In a remarkable move, Israel has officially designated Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) as a terror organization to mark the 15th anniversary of the horrific Mumbai
terror attacks.
The Israeli Embassy said all compulsory procedures have been completed to
declare LeT as a terror outfit, noting that the decision was made independently
without any formal request from the Indian Government.
“While Israel only lists terror organizations, who are actively operating
against it from within or around its borders, or in a similar manner to India –
those globally recognized by UNSC or the US State department; the Israeli
ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs, have jointly worked in the last few
months towards an expediated and extraordinary listing of the Lashkar -e- Taiba
organization on this date, to highlight the importance of a Unified Global
Front in combating terrorism,” the statement reads.
It is to be noted, two Israeli nationals – Gabriel Holtzberg and Rivka
Holtzberg – were among the six Jewish victims during the terror attacks at
Chabad Lubavitch Jewish centre in Mumbai, known as the Chabad House.
Calling LeT a “deadly and reprehensible terror organization” accountable
for the murder of hundreds of Indians, the embassy said its “heinous actions on
November 26, 2008 still reverberate in force, through all peace seeking nations
and societies.”
NE Watch Desk
