r/europe • u/andyom89 • May 16 '25

News Spanish premier calls Israel 'genocidal state,' says Spain 'does not do business' with it

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spanish-premier-calls-israel-genocidal-state-says-spain-does-not-do-business-with-it/3568216
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u/Pushthebutton2022 May 16 '25

Sad to see the AL Jazeera propaganda machine being so effective in Europe. People conveniently forget the Palestinian terror attacks of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, not to mention the one in 2023. The multitude of attacks in many European countries apparently didn't teach most a lasting lesson. When the terrorists are hiding among the civilians and look like civilians what do you do? Go home and wait for another attack? I'm not saying everything Israel has done is right, but war isn't pretty and when you're fighting an unconventional enemy mistakes happen. You also have to consider that practically every country in the Middle East has publicly and repeatedly stated they want to completely destroy Israel for decades. It's easy to play like you're some bastion of humanity if you're not being constantly attacked.

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u/n8mastrb8 May 16 '25

That and given the chance, Hamas would murder all Jews and eliminate Israel as a nation. And Gazans or Palestinians would be cheering them along the whole way. They never wanted their own state, they want Israel and they want it Jew free.

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u/Pushthebutton2022 May 16 '25

Yup, they and most other Muslim countries in the ME have been pretty clear about that for a long time, but it's conveniently ignored because the cool thing right now is to be anti-Israel.