Posted on 04/30/2020 2:10:25 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Berlin (AFP) - Germany on Thursday completely banned Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement from carrying out activities on its soil, as police raided mosques and venues linked to the group.
Like the European Union, Germany had until now only outlawed Hezbollah's military wing while tolerating its political wing.
But in a shift immediately welcomed by the United States and Israel, the German interior ministry said it now considered the entire movement a "Shiite terrorist organisation".
"Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation deemed responsible for numerous attacks and kidnappings worldwide," Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told Germany's Bild daily.
The interior minister "has banned the operation of the group" in Germany with immediate effect, his spokesman tweeted.
Raids were taking place in several places across the country, he added.
Dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah in Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund and Muenster in the early hours of the morning, German media reported.
The Al-Irshad mosque in Berlin was sealed off with at least 16 police vans parked outside, an AFP photographer saw. Masked police officers were seen walking in and out of the mosque.
Although Hezbollah has no official presence in Germany, security forces estimate it has roughly a thousand members in the country.
They are thought to use Germany as a safe haven to make plans, recruit sympathisers and raise funds, including through criminal activities.
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Next on the list the Muslim Brotherhood.
L8r
A so-called religion exposes itself constantly and everyone tells Ethel not to look ....
Too late. She done got mooned by the moon god. 😁
Yep and full frontals too
Wait, wait!! Didn’t these peace loving believers original say the Shahadah? Grow beards & name themselves after their Prophet, mohammad? And follow this perfect pattern of human behavior in every detail. Pray 5x a day & go to the local mosque ever Friday with their holy Koran?
It must be from the German BBQ pork fumes radicalizing true cresent moon believers.
[ Like the European Union, Germany had until now only outlawed Hezbollah’s military wing while tolerating its political wing.
But in a shift immediately welcomed by the United States and Israel, the German interior ministry said it now considered the entire movement a “Shiite terrorist organisation”. ]
So, they figured out the political wing is just a front for the terrorist military wing?
Man, they are quick to catch on! /s
WOW!
Yes they are. 🤪 What do you think was their first clue? 😁
Must have been an explosion or some other terrorist attack.
Why are these people in Germany at all?
That they did anything is amazing. The first Germany told China this whole virus thing is going to cost them and now they make a move against and this group. Maybe they are slowly waking up
Hello PDJT, take note and proceed with similar actions.
Finally!! They (and the rest of the world) should have done this by 1984...
You’d think the Lockerbie incident would have been enough of a clue.
The bomb put aboard the Pan Am Seven Seas Clipper (747) was put aboard in Germany.
One thing W and Cheney got right - they went after terrorist mosques.
And then came Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama.
And W became friends with Obama. Sigh.
[One thing W and Cheney got right - they went after terrorist mosques.]
What I meant was they did an excellent job going after them.
Now if only we would do the same with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Yeah, and we’ll gladly turn Obama over.
About time the fury of the Hun is unleashed!
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