"Being a member or inviting support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah became illegal March 1 in the United Kingdom, carrying a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years. The move came after UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid formally designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) commended the decision, describing the idea that there is a difference between Hezbollah’s military and political wing as a 'fiction' and calling on other European countries to take a similar stance. 'Until the rest of Europe comes to this realisation and takes action similar to the UK’s, Hezbollah will be free to spread its ideological and financial tentacles across the European Union and use those proceeds to strangle freedom and democracy in Lebanon,' a statement from CEP said."