A rather blunt attack on the leaders of the Old Continent. Almost “dumped” by his ally Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu tries to defend the military initiatives promoted in Lebanon. The Israeli prime minister feels surrounded in his war in the Middle East and tries to defend his actions after the coldness expressed by the tycoon in recent days.
“They don’t have the courage to take the right side”
Netanyahu has criticized several European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, for their critical positions on Israeli military operations. In an interview with Cnbcthe Israeli prime minister declared that “the way European leaders accommodate radical Islamic minorities in their countries is shameful,” adding that such governments “know that we are protecting them, but they don’t have the courage to stand up for the right side and do what it takes to save our civilization from these barbarians.” Netanyahu then accused European leaders of not having the courage to openly support Israel in its military actions.
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But the invectives also hit the main enemy in the Middle East: Tehran. “Iran certainly knows what President Trump said, that if necessary, we would return to large-scale military action. I think they take that into account, but they are playing with fire. It’s obvious,” Netanyahu said, regarding the Iranian raid on Kuwait, which left one dead and more than 60 injured. “There are huge cracks in Iran right now and you can’t predict when they will appear. But I believe that eventually they will spread and the regime will fall and we will do our best,” the Israeli prime minister then assured.