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House of Commons Approves Ban on Hizbullah Political Wing
(Guardian-UK) Peter Walker - On Tuesday the measure proscribing Hizbullah's political wing was put to the House of Commons. A Labour spokesman said the party would not oppose the measure overall, but argued that there did not seem to be sufficient evidence for the move, noting also that Hizbullah was part of the Lebanese government. Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said: "In light of Hizbullah's increasingly destabilizing behavior over recent years we believe it is right to proscribe the entire organization. Hizbullah itself has publicly denied a distinction between its military and political wings...and...the distinction between the two wings is now untenable."