Israel Matzav

Europeans looking dumber by the minute

In the Gulf States, they don't mess around. Unlike Europe, they know terrorists when they see them.

Saudi Arabian paper Al-Watan, which cited an unnamed source, wrote that the GCC views Hezbollah as a monolithic organization and “does not differentiate between Hezbollah’s military and political wings.”

In light of the council’s decision not to separate Hezbollah into distinct parts, the source said the GCC’s sanctions are slated to be “more comprehensive than the EU’s decision.”

According to Al-Watan, lines of diplomatic communication took place “between the GCC and some European and international countries in a bid to clamp down on Hezbollah and its members.”

The six GCC members are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They are already “studying” counterterrorism methods for cracking down on Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia has deported supporters of Hezbollah from its territory, while Bahrain declared the organization to be a terrorist entity in April, making it the first Arab country to outlaw the Lebanese-based group.

Only the Europeans insist on maintaining a difference between Hezullah's 'military' and 'political' wings.

What could go wrong?

Labels: designated terror organization, Gulf states, Hezbullah

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:51 PM