Comment by umanwizard
Comment by 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.
Comment by 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.
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.
It's a shame that Hezbollah do not wear uniforms, a war crime[0]; because then it would be clear that these are military officers, and thus terrorists by that definition.
Or is your statement that the people targeted were not military? Or... what's your point with this comment?
[0]: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule65
I didn't have any point other than pointing out that your claims were incorrect.
Separately, I do think it's funny when people try to justify Israel's actions by reference to international laws or norms, as if Israel cares. They would still have done this even if they were the only country in the world that considered Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
Just like they're (practically) the only country in the world that considers the Golan Heights or East Jerusalem to be legitimately part of their territory, their occupation of the West Bank to be legal, their permanent air and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip to be legal, and so on. They don't appear to care about international norms at all.
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]