AJC Praises Introduction of House Resolution Urging EU to Fully Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the introduction today of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives urging the European Union to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terror organization.
- WASHINGTON, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the introduction today of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives urging the European Union to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terror organization.
- AJC has long advocated for governments to label the Lebanon-based Hezbollah a terrorist organization, and for applying sanctions against it.
- Full designation by the EU would further delegitimize Hezbollah and hamper its ability to fundraise, recruit, and mobilize.
- This effort follows similar resolutionsover the course of the last decade, strongly supported by AJC, that urged full designation of Hezbollah as a terror organization.