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But the diplomat, who declined to be identified, expects further restrictions on Lebanese expatriates in Africa with regard to funds transfers and the issuance of visas to and from Europe. This comes as a result of the EU decision to include what it called Hezbollah’s “military wing” on its terror list. The anti-Lebanese harassment may increase due to the close African-European coordination, he said.The emigrant-affairs official said, “On that issue, political matters are being mixed with humanitarian matters because of the problem that the resistance [represents toward] Israel. So [they are trying] to hit [the resistance] within its [support base].” He relayed the words of African security officials on how the authorities are identifying the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese: through personal Facebook accounts showing pictures of weapons and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.The Lebanese official explained to the African official that displaying weapons is how the Lebanese celebrate their heritage. They display weapons in their homes, but that doesn’t mean that they are terrorists or Hezbollah soldiers. They live in Africa in peace and are sympathetic to the resistance. The Lebanese official concluded by saying, “With time, many of these allegations are being revealed as false, as happened with the Lebanese Canadian Bank, which was finally shown to have been innocent of the US Treasury’s charges. Therefore, false charges are unacceptable, because they are political in nature. The Lebanese state doesn’t cover any lawbreaker nor does it try to destabilize the security of African countries. But we also do not accept to be made victims. We trust the African countries and their presidents, who have a high national sentiment.”