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Lennox Kalifungwa

U.S. Legislators Urge EU To Classify Hezbollah As Full Terrorist Organization

French President Jacques Chirac (5thL) gestures as he gives a speech during a major conference on international aid for Lebanon, 25 January 2007 in Paris. On July 12, the E.U. parliament passed a resolution calling for Hezbollah to be added to the list of banned terrorist groups. PHOTO BY PATRICK KOVARIK/GETTY IMAGES 

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives joined together earlier this week to insist that the European Union classify Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, as opposed to solely its “military wing.” An influential group that issued a similar push prior to that is the international alliance’s own legislature.

On July 12, the E.U. parliament passed a resolution calling for Hezbollah to be added to the list of banned terrorist groups.

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