In a moment of sharp geopolitical analysis on JNS TV, political analyst Gol Kalev highlighted what he described as one of the most glaring examples of European hypocrisy in recent memory — an incident involving the German chancellor that laid bare the contradictory impulses driving European policy toward Israel.
Kalev recounted that during the early stages of the conflict with Iran, even before the United States had formally entered the war, Israel was already engaged in active military operations that were, in effect, defending European interests. Israel was intercepting Iranian drones, degrading Iranian military capabilities, and neutralizing threats that, had they gone unchecked, would have directly endangered European nations. The German chancellor, Kalev noted, acknowledged this openly and publicly.
“The German chancellor said Israel is doing the dirty work for Europe,” Kalev recounted. It was a rare and remarkable admission — an acknowledgment that the Jewish state was bearing the military burden of a conflict that directly protected the security of the European continent.
But that acknowledgment lasted precisely one day. “What did he say the next day?” Kalev asked. “We are also going to sanction those Israelis.” European governments moved almost immediately to impose sanctions, threaten further punitive measures, and accelerate calls for Palestinian statehood — even as Israeli soldiers were actively engaged in operations that shielded European cities from Iranian aggression.
Kalev described this pattern as a defining and chronic feature of Europe’s relationship with Israel. He argued that it reflects something deeper than political disagreement or diplomatic calculation. For Kalev, it represents the prioritization of ideological hostility toward Judaism over rational self-interest — a pattern he traced back through centuries of European history and one he argued shows no sign of changing without external pressure.
He called on Israel and the United States to respond with clear and firm consequences, arguing that Europe’s behavior could not be allowed to continue without cost…..See More
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