Britain and EU move to outlaw Hizbollah


The Independent UK
 Date: 03-04-05

By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem and Stephen Castle in Brussels

Israeli and American attempts to isolate Hizbollah are making headway after signs that Britain and the EU may impose new proscriptions on the Iranian-backed Lebanese guerrilla group.

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, a Foreign Office minister, has told Israel's Foreign Minister, Sylvan Shalom, that the UK is "actively considering" extending its current proscription of the organisation's military wing to cover its political wing.

Israel, and increasingly the Palestinian Authority under its President, Mahmoud Abbas, blames Hizbollah for funding and recruiting Palestinians who have carried out attacks on Israelis. Unlike Hamas, Hizbollah, which has also hitherto been supported by Syria, is not proscribed by the EU, while Britain has outlawed its military wing but not its political one.

However, a senior British official has said that there was "increasing evidence" for a growing UK view that Hizbollah had a single leadership responsible for both its military and political wings.

European diplomats said that French opposition to taking action against Hizbollah has softened

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