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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 750 

Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a 

terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2016 

Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 

JEFFRIES, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its 

entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure 

on it and its members. 

Whereas in July 2012 a Hizballah terror attack in Bulgaria 

killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian; 

Whereas in March 2013 a Hizballah operative in Cyprus was 

convicted of planning terror attacks after admitting he 

was a member of Hizballah, was trained in the use of 

weapons and used a dual Swedish-Lebanese passport to 

travel around Europe on missions as a courier and scout 

for Hizballah; 

Whereas though such Hizballah operative was convicted on 

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rorism charges against him because Hizballah was not 

listed as a terrorist organization; 

Whereas the European Union (EU) in July 2013 designated 

Hizballah’s so-called ‘‘military wing’’—but not the organization as a whole—as a terrorist organization; 

Whereas despite restrictions put on Hizballah since the designation of its military wing, the group continues to conduct illicit narco-trafficking, money laundering, and 

weapons trafficking throughout Europe; 

Whereas EU designation of Hizballah’s military wing has enabled substantial and important cooperation between 

United States and European authorities aimed at uncovering and thwarting Hizballah’s international criminal activities, such as drug trafficking and money laundering, 

the proceeds of which are used to purchase weapons and 

advance Hizballah’s terrorist aims; 

Whereas in December 2015, the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102) 

was signed into law in the United States, broadening financial sector sanctions against Hizballah to compel foreign financial institutions to refrain from supporting the 

terrorist group; 

Whereas according to the United States Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA), in February 2016, the DEA and 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection partnered with 

counterparts in France, Germany, Italy, and Belgium to 

arrest top leaders of the European cell of Hizballah’s External Security Organization Business Affairs Component—a cell that engages in international money laundering and drug trafficking to support Hizballah’s terror 

activities; 


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Whereas for many years, Iran and Syria have been the prime 

sponsors of Hizballah, harboring, financing, training, and 

arming the group; 

Whereas Department of Defense officials estimate that Iran 

provides $100 to $200 million per year to Hizballah in 

the form of financial and logistical support, weapons, and 

training; 

Whereas Hizballah now has an arsenal of approximately 

150,000 missiles and rockets, many of which can reach 

deep into Israel, at a time when Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is threatening to invade the Galilee or attack civilian Israeli chemical plants to generate 

mass destruction; 

Whereas while the EU reels from the migrant crisis sparked 

by violence in Syria, some 6,000 to 8,000 Hizballah 

fighters have been on the ground in Syria aiding the 

Assad regime in its slaughter of innocent Syrians; 

Whereas Lebanon continues to be plagued by instability and 

violence; 

Whereas due to Hizballah’s actions in Syria, the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant has carried out retaliatory 

terrorist attacks in Beirut; 

Whereas the Lebanese Armed Forces, the legitimate security 

establishment of the country as set forth in United Nations Resolution 1701, are struggling to control the flow 

of weapons and Hizballah fighters at its borders; 

Whereas Hizballah trains and provides weapons for Shiite militias in Iraq and Yemen, further destabilizing the region 

and perpetuating violence in those countries; 

Whereas in October 2012, Hizballah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem stated that ‘‘[Hizballah does not] have 


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a military wing and a political one . . . Every element 

of Hizballah, from commanders to members as well as 

our various capabilities, are in the service of the resistance’’; 

Whereas the United States, Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands have designated Hizballah in its entirety as a terror 

organization, while Australia and New Zealand have applied the designation to the organization’s so-called military wing; 

Whereas in March 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the 

bloc of six Gulf Arab nations, formally branded 

Hizballah, in its entirety, a terrorist organization, and 

the League of Arab States shortly thereafter adopted the 

same designation; and 

Whereas in April 2016, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, denounced Hizballah’s ‘‘terrorist acts’’ in the Middle 

East: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses appreciation to the European 

3 Union (EU) for the progress made in countering 

4 Hizballah since the EU designated Hizballah’s mili5 tary wing as a terrorist organization; 

6 (2) applauds and expresses support for the con7 tinued, increased cooperation between the United 

8 States and the EU in thwarting Hizballah’s criminal 

9 and terrorist activities; and 


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1 (3) urges the EU to designate Hizballah in its 

2 entirety as a terrorist organization and increase 

3 pressure on the group, including through— 

4 (A) facilitating better cross-border coopera5 tion between EU members in combating 

6 Hizballah; 

7 (B) issuing arrest warrants against mem8 bers and active supporters of Hizballah; 

9 (C) freezing Hizballah’s assets in Europe, 

10 including those masquerading as charities; and 

11 (D) prohibiting fundraising activities in 

12 support of Hizballah. 

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