Israeli leader urges EU to blacklist Hezbollah

EUObserver reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Italy's foreign minister in September 2012 that the EU should designate Hezbollah as a terrorist entity. But EU diplomats were said to be wary of the move.

ESO: Background information: Israel unhappy after EU blacklists 1980s town http://www.europeansources.info/record/israel-unhappy-after-eu-blacklists-1980s-town/

ESO: Background information: Terror hits EU soil: Blast hits Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria http://www.europeansources.info/record/terror-hits-eu-soil-blast-hits-israeli-tourist-bus-in-bulgaria/

Wikipedia: Hezbollah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

Wall Street Journal, 7.9.12: U.K., Netherlands Push to Reopen Hezbollah Debate http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444273704577637324167941662.html

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