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Arab League Mulls Formally Declaring Hezbollah a Terror Entity
by Hana Levi Julian
March 6, 2016
The Arab League is considering a move to join the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United States and the European Union in listing Lebanon-based Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. It is a move aimed not only at Hezbollah, but rather at isolating Iran, which is increasing its hold on the region via its proxies. Arab nations in the region particularly fear Iran’s galloping progress in the nuclear technology field, which the United Nations and world powers failed to restrain. Bahrain is behind the move. The tiny island kingdom, a member of the GCC and the Arab League, was the first Arab nation to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist entity in March 2013. READ MORE