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Swiss decide against banning Hezbollah
[IsraelTimes] The Swiss government, which previously drafted a law explicitly banning Hamas activities and support for the Palestinian terror group, decided this week against doing the same for Hezbollah in Lebanon.Parliamentary security policy committees had called for a ban on Hezbollah, but in its response, published today, the federal government says the conditions had not been met. Switzerland’s Federal Council says the group could not be banned as a threat to security under the country’s intelligence act because the existing law required sanctions or a ban by the United Nations to be in place for such a move to be applied. It said it banned Hamas over the “unprecedented terrorist attacks” of October 7, 2023, in line with the practice of proscribing organizations on a case-by-case basis only “for extremely serious reasons.” “Bans on organizations must continue to follow this political line,” it says, judging that it was “not appropriate” to create a new law to ban Hezbollah. The lower house of parliament’s security committee had said that “like Hamas, Hezbollah is a radical Islamic terrorist organization responsible for numerous acts of violence and human rights violations” which “represents a threat to the stability of the entire region.” It demanded that the government “issue a comprehensive ban on Hezbollah.” Parliament will consider the government’s position during its December 2-20 session, and will also vote on the law to ban Hamas, Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS reports. Related: Switzerland: 2024-11-20 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: November 19, 2024 Switzerland: 2024-11-16 As Gaza fighting continues, Hamas urges Trump to pressure Israel to end Gaza war; PIJ releases hostage video Switzerland: 2024-11-09 Good Morning Posted by: trailing wife 2024-11-29 |
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