In the footsteps of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, authorities in Germany recently announced a complete ban on the activities of the Lebanese jihad terror group Hezbollah in Germany. After it revealed a serious intention to take such a step several months ago, security personnel in Germany began a campaign to pursue and investigate each of Hezbollah’s followers on German soil.
Canada, the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, Israel, the Arab League, and a number of Latin American countries currently ban Hezbollah entirely, but the European Union banned only the “military wing” of Hezbollah in 2013, while allowing its “political wing” to operate in Europe.
This places Hezbollah in a real predicament, given its dependence on an external network of supporters spread throughout the world.
Institutions and centers
Germany has witnessed an extensive spread of Hezbollah institutions, religious centers and associations, and these seek to mobilize support for the group within the country and Europe at large. According to a report published by Fox News and based on German intelligence reports issued last year, there are 1050 Hezbollah operatives active in Germany, and about 30 mosques and cultural centers on German soil have links to Hezbollah.
The Fox News report also revealed intelligence information in Bremen stating that the Mustafa Community Center, which is controlled by Hezbollah, is a major fundraising center for the group, and has worked to send funds directly to its headquarters in Beirut.
Hezbollah, by setting up an infrastructure of this size for its operations in Germany, opens itself to numerous questions about those operations, both regarding money transfers and prohibited trade. These questions may be answered, as there is an intelligence effort to reveal what Hezbollah is doing in more than one country in the world, and this has led to an organized international campaign against the group.
The German government justified its important move to investigate and shut down the group by noting that it is “continuing to demand the annihilation of Israel and the struggle against its existence,” as well as the party’s responsibility for the killing of many people in different regions around the world. Among these are hundreds of thousands of Syrians.
Hezbollah is facing a real dilemma, with increasing pressure on its branches and the pursuit of those who are working with various institutions in numerous countries, especially those responsible for providing and transporting money. The German Ministry of the Interior indicated that German authorities are investigating mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah, on charges related to financial support and propaganda for the group in Europe.
In Germany, there are no official institutions that work directly for Hezbollah. This made the tracking task difficult, but the authorities succeeded in confining them and storming them in several German cities after the ban was issued.
An important step
Hezbollah has an external operations unit that is trying to find a foothold in all areas vital to its operations, including both Latin America and Europe.
Hezbollah has always relied on a network of connections of the organization with various associations and foundations in many countries of the world. These connections have the goal of mobilizing financing on the one hand and finding logistical headquarters for its activities on the other hand. Germany’s recent ban endangers this elaborate network.
Germany is of great importance to the party; it is considered a safe haven for some of its members. This is what the German Foreign Ministry said, noting that “the party is working to collect donations in Germany and Europe through all the organizations and associations that have close ties with Arab and Islamic countries.”
The German step is also very important because it opens the way for more countries to follow Germany’s example in Europe.
Templer says
Hopefully islam will get banend fullstop but all these leftireds about bought it
WASP says
Let us anticipate the rise of the conservative parties in Europe and finally rid a good portion of the Islamic thrust into Europe…it won’t be easy and it will not end well but in order to save the west, forceful action must take place.
gravenimage says
Good people just need to speak up first.
Halal Bacon says
Deutschland sold its soul for oil 40 years ago
nicu says
Germany still pays for what happened 70 years ago — merkel embraces all Muslim criminals ! 2 million of Muslims ( official ) since 2015 ! and Muslims always will support other Muslims – never will be a part of our society !
Wayne Erdman says
The truest stat I have heard yet. islam does not fit into the wozrd. It has Aaron done nothing but kill and mame since it’s inception. We need to stamp it out like a snake. Pure Evil
gravenimage says
How is Germany important to Hezbollah?
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Glad Germany finally banned them.
Charlie in NY says
Since it’s the German homeland’s security that is at stake, don’t expect them to apply the same rules interpretation the E.U. used to keep funding anti-Israel NGOs with terrorists on staff. Look instead for such persons connected with Hezbollah to be expelled or prosecuted regardless of whether their names (correctly transliterated from Arabic or Farsi) appear on any Hezbollah related list.
OLD GUY says
Hezbollah just and extension of the Islamic/Muslim migration invasion of their enemies country. Islam is not coming to your country to become part of your great society, they are coming to destroy your society and culture and replace it with their dictatorship “religious” type political rule. Your freedom and vary life is at danger when enough Islamic migrants are let into your country.
jca reid says
Germany falls…… Europe falls.
RobRoy says
Keep in focus how Lebanese clans have a strong grip on so much, that Police in Berlin is hold back to take actions,… the consequences of a multicultural police. The state has no place in a muslim mind… god, familia’s, clan. That they have ‘national’ feeling with there homeland, because the todays state is the former clan areas.