The push by to ban Hezbollah's military wing is "well intentioned” but "simply doesn’t go far enough” according to the Australian/Israel and Jewish Affairs council's Dr Colin Rubenstein. Security Agencies are expected to brief Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton this month on whether Hezbollah’s military wing should be considered a terrorist group.
Bar New Zealand, Australia is the only country in the Five Eyes security alliance not to label Hezbollah a terrorist organisation.
The push comes after a Sydney man could not be declared a high list terrorist offender because he was a follower of Hezbollah.
Mr Rubenstein told Sky News the organisation's military and political arms are "two wings of the same bird”.
"We are behind here in a bad way, precisely at a time where Hezbollah is becoming emboldened across the Middle East and internationally," he said.
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