Hezbollah being broken in Europe after being banned in Austria

Hezbollah is facing new obstacles in Europe, as the
Iranian-backed terrorist militia faces rejection and bans on the international
scene.
Comprehensive ban
The Lebanese Hezbollah faced a ban on its activities in
Austria after the Austrian parliament on Saturday, May 30 issued new
recommendations to stop the terrorist group’s activities in the country after
launching calls for escalatory measures against it within the European Union.
The Austrian parliament approved a draft resolution banning
Hezbollah activities in the country submitted by the ruling coalition parties,
and the resolution stipulated that distinguishing between Hezbollah's military
and political wings is unjustified, as Hezbollah is fully a terrorist
organization.
US welcomes decision
The US State Department welcomed the Austrian decision,
which will lead to curbing the Lebanese militia’s activities in the country. US
State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said on Twitter, “We welcome the
Austrian Parliament’s recognition of the threat that Hezbollah represents in
Europe, and we call for taking additional steps against this terrorist agent of
Iran.”
This decision came very shortly after Germany announced a
complete ban on Hezbollah activities on its soil, while the Netherlands,
Britain, the United States and Canada classified it as a terrorist
organization, in a successful move to further curb Hezbollah's threat on
Austria after the country's decision to ban the use of Hezbollah slogans or
flags in March 2019.
Hezbollah’s state in Lebanon
On the other hand, a vigil in Beirut protested against the
“Hezbollah state” and called for restricting arms to the Lebanese state.
Lebanese activists gathered on Saturday, May 30 to demand the disarmament of
the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia, raising the slogan “No to a state within the
state. No to illegal weapons.”
One of the protesters said, “For more than seven months, we
have been going out with protest movements demanding to fight against
corruption, but so far no progress has been made, because whoever protects this
corruption is Hezbollah and its weapons, and all peoples of the world have the
right to possess arms to resist the occupier but not to protect the corrupt. We
want to build a homeland, but is it permissible for this weapon to protect
corruption and smuggling through state facilities?”
International reactions
The Austrian parliament's decision to curb the activities of
the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in the country came at a significant time,
meaning that perhaps there is European consensus to ban the group following
Germany’s ban on it.
Dr. Tarek Fahmy, professor of political science at Cairo
University, told the Reference that Austria's decision also invites other
governments to limit Hezbollah's activities, and there are expectations that
other countries will follow suit, especially since some members of the European
Parliament began discussing this matter days before Austria’s ban.
Fahmy said that the US administration's proposals must be
emphasized regarding the decision and its significance, as the repercussions of
this decision on Hezbollah will be costly, especially following the German
decision and the likelihood that the European Parliament and other countries
could follow suit.
This is a very crucial stage that will have major
repercussions on the expansion of Hezbollah's activities outside Europe and
serves as an invitation for the decision to be repeated in a number of other
countries, Fahmy noted. Hezbollah will not succeed in facing this matter,
especially considering the existing evidence of its involvement in terrorist activities
that strike at European stability, not only in Germany and Austria, but in most
European countries.