Europe chose neutrality not out of strategy, but because segments of its own societies have made supporting the Jewish state untenable — even when doing so aligns with Europe’s own interests.
Jews are the canary in society’s coal mine. When large portions of a population start blaming Jews in general or Israel in particular for their problems, you know you are looking at a civilization that is facing serious instability
The entire continent of Europe has become the "sick man of Europe." We do not need their help to finish this off. In fact, it is better now if they stand aside. But finish this off we must. Cut off the head of the snake and the rest of the body will die.
- The US and Israel did not consult Europe or even inform it about their ill-conceived attack on Iran. Militarily speaking, there is not much that can be contributed either; the US has unfortunately allowed itself to be painted into a corner. A dozen European frigates won't make a difference.
- A war is still raging on the European continent, a struggle almost entirely financed by Europe: 90 billion for 2026. We have other concerns here; our own deterrence is not yet in order and a regime just as malevolent as Iran's is on the doorstep.
- Those stories about Muslims taking over Western societies: nonsense, integration problems indeed, but we are talking about 6% Muslims who, for the most part, have actually adapted just fine.
Multiculturalism has had a very pernicious effect on European societies. Islamic apologists have outspent the west and won the information war. The values of civilisation and the principles of democracy are now in conflict. And civilisation is losing
What has happened to Western Europe is shameful. I don't see how it recovers. There is no Churchill ready to step forward to reclaim the mantle of leadership in a battle to save Western Civilization. Churchill said of Neville Chamberlain "In that dusty soul there is nothing but abject surrender. " This is now true of the entirety of Western Europe as it allows itself to be slowly taken over by aggressive Islam.
What else is new? Modern antisemitism in Europe isn't an intrusion into the continent's values, but an expression of them. From medieval expulsions to the Inquisition, from the pogroms to the Holocaust, the pattern repeats: scapegoating Jews as the "other" is Europe's oldest and most durable political reflex. Jew hatred is intrinsic to its culture, its DNA.
Europe didn't stop hating Jews after Auschwitz. It just outsourced the work.
For centuries it handled the killing directly — expulsions, pogroms, gas chambers. Then came the optics problem. So Europe evolved. It learned to hide its oldest hatred behind human rights language and international law, and when Jews built a state capable of defending themselves, Europe found a cleaner arrangement: let terrorists do it, then make absolutely certain the Jews cannot fight back.
October 7th proved it beyond argument. Bodies still warm, hostages still being dragged underground — and European governments were already demanding Israeli restraint. Not condemning the butchers. Restraining the victims. Now Israel goes after Hezbollah — an organization that exists solely to kill Jews — Europe demanded it stop.
That isn't a mistake. That isn't complexity. That is a continent with centuries of muscle memory, watching and conspiring that Jews get slaughtered. It's doing what comes naturally.
Meanwhile, American Jews, diaspora Jews eat croissants on vacation in the Marais in Paris while the jewish family that used to own the bakery are preparing for Aliyah.
Israel should quietly let the Europeans know that if Israel is forced to go nuclear, Europe will also be targeted as an enemy and as justice against 2000 years of being murdered by the Europeans.
And yet the sophisticated Europeans choose to support evil. Partly for short term political gain. But perhaps mainly because deep down their historical evil has realigned with leftist ideology. They will soon lie in the beds they have CHOSEN for themselves. And for my fellow Americans who view these enlightened Europeans as who they wish to emulate, get your assets over there pronto to live the lives of sophistication and false compassion you have made clear you prefer.
Unfortunately, Europe chose not to take the white-water path of rightousnous but to float the calmer waters only, downstream slowly - not a winning strategy, no rewards, no notoriety for trying…. Sadly, at best. No one will look to adding them to their team in future trials as they are not outstanding performers; in the race but not really competing.
"More than a decade ago, the West pursued a different path. Agreements were signed, concessions were made, and the hope — sincere at best, naive at worst."
Those agreements were shoved by force down our throats a decade ago. There was no hope, they were definitely not sincere and absolutely not naive.
Hussein and his Administration, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) including the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)—China, France, Russia, the U.K., U.S.—plus Germany) together with the European Union, knew exactly that this nuclear deal with the Ayatollahs and Mullahs was a bogus deal, but they went ahead full force against the State of Israel.
The Iran deal gave the Iranian regime a clear pathway to a nuclear bomb in the near future and industrial-sized nuclear enrichment capacity, had early sunset clauses, and set up virtually insurmountable roadblocks to obtaining timely inspections of Iran’s military sites and undisclosed nuclear sites. IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) reports, and the huge trove of documents that Israel intelligence obtained from Iran, demonstrate that the Iranian regime lied about its nuclear program and has been violating the deal from day one.
The misbegotten Iran deal also gave the Iranian regime $150 billion to escalate its weapons development and support of terror proxies throughout the world. In addition, the Hussein-O'Biden administration initially surreptitiously gave Iran another mountain of cash, thereby further enabling Iran to finance its malign terror activities.
