BREAKING NEWS: European Union to Freeze Hamas Assets, Label it as Terrorist Organization By Andrew L. Jaffee, September 6, 2003	Home   Search   Forum   Terms

Finally, the European Union is taking action against Hamas. According to the Associated Press:

The European Union will declare all wings of the militant Palestinian group Hamas a terrorist organization and freeze its assets after dozens of deadly attacks in Israel, the bloc's foreign ministers said Saturday.

The EU previously had blacklisted only the group's military arm, Izzedine al Qassam. But - taking a cue from Washington - it agreed Saturday to block funding to Hamas political offshoots, fund-raising charities and social welfare groups, after a suicide bus bombing last month that killed 22 people.

Reuters added:

Stunned into action by the unraveling Middle East peace process, the European Union on Saturday denounced the political wing of Hamas as a terrorist organization, a move long sought by Washington.

Stunned? Hamas has been blowing up Jews for 15 (fifteen) years. How many dead Israelis does it take for the EU to be "stunned?" It's about time that the EU took action.