
WASHINGTON — After developments on Wednesday set back efforts to convince the European Union to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, members of Congress are expressing their disappointment and calling for a renewed push against reluctant EU member states.
Hezbollah head Nasrallah speaks at Beirut protest – Photo: REUTERS
Great Britain had been leading the initiative, but Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic continue to harbor reservations, Reuters reported, fearful that the listing would result in terrorist reprisals in Europe and further upheaval in the Middle East.
UK fails to get unanimous EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting
Britain’s
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 – 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.
Hamas tells Hezbollah: Leave Syria & just focus on fighting Israel
GAZA – The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for Syrian President Bashar Assad, and focus on fighting Israel instead.
Brothers who are members of a rebel group called Martyr Al-Abbas pose for a picture in Aleppo. – Photo: REUTERS
Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, was once an Assad ally but last year endorsed the revolt against him in a shift that at the time deprived the Syrian leader of an important Sunni Muslim supporter in the Arab world.
Iran proposes front against Israel & sending 4000 troops to Syria for Assad
Report comes a just day after Egyptian president Morsi calls for Hezbollah to leave Syria immediately, & 2 days after UN Human Rights Council condemns all use of foreign fighters in Syrian civil war.
Iran has reportedly decided to send 4,000 troops from its Revolutionary Guard to Syria to aid President Bashar Assad’s forces, The Independent reported on Sunday.
IDF tanks amassing on the Golan Heights amid heightened tensions with Syria. – Photo: Gil Cohen–Magen
The Independent added that Islamic Republic had even proposed opening a “Syrian” front against Israel in the Golan Heights in order to ensure Assad’s reign continues. Continue Reading »
Hezbollah condemned by UN Human Rights Council
Resolution brought by Western powers & Arab block, urges all parties to refrain from contributing to a further escalation of the Syrian conflict.
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday condemned the use of all foreign fighters in Syria‘s civil war, including Lebanese Hezbollah militants backing the government, but stopped short of calling for a halt to the flow of arms.
An image of Syria’s President Bashar Assad is seen on a car’s windscreen as Hezbollah supporters celebrate, after the Syrian army took control of Qusair from rebel fighters. – Photo: Reuters
The Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Arab and Western powers, urging all parties to refrain from contributing to a further escalation of a conflict in which at least 93,000 people had been killed by the end of April. Continue Reading »
4 Lebanese citizens receive U.S. sanctions for helping Hezbollah in West Africa
Hezbollah representatives penalized for recruiting & fundraising on behalf of militant terrorist group.
The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in West Africa.
Hezbollah members holding Hezbollah and Lebanese flags during a rally in Lebanon. – Photo: Haaretz Archive
The U.S. Treasury Department said the four men were sanctioned for effectively acting as “ambassadors” for Hezbollah, which Washington considers a terrorist group. They were acting in Sierra Leone, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and the Gambia, it said.
The sanctions mean the men are effectively cut off from the U.S. Continue Reading »
Israeli PM says rumors of IDF forces operating in Syria is ‘nonsense’
According to PM Netanyahu, Iran is seeking an escalation in the area by ordering Syria to provide Hezbollah with advanced weapons.
Netanyahu affirms that Israel will do all in its power to stop this transfer of weapons.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports in the media on Monday of alleged Israeli forces operating in Syria.
Netanyahu addressing the Knesset – Photo: Emil Salman
“Any talk of undercover Israeli forces operating in Syria is nonsense,” Netanyahu said.
According to the prime minister, “Syria is in the midst of a long process of breaking apart that is seeping into our area. Continue Reading »
Liberman: Stop ‘pointless’ dialog with the EU. Time to cut them off
Liberman called the EU decision not to add Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations “hypocrisy incarnate”. The EU makes demands of Israel in relation to peace talks, but does nothing in return.
Israel should not continue to let the European Union get involved in diplomatic affairs, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avigdor Liberman said Monday after sending a sharply-worded letter to EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton urging her to include Hezbollah in the EU list of terrorist groups.
Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem,The Jerusalem Post
Speaking at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting, Liberman called the EU decision not to add Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations “hypocrisy incarnate,” which would “make the EU irrelevant, as far as we’re concerned, when it comes to dealing with the region.”
Senior Israeli Minister: With Iran & Hezbollah’s help, Assad may win Syrian war
To win, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Steinitz says: “It is in his (Assad’s) interest not to provoke us, so that we get involved.”
Steinitz’s assessment was quickly disavowed by others in PM Netanyahu’s coalition gov’t.
Free Syrian Army fighters eat Kibbeh, a traditional Allepian food, in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal district, June 8, 2013. – Photo: Reuters
Though the assessment was quickly disavowed by others in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, it reflected the difficulties facing Israel and Western countries in predicting Syria‘s destiny and weighing intervention. Continue Reading »
Egypt’s highly influential Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Hizbullah ‘Party of Satan’
Influential Egyptian Muslim Scholar reconsiders stand on Iran & Hizbullah, after years of supporting them.
By Gil Ronen
The highly influential Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, retracted his previous defense of Hizbullah and Iran, in an interview with Al Arabiya aired on Sunday.
Hezbollah flag – Photo: AFP
“When Hizbullah was fighting against Israel, I defended it. I stood against the Muslim scholars in Saudi Arabia, the most renowned scholars who warned us against Hizbullah,” he said.
“They warned us against Hizbullah’s plans to sow discord. They warned us against their ideology and intentions. Continue Reading »
Assad Aide: Israel’s Elite Units Aiding Rebels
Assad’s top aide claims IDF special unit involved in Quneitra battles.
In Hezbollah TV interview, she claims Israel working with rebels, which she called ‘armed gangs’.
By Roi Kais
In an interview to the Hezbollah affiliated Al Mayadeen network, Bouthaina Shaaban, the top political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar Assad, claimed that the injured transferred to Israel during the fighting in Quneitra were Israeli soldiers and not rebels, which she called “armed gangs”.
Bouthaina Shaaban, the top political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar Assad – Photo AP
“When we hear that wounded from the armed gangs were transferred to Israel for medical treatment, I wonder whether these might be Mista’arvim” – the Border Guard’s elite counter-terrorism unit, comprised of officers disguised as Arabs. Continue Reading »
Hezbollah showcases Israeli flares & weapons found in al-Qusair
Hezbollah TV shows alleged IDF weapons found in town recently recaptured by Regime’s forces.
IDF: They’re ‘left-overs’ from the Israeli 2000 pullout from Lebanon
By Roi Kais
The Hezbollah affiliated Al Manar TV channel reported that weapons bearing Hebrew inscriptions have been found in the Syrian town of al-Qusair, recently retaken by Bashar Assad‘s forces and Hezbollah fighters.
Assad’s forces in war-toen al-Qusair – Photo: Reuters
The channel’s reporter showed the various weapons, including a 120mm flare.
In the broadcast, the reporter explained that “Israeli side-arms and heavy weapons” were found in the town, including “Uzis, found more than once, Israeli communications devices and heavy rockets.” Continue Reading »
Which will be victorious, Hezbollah or Al-Qaida ?
With Al-Qaida forces fighting in a dozen countries, can Hezbollah stand up to their battlefield experience?
By Clifford D. May
Back during the George W. Bush administration, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage famously called Hezbollah the “A-team of terrorists,” adding that “al-Qaida is actually the B-team.” How do these two organizations compare today?
Last week, the State Department released its annual “Country Reports on Terrorism 2012.” At a background briefing , a “senior administration official” highlighted an alarming trend: a “marked resurgence of terrorist activity by Iran and Hezbollah. The tempo of operational activity was something we haven’t seen since the 1990s. Continue Reading »
Ireland leads opposition in having Hezbollah blacklisted by EU
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
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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