Vanessa, the fear isn't vague, it's arithmetic. Ifop handed Macron a spreadsheet: 62% of French Muslim voters who showed up at the Europeans went LFI, 83% named Gaza. Paris and Marseille districts flip on smaller margins than that. Same math is on Merz's desk in a different form, Germany pushed €963 million of exports into Tehran last year, biggest EU partner by a mile. He gets to talk international law on camera while the steel contracts still ship. Nobody's checking. Starmer "played no role" on the 28th, then let US jets fly from Akrotiri three days later.
Funny the one who said "no tears for the regime" out loud was von der Leyen, and half her own bench tried to no-confidence her for it.
You left any reference to the steadfast opposition of the Democrat party. Like their European brethren, they have been infiltrated with the same Hamas loving leftists that oppose anything “Israel” or “Jewish”. Remember also that the same named countries showed extreme cowardice in the 1930’s that enabled Nazi Germany to take over the entire continent. If it wasn’t for the United States and the Soviet Union, France, England, and all of western and eastern europe would be part of the greater Nazi Reich.
We don't need Europe; it has nothing to contribute. These are failed dying countries with barely any military to contribute a damn thing anyway. But the minimum they could have done was allow us to use their airspace and OUR military bases, but they are too cowardly to even contribute that minimum passive support. I hope this spells the end of our military alliances with most of Europe. What the hell is even the point of us maintaining military bases to defend a Europe that is being destroyed from within anyway? It would not be necessary for any enemy to attack Europe militarily from the outside when the jihadists are taking over from within.
And so we arrive at a more uncomfortable conclusion: The U.S. and Israel have not been able to fully defeat the Iranian regime at least in part because of Europe’s indulgence in antisemitism, even at the expense of their own long-term interests.
Netanyahu is correct. "He accurately accused Europe of “losing control of its identity, of its values, of its responsibility to defend civilization against barbarism." They have lost control because Europe is overrun with Islamists which they actively allowed who do NOT want to assimilate whatever. It's kind of like Californians fleeing their crazy state and then demanding the same policies in their new place that caused them to leave home. As to Europe, Islam is conquering there with a birth rate about which they brag so the continent is being drowned with Islamic babies while the Europeans aren't even at a replacement rate. Islam IS driving the "Jew-hate."
Jews are the canary in society’s coal mine. When large portions of a population start blaming Jews in general or Israel in particular for their problems, you know you are looking at a civilization that is facing serious instability
The entire continent of Europe has become the "sick man of Europe." We do not need their help to finish this off. In fact, it is better now if they stand aside. But finish this off we must. Cut off the head of the snake and the rest of the body will die.
Good luck against Turkey.
You can maybe breed more chimpanzee hybrid soldiers to fight them, like the ones conducting your Lebensraum in Lebanon.
Vanessa Berg's twisted reality.
- The US and Israel did not consult Europe or even inform it about their ill-conceived attack on Iran. Militarily speaking, there is not much that can be contributed either; the US has unfortunately allowed itself to be painted into a corner. A dozen European frigates won't make a difference.
- A war is still raging on the European continent, a struggle almost entirely financed by Europe: 90 billion for 2026. We have other concerns here; our own deterrence is not yet in order and a regime just as malevolent as Iran's is on the doorstep.
- Those stories about Muslims taking over Western societies: nonsense, integration problems indeed, but we are talking about 6% Muslims who, for the most part, have actually adapted just fine.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Multiculturalism has had a very pernicious effect on European societies. Islamic apologists have outspent the west and won the information war. The values of civilisation and the principles of democracy are now in conflict. And civilisation is losing
What has happened to Western Europe is shameful. I don't see how it recovers. There is no Churchill ready to step forward to reclaim the mantle of leadership in a battle to save Western Civilization. Churchill said of Neville Chamberlain "In that dusty soul there is nothing but abject surrender. " This is now true of the entirety of Western Europe as it allows itself to be slowly taken over by aggressive Islam.
What else is new? Modern antisemitism in Europe isn't an intrusion into the continent's values, but an expression of them. From medieval expulsions to the Inquisition, from the pogroms to the Holocaust, the pattern repeats: scapegoating Jews as the "other" is Europe's oldest and most durable political reflex. Jew hatred is intrinsic to its culture, its DNA.
Europe didn't stop hating Jews after Auschwitz. It just outsourced the work.
For centuries it handled the killing directly — expulsions, pogroms, gas chambers. Then came the optics problem. So Europe evolved. It learned to hide its oldest hatred behind human rights language and international law, and when Jews built a state capable of defending themselves, Europe found a cleaner arrangement: let terrorists do it, then make absolutely certain the Jews cannot fight back.
October 7th proved it beyond argument. Bodies still warm, hostages still being dragged underground — and European governments were already demanding Israeli restraint. Not condemning the butchers. Restraining the victims. Now Israel goes after Hezbollah — an organization that exists solely to kill Jews — Europe demanded it stop.
