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Article: ARAB EUROPEAN RELATIONS - Sept 16 - Far-Right Euro-Mps Bid To Have Hizbullah Blacklisted As Terrorist Organization.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- September 20, 2008
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Members of the EU's Parliament launches a campaign this week to have Hizbullah listed as a terrorist organization by the 27-member bloc. A coalition of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) circulated a "written declaration" on Sept 16 seeking to have Hizbullah added to the EU terror list, which includes Al-Qaeda and several Palestinian groups. Hizbullah is not currently considered a terrorist group by most Western countries. Only four countries - the US, Israel, Canada and Holland - have officially listed the Shi'ite political group as "terrorist organization". Australia and Britain label only the armed wing of Hizbullah as "terrorist". Some other countries do not ...