The European Union denies Israel’s request to blacklist Hezbollah as a violent terrorist group.

EU refuses Israeli request to blacklist Hezbollah

AFP

The European Union turned down a request Tuesday by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to blacklist Hezbollah as a terror group after last week’s deadly bombing in Bulgaria. “There is no consensus for putting Hezbollah on the list of terrorist organisations,” said Cypriot Foreign Minister.