dijit 2 days ago

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  • gghhzzgghhzz 2 days ago

    "EU and the Arab League"

    EU does not classify Hezbollah as a terror organisation, only its military wing.

    • dijit 2 days ago

      Who was attacked?

      My understanding was that it was exclusively military leaders and that the pagers were handed out specifically to combat Israeli surveillance.

  • umanwizard 2 days ago

    > Hezbollah are classified as a terror organisation by the UN

    That is not true. Lots of countries and organizations consider them a terrorist organization, but the UN isn’t one of them.

    • dijit 2 days ago

      Ah, quite right, I mean the EU, apologies.

      > As of October 2020, Hezbollah or its military wing are considered terrorist organizations by at least 26 countries, as well as by the European Union and since 2017 by most member states of the Arab League, with the exception of Iraq and Lebanon, where Hezbollah is the most powerful political party.[374]

      > The countries that have designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization include: the Gulf Cooperation Council,[375] and their members Saudi Arabia,[376] Bahrain,[377] United Arab Emirates,[376] as well as Argentina,[378] Canada,[379] Colombia,[380] Estonia,[381] Germany,[382] Honduras,[383] Israel,[384] Kosovo,[385] Lithuania,[386] Malaysia,[387] Paraguay,[388] Serbia,[381] Slovenia,[389] United Kingdom,[390] United States,[391] and Guatemala.[392]

      • umanwizard 2 days ago

        The EU doesn’t consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization either — only its military wing. Much like people who considered the Provisional IRA to be terrorists but not Sinn Féin.