U.S. Welcomes Serbia's Intention to Label Hizbullah as 'Terrorist'
Serbia’s announcement that it will designate Hizbullah as “a terrorist organization in its entirety” is another significant step limiting “this Iranian backed terrorist group’s ability to operate in Europe,” the U.S. said on Sunday.
“This important action was announced as part of the historic commitments President (Donald) Trump secured on a wide range of economic normalization issues between Serbia and Kosovo, coupled with the steps both nations are taking to help achieve peace in the Middle East,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
“There is no doubt that the dominoes are falling on Hizbullah’s European operations, where it has continued to plot terrorist attacks, procure military technology, and raise much needed funding. Recent actions by Germany and Lithuania against Hizbullah follow those taken last year by the United Kingdom and Kosovo,” he added.
He also said that the United States continues to call on the European Union and European nations to “designate or ban Hizbullah in its entirety, and recognize the reality that it is a terrorist organization root and branch with no distinction between its so-called ‘military’ and ‘political’ wings.”
“We urge all countries in Europe and elsewhere to take whatever action they can to prevent Hizbullah operatives, recruiters, and financiers from operating on their territories,” Pompeo went on to say.
The statement comes days after Washington slapped sanctions on two Lebanese former ministers for allegedly aiding Hizbullah carry out illicit activities.
13 September 2020, 19:58
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Are you saying that Iran controls much of the decision making in Iraq through its militias? How about Lebanon?
13 September 2020, 21:35
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Every time another country labels Ebola as a terrorist organisation, we celebrate a small victory to isolate those thugs as parias of the world...
13 September 2020, 22:02
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Understood that you and the Shiite duo are feeling the heat generated by the domino effect of gulf Arabs choosing normalization with Israel As the least worst option to oppose Iran.
But to spin it into USA loosing ground is a clear indication of your bankruptcy political, financial and not least social.
Your actions came close to eradicating our Lebanon and the pillars of its existence but thankfully your philosophy is failing spectacularly.
Instead of the bravado your likes keep displaying, perhaps you should dedicate more time and effort inward and recognize your failure and deal with it like Lebanese not Iranians.
14 September 2020, 00:24
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Lebnanfirst, perfect analysis, they haven’t gotten over Egypt and Jordan’s normalisation with Israel yet and now the Arab states are falling in line. And the idiots can’t see that their actions are playing right into the hands of Israel, by coincidence or craft is still yet to be determined.
14 September 2020, 15:12
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Short answer to ( lebnanfirst), lm not a Israeli citizen,not even a Jew but looking the international information USA doesn’t loose ground,just strength it’s own Sequrity from idiots and fanatics like you.
Not every day,every hour Muslim world loosing ground and because of that Muslims get nervous and complaining against the West.One clerk in USA ( lukaly is not anymore there) openly speak against Christianity; “ count them one by one and kill them down to the very last one. Don’t leave a single one on the face of the Earth “ So lm happy to use the same words ; Count all Muslims one by one and kill them down to the very last one. Don’t leave a single (Muslim ) one on the face of the Earth
