4 minutes agoGermany bans Hezbollah: The next step, the EU terrorist list?
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The German Parliament adopted a resolution today seeking to halt Hezbollah's activities. The resolution requires that the Lebanese militant group be placed on the EU list of terrorist groups. A spokesman for Angela Merkel's group of deputies from the Christian Democratic Party, Matthias Middleberg, said the resolution was adopted in consultation with the party coalition [...]
The resolution requires that the Lebanese militant group be placed on the EU list of terrorist groups.
A spokesman for Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party MP group, Matthias Middleberg, said the resolution was adopted in consultation with the Social Democratic Party coalition, but also with opposition parties, the AP reports.
It is unacceptable for Hezbollah to lead a terrorist campaign against Israel in the Middle East, financed through numerous criminal activities. We ask the government to stop all Hezbollah activities in Germany,” said Middleberg.
He said that the gap between political and military activities should be abandoned and Hezbollah should be placed on the EU terror list as a whole.
This could freeze Hezbollah's assets in Europe,” he said.
Some parties, such as the left, opposed the resolution because they believe it could exacerbate relations with Lebanon.
Great Britain banned Hezbollah in March, and US Ambassador to Berlin Richard Green welcomed his approval.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah is part of Prime Minister Saad Hariri's special unit
