Posts Tagged: Europe Hezbollah
The EU Needs to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
Ten years ago, following Hezbollah’s 2012 bus bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria, the European Union (EU) added the group’s “military wing” to its terror list, leaving...
Hezbollah Has No Respect for Human Life
JNS.org - After the Israeli military announced the discovery of several Hezbollah attack tunnels near its northernmost border with Lebanon, Metula resident Michael Mezeika noted that...
Fighting the Shameful Embrace of Hezbollah
JNS.org - In July 2006, Israel fought a bitter defensive war against the Lebanese Islamist organization Hezbollah. The hostilities, which saw thousands of rockets fired at...
Will the EU Finally Acknowledge Hezbollah for What It Really Is?
Nearly three years ago, the European Union finally overcame its longstanding resistance and addressed the issue of adding Hezbollah to its terrorism list. The good news...
Algeria Cracks Down on Terror Financing
Algerian authorities are investigating money raised in mosques there to see if it was used to train jihadists to join the war in Syria and other...
Netanyahu Meets With New Italian PM Letta, Calls for More Iran Sanctions
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Italian PM Enrico Letta Jerusalem 7/1/2013 Photo: Moshe Milner/Israel GPO. Newly elected Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta met Monday with...
US Members of Congress Call for Renewed Push Against EU for Failure to Blacklist Hezbollah
Jerusalem Post - After developments on Wednesday set back efforts to convince the European Union to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, members...
EU Declines to Blacklist Hezbollah
Al Arabiya - The European Union failed on Thursday to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group in fear that such a move would lead...
Bulgaria: New Evidence of Hezbollah Involvement in Burgas Attack
JTA - Bulgaria claims it has previously undisclosed evidence that further implicates Hezbollah in a deadly terrorist attack last year on Bulgarian soil,...
Report: Poland, Czech Republic Oppose Hezbollah Blacklisting
Jerusalem Post - Poland and the Czech Republic expressed "reservations" about blacklisting Hezbollah at a discussion in Brussels earlier this month, JTA has learned. Both Poland...
Germany Announces Support for Adding ‘Military Wing’ of Hezbollah to Terror List
Ynet - Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. Germany's foreign...
Bulgarian Police Arrested Iranian Agent With Canadian Passport
Jerusalem Post - Bulgarian police officers last summer arrested a Canadian citizen linked to the Iranian government who engaged in surveillance of the ...
Jewish Leaders Applaud Hezbollah Terror Designation by France
Jewish leaders welcomed the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the French government. "We welcome the French government's decision to support the designation...
Bulgaria to Provide More Evidence Hezbollah Planned Burgas Attack
Bulgaria has uncovered more evidence showing that the terrorist organization Hezbollah was behind the July 2012 attack on a tour bus carrying Israelis in Burgas. Five...