[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 105 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1110]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF THE EU'S DESIGNATION OF HEZBOLLAH AS A TERRORIST 
                              ORGANIZATION

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 22, 2013

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, today, the European Union (EU) demonstrated 
its commitment to global security as the 28 EU member states spoke as 
one voice to condemn Hezbollah's deadly attack in Burgas, Bulgaria last 
year, and for plotting a similar attack in Cyprus.
   As the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats, I feel that it is difficult to determine where 
Hezbollah's civilian wing ends and militant one begins, but the EU's 
decision to designate the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist 
organization is a welcomed step. This designation will send a clear 
message to the international community that freedom-espousing 
democracies will not stand idly by in the face of coercive tactics and 
aggression by Hezbollah's leaders, militants, and their foreign 
financers.
   I am confident that following today's decision, more governments 
will follow suit and see Hezbollah for what it truly is- a terrorist 
organization devoted to violence against innocent people both within 
and beyond Lebanon's borders.

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