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European Union should try actually banning Hezbollah

By Olivier Guitta
Published July 27, 2013 4:00am ET
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European Union should try actually banning Hezbollah
In this photo taken Tuesday, July 26, 2011, Hezbollah supporters wave the party's flags and carry pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking the fifth anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) | Bilal Hussein

After over 10 years of intense debate, the Europe Union has finally agreed to include Hezbollah in its list of terrorist organizations. This came about after the Bulgarian authorities revealed that Hezbollah was behind the Burgas bus bombing in July 2012 that killed six and injured 32.

Also the fact that Hezbollah has been very active in the Syrian conflict alongside Bashar al Assad’s army put additional pressure on the EU to act.

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