The European Union has done it, or more accurately, the United States and Israel have done it. Though the EU decision to designate what it termed the “military wing” of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization may not have been surprising, it was certainly cause for hilarity, at least in pro-Resistance circles. The EU decision became fodder for jokes on social media sites shortly after it was announced, while members of the Resistance, in both its political and military “wings,” found in it rich material for mockery.
Jesting aside, why would it bother Hezbollah or its military or political leaders to have their group on Europe’s terror blacklist? Does Nasrallah or Mustafa Badreddine have accounts in European banks or homes in London, Berlin, and Brussels? Did the late Imad Mughniyeh take a holiday in Amsterdam after the capture of two Israeli soldiers in July 2006?
Furthermore, who came up with the term “military wing”? How can the EU distinguish between the political and military wings of Hezbollah? Resistance sources say this is nonsense, period.
Meanwhile, compared to the US decision, the European decision is meaningless. The United States, arguably the most powerful country in the world, has designated Hezbollah as a terror group for decades, and yet, nothing has changed.
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