Yemen Tribes Slam Germany for Complying with US, Israeli Dictates to Ban Hezbollah

Yemen tribes have slammed the German government’s decision to designate Hezbollah a “terrorist organization”, saying Berlin’s decision reflects identification with the US-Zionist dictates that target the free and resistance movements and peoples of the nation.

In a statement issued by the Tribal Popular Cohesion Council, the Yemeni tribes stressed their full support and solidarity with Hezbollah and various Islamic resistance movements.

The statement called on all tribes and peoples of the free nation to reject these decisions targeting Hezbollah and the various Islamic movements fighting with various available means and capabilities.

On Thursday, Germany designated Hezbollah as a “terrorist group” and ordered raids on various mosques and cultural sites allegedly linked to the resistance movement.

Police raided four mosque associations in Dortmund and Muenster in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen and Berlin, along with private homes of alleged Hezbollah members.

Israel and the United States had been pushing Berlin to ban the resistance movement which is credited with helping defeat the most violent Takfiri and other terrorist groups in Syria and driving out Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.

The resistance movement’s popularity for shattering Israel’s myth of invincibility among the Arab public opinion has worried Israel and the West. Its military engagement in the Syria war has also turned it into a seasoned force, forcing many Western observers to describe Hezbollah as the most powerful Arab “army”.