That isn't a mistake. That isn't complexity. That is a continent with centuries of muscle memory, watching and conspiring that Jews get slaughtered. It's doing what comes naturally.
Meanwhile, American Jews, diaspora Jews eat croissants on vacation in the Marais in Paris while the jewish family that used to own the bakery are preparing for Aliyah.
Israel should quietly let the Europeans know that if Israel is forced to go nuclear, Europe will also be targeted as an enemy and as justice against 2000 years of being murdered by the Europeans.
Make the threat existential to Europe.
History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes — Mark Twain
Thanks - this is my first time seeing that quote.
And yet the sophisticated Europeans choose to support evil. Partly for short term political gain. But perhaps mainly because deep down their historical evil has realigned with leftist ideology. They will soon lie in the beds they have CHOSEN for themselves. And for my fellow Americans who view these enlightened Europeans as who they wish to emulate, get your assets over there pronto to live the lives of sophistication and false compassion you have made clear you prefer.
Unfortunately, Europe chose not to take the white-water path of rightousnous but to float the calmer waters only, downstream slowly - not a winning strategy, no rewards, no notoriety for trying…. Sadly, at best. No one will look to adding them to their team in future trials as they are not outstanding performers; in the race but not really competing.
Just like they did in the 1930s, when they could have prevented World War II if they exhibited anything resembling a spine.
"More than a decade ago, the West pursued a different path. Agreements were signed, concessions were made, and the hope — sincere at best, naive at worst."
Those agreements were shoved by force down our throats a decade ago. There was no hope, they were definitely not sincere and absolutely not naive.
Hussein and his Administration, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) including the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)—China, France, Russia, the U.K., U.S.—plus Germany) together with the European Union, knew exactly that this nuclear deal with the Ayatollahs and Mullahs was a bogus deal, but they went ahead full force against the State of Israel.
The Iran deal gave the Iranian regime a clear pathway to a nuclear bomb in the near future and industrial-sized nuclear enrichment capacity, had early sunset clauses, and set up virtually insurmountable roadblocks to obtaining timely inspections of Iran’s military sites and undisclosed nuclear sites. IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) reports, and the huge trove of documents that Israel intelligence obtained from Iran, demonstrate that the Iranian regime lied about its nuclear program and has been violating the deal from day one.
The misbegotten Iran deal also gave the Iranian regime $150 billion to escalate its weapons development and support of terror proxies throughout the world. In addition, the Hussein-O'Biden administration initially surreptitiously gave Iran another mountain of cash, thereby further enabling Iran to finance its malign terror activities.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/iran-deal-myths-are-pervasive/594208/
Thank God that Trump was elected again to presidency.
God Bless America 🇺🇸
Vanessa, the fear isn't vague, it's arithmetic. Ifop handed Macron a spreadsheet: 62% of French Muslim voters who showed up at the Europeans went LFI, 83% named Gaza. Paris and Marseille districts flip on smaller margins than that. Same math is on Merz's desk in a different form, Germany pushed €963 million of exports into Tehran last year, biggest EU partner by a mile. He gets to talk international law on camera while the steel contracts still ship. Nobody's checking. Starmer "played no role" on the 28th, then let US jets fly from Akrotiri three days later.
Funny the one who said "no tears for the regime" out loud was von der Leyen, and half her own bench tried to no-confidence her for it.
You left any reference to the steadfast opposition of the Democrat party. Like their European brethren, they have been infiltrated with the same Hamas loving leftists that oppose anything “Israel” or “Jewish”. Remember also that the same named countries showed extreme cowardice in the 1930’s that enabled Nazi Germany to take over the entire continent. If it wasn’t for the United States and the Soviet Union, France, England, and all of western and eastern europe would be part of the greater Nazi Reich.
Jews of Europe, what the hell are you waiting for? Get out while you can. Europe and your future within it are OVER.
We don't need Europe; it has nothing to contribute. These are failed dying countries with barely any military to contribute a damn thing anyway. But the minimum they could have done was allow us to use their airspace and OUR military bases, but they are too cowardly to even contribute that minimum passive support. I hope this spells the end of our military alliances with most of Europe. What the hell is even the point of us maintaining military bases to defend a Europe that is being destroyed from within anyway? It would not be necessary for any enemy to attack Europe militarily from the outside when the jihadists are taking over from within.
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And so we arrive at a more uncomfortable conclusion: The U.S. and Israel have not been able to fully defeat the Iranian regime at least in part because of Europe’s indulgence in antisemitism, even at the expense of their own long-term interests.
And you seriously wonder why??
Netanyahu is correct. "He accurately accused Europe of “losing control of its identity, of its values, of its responsibility to defend civilization against barbarism." They have lost control because Europe is overrun with Islamists which they actively allowed who do NOT want to assimilate whatever. It's kind of like Californians fleeing their crazy state and then demanding the same policies in their new place that caused them to leave home. As to Europe, Islam is conquering there with a birth rate about which they brag so the continent is being drowned with Islamic babies while the Europeans aren't even at a replacement rate. Islam IS driving the "Jew-hate."