According to Hebrew-language daily Maariv, Israel's Foreign Ministry had sought some help from Austria with the help of Schwarzenegger to label Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization.

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian by birth. He is also the former governor of California.

As per the reports of Maariv, Austria, the move was initially refused. However, Schwarzenegger wrote a letter to the country's chancellor, Werner Faymann. He expressed his belief in the letter regarding the importance of an EU move to blacklist the Lebanese terror organization.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also spoke to Feymann and the country's president and with the help of Schwarzenegger Austrians agreed to provide support to Israel against the Lebanese terror organization.

A unanimous consent of the bloc's 28 members was required to put Hezbollah's military wing on the European Union terror list. It was passed unanimously by all the members.

Several EU holdouts were being lobbied by Israel's Foreign Ministry in recent months to pass the measure. Hollywood actor and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was an unsung hero who helped in putting Hizbullah's "military wing" on a European Union blacklist.

The letter written by Schwarzenegger convinced Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to tell the country's Foreign Minister to vote in favor of the blacklist proposal.