Israel scolded the European Union for allowing diplomats to meet with a Hezbollah official. Ambassadors from the European Union, France and Italy met recently in Lebanon with Muhammad Fanish, the Hezbollah representative in the Lebanese government. Ron Prosdor, director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, called in E.U. representatives Oct. 6 to protest the meeting.
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