Europe Won't Call Hizballah Terrorists

(CNSNews.com) - Despite growing international awareness about the dangers posed to Mideast stability by Hizballah, the European Union has yet to outlaw the group or move to block its funding. E.U. countries have not reached consensus on the matter, because some governments argue against treating as a terrorist group an organization that is involved in the Lebanese political system. An E.U. terrorism list names 27 organizations, but Hizballah is omitted, even though a separate list of 26 terrorist individuals does name Hizballah second-in-command Imad Mugniyah. The anomalous situation could pose difficulties should European peacekeepers be deployed in southern Lebanon, as proposed unexpectedly by the Israeli government at the weekend. Full Story