Europe has been absent from the ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas because it has basically caved in to Palestinian terrorism and radical Islamist minorities, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu told Euronews in an interview on Sunday, October 5, that Europe displayed an enormous weakness, unlike U.S. president Donald Trump, who took the leadership of and initiative for the realistic ceasefire deal now on the negotiating table.
What should be done is exactly what President Trump is doing. He’s presenting a realistic peace plan that eliminates the terrorist elements—those who want to continue the war and vow to repeat the massacre of October 7.
The Israeli PM criticised the decision by 15 of the European Union’s 27 member states to recognise a Palestinian state, describing it as a move that ultimately rewards the Hamas terrorist organization:
Imagine that after the terror attack of 9/11, people would say, okay, now let’s give a state to (Islamist terrorist leader) Osama–bin Laden and al–Qaeda. Not only will we give them a state, it will be one mile from New York, which is what they’re suggesting (for Israel).
Netanyahu voiced hope that European nations recognising Palestine would reconsider their stance, emphasising that Israel seeks constructive relations with a pragmatic Europe—one committed to fostering lasting peace instead of perpetuating cycles of conflict.
