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One year after Germany banned Hezbollah from operating on its soil, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group\u2019s presence in Germany is stronger than ever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Germany’s Failed Hezbollah Ban<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | June 16, 2021<\/p>\n

One year after Germany banned Hezbollah from operating on its soil, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group\u2019s presence in Germany is stronger than ever.<\/p>\n

In the twelve months since the ban entered into effect, Hezbollah\u2019s propaganda and fundraising activities in Germany have continued apace; the number of its followers in the country has increased; and the Hamburg mosque which serves as Iran\u2019s main base of operations in Germany has gained in influence.<\/p>\n

In retrospect, Germany\u2019s much-vaunted Hezbollah ban appears to have been little more than a publicity stunt aimed at silencing critics of the German government\u2019s pro-Iran foreign policy.<\/p>\n

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One year after Germany banned Hezbollah from operating on its soil, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group\u2019s presence in Germany is stronger than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,48],"tags":[179,153],"class_list":["post-7378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-germany","category-islam-in-europe","tag-germany","tag-hezbollah"],"yoast_head":"\nGermany's Failed Hezbollah Ban - Soeren Kern | Geopolitical Perspectives on Europe, America and the Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2021\/06\/16\/germanys-failed-hezbollah-ban\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Germany's Failed Hezbollah Ban - 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