EU har hittills vägrat föra upp Hizbollah på sin lista över terroristorganisationer eftersom man inom EU anser att det finns en politisk och en militär flygel av organisationen. Detta är EU ensam om, alla andra ser Hizbollah som en enhetlig organisation med en ledning.
EU:s inställning gör det möjligt för Hizbollah att fritt samla in medel för sin verksamhet i Europa.
Henry Jackson Society har sammanställt en artikel som behandlar Hizbollahs målsättning och dess verksamhet under de senaste 30 åren.
Hizbollah har två målsättningar:
1) att befria Jerusalem och Palestina, vilket betyder att den judiska staten Israel skall upphöra att existera.
2) att upprätta en (shia)islamsk stat i Libanon med Iran som förebild (Libanons befolkning är en blandning av kristna och muslimer)
Genom åren har Hizbollah genomfört terrorattacker runt om i världen, från Argentina till Mellanöstern och Fjärran östern.
Hizbollah understöds ekonomiskt och utbildas av Iran med hjälp av Syrien.
A new HJS publication lists dozens of Hezbollah terror attacks since the party's founding in 1982.
"Hezbollah’s activity as a terrorist group
is often thought to be limited to its war against Israel. This is a
great mistake. From its killing of 58 French peace-keepers in 1983 to
the current day, Hezbollah has repeatedly sought out, killed and been
implicated in the killing of numerous European targets.
Yet despite this fact the European Union (EU) refuses to put
Hezbollah on its official list of designated terrorist groups. This
list includes Hamas but, inexplicably, not Hezbollah.
The official reason given by the EU is that there is a separation
between the political and military wings of Hezbollah. In reality no
such separation exists. Hezbollah does not see it. Lebanon –
which Hezbollah has done so much to destroy – does not see it. America
does not see it. Only the EU sees it. It is time that this disgraceful
anomaly was rectified. Not only because it is wrong, but because the
current situation allows and encourages Hezbollah to recruit and
fundraise in Europe.
For their part, Hezbollah’s leaders are deeply concerned about what
would happen if the EU did finally designate their organisation. The
Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has himself said that
were the EU to outlaw Hezbollah it would ‘destroy’ the group because
‘the sources of our funding will dry up and the sources of moral,
political and material support will be destroyed.’
This publication aims to serve as a reminder of what Hezbollah has
done. But it is also intended to serve as a resource for European
citizens. The case for designating Hezbollah is overwhelming. We need
political leadership on the issue. But that will only come about if
European citizens who abhor terrorism – and who have suffered so many
times from it – make their voices heard. It is in our power to make
Nasrallah’s nightmare come true, and in the process make a practical
step toward assisting peace in the Middle East and Europe.
- Douglas Murray, Associate Director
Hela artikeln kan läsas här:
by Douglas Murray,Michael Weiss,Raheem Kassam,Alan Mendoza
and Davis Lewin
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