Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine) 28.08.2025
Introduction:
Every day, we hear in Israel that another case of anti-Semitic vandalism took place in Europe. When you read this news, you realize that the target was a Zionist Jew expressing solidarity with Israel. The problem with these reports is that they don’t tell us that Jewish organizations join the pro-Palestinians’ demonstrations and other actions. If indeed the anti-Israeli movements were Anti-Semites, Jews would not be allowed to join.
This article deals with the question of why there is a crisis in Europe over the Zionist war in Gaza.?
A The crisis of Israel
Israel is going through the most profound crisis in its history. It is not only the cost of the war (255 billion shekel so far) and the cuts in the spending on all the offices of the government that are harming the medical care and the conditions of the invalids, the daily rise of the cost of food, but also the ultra-orthodoxies who refuse to join the Zionist army. The families of the Israeli captives and the majority of Israelis support the end of the war for now, and a deal to release the prisoners who are alive or dead. Still, there is conflict between the Army and the government over the plan to occupy Gaza City.
Many have left Israel, 70% of the workers are seeking a place of work outside of Israel, and soldiers are committing suicide. Many reservists fail to show up, and the army is exhausted, with many frontline soldiers asking themselves why they are at war.
The polls indicate that if the election were held today, the coalition would likely fall and be replaced by the Zionist opposition, which is not politically superior to Netanyahu.
B The crisis of imperialist Europe
The war of the Zionist monster in Gaza has been going on for almost two years. The war in Gaza has become a central part of the European political discourse, and is often the political fault line between the pro-Israel camp and the camp that opposes Israel’s war crimes.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Party, CDU) decided to impose a partial arms embargo following the declaration of the imminent occupation of Gaza. Mertz’s immediate impetus was – along with the harsh images from Gaza – pressure from the coalition, particularly from the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which was under pressure from within its ranks.
Meretz, a staunch supporter of Israel, made a simple political calculation: his fragile coalition was facing the strengthening of the right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. Faced with the danger to his government, which is seen by many as an emergency government aimed at curbing the extreme right, Meretz chose to avoid endangering it, even in exchange for a partial withdrawal of support for Israel.
He supported the embargo resolution, noting that the party’s position is not to sell weapons to conflict zones, and that, in his opinion, crimes in Gaza are being committed by Israel. The opposition to Meretz’s position is within his own party.
Germany’s situation is not the only one. On the contrary, every few days, internal political crises arise on the continent over the war, which presents Israel’s supporters with a dilemma: to stick to support for Israel and risk a political crisis, or to accede to the demands of the masses in their countries. These demands are also coming from elements in the center or even the political right.
Last weekend, Dutch Foreign Minister Kasper Waldkamp resigned after failing to pass sanctions against Israel. Some see this as a cynical political move: His party is being wiped out in the polls ahead of the October elections. Waldkamp, a former Dutch ambassador to Israel, pushed for a European report on Israel to examine whether it violated human rights. Although he belongs to the political center, he used his power in the minority government to condemn Israel.
In Belgium, a coalition of five parties is divided because of the war. Prime Minister Barrett de Weber and the country’s defense minister support Israel, but Foreign Minister Maxime Parvat opposes it. Forming a coalition in the country is a complex process that can take months. Now, months after its establishment, the debate over Israel threatens its stability once again.
Foreign Minister Maxim Parvat described the war in Gaza as “genocide” and threatened: “If steps are not taken to promote recognition of Palestine, a serious crisis is imminent… The lack of concrete action could lead to the blocking of other important issues for the Belgian government.”
In France, Italy, Austria, and many other countries, the local coalition is also facing internal divisions, with public opinion against Israel. In Spain, there is a remarkably anti-Israel government, but according to the polls, the right is the one that is supposed to win the next elections.
In France in recent months, there has been a change in trend, and it is tilted against Israel. “Since the end of the ceasefire, the political center in European countries has distanced itself from Israel and turned against it. Even the people who are against recognizing a Palestinian state no longer accept Israel’s conduct.”
The clear test of the relationship will be the question of sanctions. The gun is on the table: a blow to the association agreement with Europe. The deal addresses aspects crucial to almost every Israeli citizen, including visa-free travel, affordable prices, free trade as reflected in food prices and exports, joint research, and more.
Those who are at the forefront against the damage to the agreement are Germany and Italy, along with smaller countries such as Hungary and the Czech Republic. Some of the sanctions require a relative majority of 17 countries representing 65% of the EU’s population. The weakest point in the dam that is preventing the flood of sanctions is perhaps Italy, where Israel’s situation in public opinion is at an unprecedented low. Still, the government headed by Giorgia Meloni supports Israel and opposes the sanctions. The opposition raises opposition to Israel as a central issue against the government. The pressure of the masses on the political center. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Taiani claimed in May that Israel’s actions in Gaza were “unacceptable,” Defense Minister Guido Crosto said two weeks ago that the Israeli government had “lost its logic and humanity,” and did not rule out imposing sanctions on Israel to “find a way to force Prime Minister Netanyahu to think clearly.”
Germany is Israel’s last line of defense in the EU, even if there are countries like the Czech Republic and Hungary that are more vocal than Germany in supporting Israel. If it decides to support measures against Israel, or does not throw its weight against them, they will happen. The partial ban imposed by Meretz against arms exports signals this.
The impact of the war crimes of the Zionist monster also affects the coalition in Germany. This is the situation of many of the governments that support Israel:
In the USA, Israel has Trump, who fires anyone who opposes his positions or has done so in the past. However, his popularity has dropped to 4o% and even in his party we hear voices of opposition to his blind support for Israel.
C Why is the crisis of the Western imperialists happening?
Contrary to the myth that Israel was born because of the regret of the countries around the world for not helping the Jews in WWII, Israel was born as the front line for the interests of Western imperialism, and it has remained so. For this task, Israel has been given the most modern weapons and at least 100 billion American dollars.
The Balfour promise to the Zionists a homeland was because the Zionists would protect the Suez Canal for British imperialism. This was long before the Jewish Holocaust; Israel won big in 1967, and it took over not only Arab lands but the Jewish communities around the world. The Western governments and the imperialist mass media portrayed Israel as a liberal democracy, which was never, but a Jewish ethno-state, as the only Democracy in the Middle East.
The war of Israel on Gaza has shown the imperialists that Israel, as the fourth strongest army, is a myth, as for two years Israel has not been able to win against these small forces of resistance.
Even worse for Israel is the shattering of the image of Israel as a democracy and the vilification of Israel as a bloody monster that kills every Palestinian that the army sees. The realization that the imperialist governments and the mass media lied to the people and that these states are partners in war crimes. The masses demand sanctions, while the Western imperialists, to cover up, are releasing empty recognition of a mini-Palestinian state.
Thus, the crisis of Israel is the crisis of imperialism.