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Germany bans Hizballah activity and designates it a terror organization, raids mosques

May 1, 2020 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer

Jihad Watch covered the German parliament’s passing of a resolution last December that called for a national ban on Hizballah activities. Now it has, surprisingly, followed through.

Long overdue.

“Germany cracks the whip against Hezbollah, bans its activity, raids mosques,” Reuters, April 30, 2020:

Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police also conducted early morning raids on mosque associations in four cities across Germany. Security officials believe up to 1,050 people in Germany are part of Hezbollah`s extremist wing.

Israel and the United States had been pushing Germany to ban the organisation. Germany had previously distinguished between Hezbollah`s political arm and its military units, which have fought alongside President Bashar al-Assad`s army in Syria.

A spokesman said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had banned the activities of Hezbollah. “Even in times of crisis, the rule of law is capable of acting,” tweeted the spokesman.

A heavily armed Shi`ite Islamist group already designated a terrorist organisation by the United States, Hezbollah is also a significant backer of the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, which took office in January….

Police raided four mosque associations in Dortmund and Muenster in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen and Berlin which they believe are close to Hezbollah, the interior ministry said.

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  1. William Garrison says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    Surprised they actually raided several mosques. Far too few I’m sure.

    • keith says

      May 2, 2020 at 1:26 am

      Its a start at least, a step in the right direction.

    • william carr says

      May 2, 2020 at 7:46 am

      It says mosque associations so it is debatable if mosques were visited at all

    • Iambob says

      May 2, 2020 at 11:57 am

      At least they’ve dared to do so.

      Even though Hezbollah has long been designated a terrorist group in America, when was the last time a mosque-any mosque known to harbor this terrorist group-was raided? Someone please let me know.

      • gravenimage says

        May 2, 2020 at 8:04 pm

        Now Iran is threatening the US and Israel over Hizb’allah being banned in Germany:

        “Iran: Germany will face consequences for caving to Israel, US with Hezbollah ban”

        https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-germany-will-face-consequences-for-caving-to-israel-us-with-hezbollah-ban/

    • toomanyhobbies says

      May 2, 2020 at 9:20 pm

      and Merkel let them?
      Well it’s a start…

  2. RichardL says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    The AfD had put that to the vote for years. Guess who voted against it for years? Everybody other than the AfD.

    • mortimer says

      May 2, 2020 at 10:42 am

      The Germans are making a long, slow trek towards the AfD. But they will eventually get there.

      The German Leftists are trying to destroy Germany identity by weakening nationalism.

  3. Jack Bremer says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    LOOOOONG OVERDUE….

  4. unbeliever1 says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:15 pm

    Looks like Europe finally waking up to the threat of Islam in its midst.

  5. owensgate says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    Too little, too late…

    • gravenimage says

      May 1, 2020 at 8:34 pm

      Why are you preaching surrender here?

      • owensgate says

        May 1, 2020 at 9:10 pm

        Because there doesn’t appear to be another Charles Martel waiting in the wings to rescue Europe, and because an infestation of muslims is worse than an infestation of bedbugs, and a lot harder to get rid of. 🙂

        • gravenimage says

          May 1, 2020 at 9:17 pm

          Why aren’t you calling for more heroes, then, rather than calling for surrender? And no, our supinely giving up is not cause for a smiley face.

  6. Templer says

    May 1, 2020 at 4:01 pm

    Should Ban islam and all it evil Islamic centres full 🛑

  7. Michael Copeland says

    May 1, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    “Hezbollah`s extremist wing”…….

    This is the UK Government’s definition of “extremism”:

    “Extremism is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs…”
    https://gatesofvienna.net/2019/06/the-lamentable-shortcomings-of-some-english-judges-and-senior-lawyers/

    That definition fits Islam itself. Hezbollah is Islamic: it is opposed to all those matters listed, which makes it “extremist”.

    By the way, Hezbollah does not have a “non-extremist” wing.

    • somehistory says

      May 1, 2020 at 7:56 pm

      +10
      islam is poison. Put a little poison in a class of water and those who attempt to separate islam into different sub-sets would drink the water downm only refusing if the glass had only poison and no water.
      islam is poison, “watered down” by moslims who lie and claim that islam is peaceful, tolerant, etc., So politicians, media, and so many others, drink the lies.

  8. gravenimage says

    May 1, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Germany bans Hizballah activity and designates it a terror organization, raids mosques
    ……………

    *Good*.

  9. Nicu says

    May 1, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    are there any elections – I wonder ! Seehofer is a hypocrite ! and he has no own opinion !

  10. Mark Mulakush says

    May 2, 2020 at 9:33 am

    Only Hiballah? How about Islam itself be declared a terrorist organization?

  11. OLD GUY says

    May 2, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    Good move Germany, a good start at controlling your country from the invasion of muslims.

  12. jewdog says

    May 3, 2020 at 8:09 am

    This is mainly thanks to US intel head and German ambassador Richard Grinnell. Germany still has close trade and cultural relations with Teheran.

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