Iran Press/Middle East: The Lebanese organization condemned on Friday a British government decision to list it as a terrorist organisation, saying the move showed "servile obedience" to the United States.
Hezbollah said in a statement it was a "resistance movement against Israeli occupation", describing the British move as an "insult to the feelings, sympathies and will of the Lebanese people that consider Hezbollah a major political and popular force," Al-Manar reported.
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday that the government will designate the entire Hezbollah organization as a terrorist entity as of Friday subject to the approval of the parliament.
Javid noted that the UK government was no longer able to maintain a distinction between Hezbollah’s political and military activities and thus will include the group’s political unit in its blacklist.
The Israeli regime swiftly welcomed Javid’s announcement with Israeli Security Minister Gilad Erdan saying in a tweet that the European Union, which unlike the United States has opposed designation of Hezbollah as terrorist entity, should follow suit.
Britain has become increasingly angered by Hezbollah’s role in an anti-militancy campaign in Syria, where London has for the past eight years supported terrorist groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Hezbollah has played a major role in helping Assad purge the Syrian territory from terrorist groups. 101
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