TIME FOR THE EU TO STAND UP TO TERRORISM

TIME FOR THE EU TO STAND UP TO TERRORISM

We call on the the EU to take heed of the recent statement by the Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron who called on the EU to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.

Hezbollah is an active and violent international terrorist group based in Lebanon and funded by the Iranian regime.  An investigation by the Bulgarian Government concluded that Hezbollah was responsible for the attack in the resort of Burgas in Bulgaria, which killed 5 Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver.

Hezbollah has a violent history. On July 18^th 1994, they attacked the AMIA Jewish Community centre in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. Furthermore, it frequently attacks Israel, firing from civilian areas and using human shields thus committing a double war crime. There can be no dispute that Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation and it is time for the EU to recognise this and proscribe it without delay. Without an appropriate response, the prospect of further atrocities occurring in the EU is increased.

Paul Charney, Chairman of The ZF said, “It is clear to all that Hezbollah is an ambitious international terrorist organisation that receives funding from Europe.  We need to rid the world from this threat, and we start by proscribing it from the EU”

The ZF and all its members will continue to call on the EU to stand up to terrorists.