Israel welcomed the decision by the Austrian parliament calling for measures against the Hezbollah Islamic organization. The resolution, unanimously passed in Parliament, calls on the Austrian government to take action against terror activists and supporters, and also seeks to change the policy that artificially separates the military and political arm of the organization.
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi: "This is a significant decision against Hezbollah, and I hope that the Austrian government adopts the parliamentary decision and joins the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands who recognized Hezbollah as a whole as a terror organization.
"Preceding this decision, like similar decisions made in Europe in recent months, was significant diplomatic work by foreign ministers leading an inter-agency effort to combat Hezbollah in the international political arena."