"It is Hezbollah that keeps driving this country into conflict with Israel."
Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler comments on current developments in the Middle East. There appears to be progress in the dialogue between Israel and Lebanon – but Hezbollah remains the decisive factor.
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two former Lebanese cabinet members—Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Transport Minister Yusuf Finyanus—for providing material support to Hezbollah and engaging in corruption. The designations...
On Tuesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler, Polish MEP and former Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and CEP Senior Advisor and former Irish Deputy Foreign Minister Lucinda Creighton, authored an op-ed...
Last week’s deadly explosion in Beirut intensified scrutiny of Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon’s state security, the armed forces, financial resources, and political landscape. Since the explosion, several port officials have been placed under house...
Law enforcement agencies around the globe are widening their efforts to dismantle the illicit activities and financial networks of Iran-backed proxy militias. In July, the United States and Paraguay moved to disrupt Hezbollah’s infrastructure and...
Leaders of the European Union (EU) last week received an unprecedented letter from 235 lawmakers representing 30 nations and 25 EU member states, urging the body to ban Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah and designate it in its entirety as a terrorist...
Convicted Hezbollah financier and U.S.-designated a “global terrorist” Kassim Tajideen will be released early by the U.S. on compassionate grounds, according to multiple press reports. A court filing made on June 11 by U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Today, Germany designated Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, banning all of its activities in the country. The announcement by the Federal Ministry of the Interior came hours after German authorities raided properties in Bremen...
On March 15, 2020, a Hezbollah commander was arraigned in Carinthia, Austria, on the charge of financing terrorism. The commander, having lived in Carinthia for 13 years, stands accused of working for Hezbollah in Lebanon and financing operations for...
Earlier this year, the United Kingdom took the long overdue step of banning Hezbollah in its entirety. Like much of the rest of Europe, the United Kingdom had previously designated only Hezbollah’s military wing, which resulted in demonstrators...
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