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When Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel on October 2021, European leaders rushed to express solidarity with the Jewish state. However, after 20 months, a bay gulf of Europe and Israel have been opened.
The Israeli government emphasized that it was in the fight for national survival. It has justified Gaza’s prolonged blockade as an essential way to stress Hamas. The Palestinian protests against Hamas have been quoted Proof Israel’s renewal is doing aggressively. According to the Israelites, Hamas has the responsibility to end the misery of the people in Gaza – which must surrender and all the rest of Israeli hostages should be released.
For European governments, it is horribly sophisticated. Israel stopped the food and assistance truck entrance to Gaza. Food supplies for civilians, moral and legally, can never be used as a weapon of war. This is not “siding with Hamas” to point out. Have Britain, France and Canada Criticized The expansion of war in Gaza in Israel and the humanitarian situation there described as “unbearable”. The United Kingdom has suspended discussions on a free trade agreement with Israel and the EU is reviewing its own cooperation agreement.
Netanyahu’s cabinet can follow the prohibitions of the most extreme members – or the recognition of the Palestinian state – more views like Concrete. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already at risk of arrest if he travels to the United Kingdom and most of the EU, because of the international criminal court complaint.
The bitterness between Israel and Europe was exposed after the killing of two Israeli embassy in Washington last week. Foreign Minister of Israel Accused Europeans are “antisemitic persuasive”. It is not under consideration that killings occurred in the United States. This was the Europeans to be at fault. Netanyah WeightThe United Kingdom and France have accused of “siding with genocide, rapist, baby killer and kidnappers”.
These allegations were counting behind – as well as anger. The brutality of Israel’s miraculous counter -resistance, can start with the restarting distribution of humanitarian assistance in Gaza and persuade Europeans to dial the pressure on Israel.
But this would be a mistake. Until now, the most important reason for maintaining stress is the threat of starvation is still in Gaza Dal. Hence Careful The 470,000 people who were at risk early this month and “a large number of Gaza children are facing extreme food deprivation”. Israel has been allowed to restrict limited restoration of assistance The threat is not over Gazan to civilians.
A senior official claimed that the UN caution was badly denied after claiming that 5 children could die within 5 hours. That should be claimed WithdrawalThe Even President Donald Trump has admitted that “a lot of people are starving” in Gaza. And Netanyahu itself Careful That Gaza was getting “near the red line” of starvation.
Civilians, many of them are still being killed or displaced by newly aggressive attacks in Israel’s Gaza. Israeli settlers – supported by the government’s powerful forces – aggressive on the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli is the most extreme member of the cabinet Talk to Publicly about the permanent displacement of the Palestinians.
Instead of stopping these issues, Europeans should talk more courageously. Pressure may work. In order to justify the limited restoration of assistance, Netanyahu said that Israel’s supporters would not tolerate the image of mass transirable. There is also increasing evidence that the present government does not speak for the whole country. A recent Poultry It was found that 615 percent of the Israelites wanted to end the war and return the hostages; With only 25 percent support for the current principles of expanding the war and occupying Gaza.
Ehud Barack and Ehud Olmart-Center-Left and Center-Dan from the former prime minister- Condemned The current Israeli government is much more clear than the Europeans used. Olmart Wrote Last week: “What we are doing in Gaza is the battle of destruction: indiscriminate, uncontrollable, brutal and criminal killing of criminals. Yes, we are war crimes.” No European political leader will dare to be that outspoken.
Many of the Israeli Wright argued that Israel’s European criticism was involved in the dark history of opposition to the continent. However, this is a dated caricature. In recent decades, Europe reached the economic and cultural isolation of Europe as Israel was separated in the Middle East.
The EU is the largest trading partner in Israel. Unable to participate in sports or cultural events in its own region, Israel has been allowed to enter the European Football Tournament and Eurovision song competition. (It came second to the beginning of this month)) Germany Israel suppliers to Israel – and French and British Air Force Defended Israel is against the Iranian missile barrage last year. These same European countries are accusing the genocide and child killers supporting the killers – using a word that Netanyahu prefers – a “blood disregard”.
Europeans have shown that they are willing to protect Israel against its enemies. However, the steps of the Israeli government in Gaza are inevitable. In the interest of the Palestinians-and its itself, the long-term interests of Israel need to be pressured on the EU and the Netanyahu government of the UK.
