Europe Will Not Awaken - What They Think About the European Riots in Israel

They say that now in the Old World they will finally understand how dangerous radical Islam and the Iranian regime are and what threat we, the Israelis, are facing. Authoritative European sources themselves admit that the "school" riots are likely orchestrated by Iranian agents and local Islamists in collusion with the ultra-left. There is no direct evidence, but the Palestinian flags on the streets of French, Italian, and Belgian cities speak for themselves. Will Europe not awaken? But Europe does not intend to awaken; moreover, the ongoing unrest increasingly blames Jews and Mossad. These theories are currently circulating at the level of ultra-right and conspiracy sources, but their popularity is growing at a frantic pace. We have already reported that the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) identified almost one and a half thousand posts from 816 accounts linking the chaos in France to Israel or Jews. The riots are referred to as a "civil war orchestrated by Jewish elites." The trashy website The People's Voice reports that Iranian hackers allegedly published secret files from Israeli intelligence, which suggest that Macron, along with Israel, decided to "burn France to the ground" to destroy Western culture. Other resources link Macron, a former banker, to the Rothschild family. The theme of Rothschild sabotage is immortal - French anti-Semitism has been obsessed with it for almost two hundred years. Even in 2018-2019, during the "Yellow Vests" demonstrations, posters reading "Macron = Rothschild" were seen. Finally, for the doubters, a logical construction is proposed: European Muslims are rioting in retaliation for Israel's destruction of Gaza. It is obvious who is to blame. All these slanders are not new and develop according to a practically identical scenario. The arson in France in 2005 was attributed to Mossad agents, whose goal was to incite hatred against Arabs. The attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket Hyper Cacher (in 2015) received two explanations: it was revenge by Mossad for France's support of the Palestinian state and an attempt to increase the aliyah of French Jews. Anti-immigrant riots in the UK are punishment for London from Zionists for limiting arms supplies to Israel. When in July thousands of migrants broke into Spanish Ceuta, videos about a "Jewish conspiracy" reached about 103 million people in three days. Even the Azerbaijani conflict over hijabs was linked to Israel. The countries and reasons change, but the motives attributed to Israel remain the same: inciting hatred against Muslims and/or revenge against the West for sympathy towards Palestinians. The fact that all these attacks are not yet supported by European governments is a weak consolation. Anti-Semitic posts are gaining millions of views, raising the already high level of hatred towards Israel almost to boiling point. At such a public "temperature," any anti-Israel sanctions from the authorities seem too weak to the crowd. Their tightening is one possible way for European governments to somewhat improve relations with the street. An aggravating circumstance of the current situation is that traditional anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are fueled by major political events, which push even the Palestinian issue to the background. European figures are increasingly stating that the rise in prices and inflation in Europe began with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which, in turn, was caused by the US war against Iran. Macron directly named this war as one of the factors of the unrest. This is an obvious distortion: less than 4% of the oil imported by France passes through Hormuz, and more than half of the fuel price consists of taxes imposed by the government. But Europe is too frightened and annoyed by Trump's diesel deal with Putin and the sharp turn in US relations with Ukraine. For European countries, this means a whole bouquet of problems: increased expenses for aid to Kyiv (which in itself fuels street discontent), a decrease in their own security level, and the humiliating prospect of buying Russian diesel from the States at exorbitant prices. Europe is also greatly concerned about Trump's strengthened friendship with the Kremlin, which, according to intelligence, contributed to the street unrest. It is not surprising that the leaders of the Old World seize any pretext to blame the White House for the current crisis. However, openly criticizing Trump is risky, while attacking his allies is quite safe. Especially since Israel is a participant in the war with Iran, and perhaps even an initiator - many conspiracy theorists believe that it is Jerusalem that is dragging Washington into confrontation with the IRI. European media are already writing about how the "Israeli-American war against Iran" has intensified the economic crisis and raised the cost of living. The distance from the assertion "this war has raised prices" to the hysteria "Israel is burning France" is small. Conspiracy theorists have already crossed it; official Europe is still treading water but is ready to go further at any moment if the situation worsens. And it will inevitably worsen with the start of a new war, which we are promised every day and from which fuel prices are expected to rise. Today's international position of Israel is quite shaky even without war, and it will only worsen in the near future. The rise of street and official anti-Semitism will lead to new restrictions and sanctions; Israelis - from tourists to participants in scientific, cultural, and commercial projects - will become even more unwelcome guests in Europe. The alliance with Trump, in light of his recent actions, is becoming overtly toxic, but without this alliance, we will have to struggle even harder. If we imagine that the Democrats win the elections in the US, Europe will again turn its face to Washington - but not to Jerusalem, regardless of the outcome of the Israeli elections. In such a scenario, Israel risks being left in complete solitude and isolation. But even in the best case, we face hard times, and it is not worth counting on the current problems of European countries to make them abandon the anti-Israel agenda.