Hands Off, Europe: Israel Isn’t Yours

Europe’s Recognition of “Palestine” Is a Betrayal Repeated.

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France’s Macron has recognised a Palestinian state. Britain’s Starmer says he intends to follow In September. Germany, too, has announced its long-standing commitment to eventually recognising “Palestine.” These recognitions come with no mention of the unconditional release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza since October 7, 2023. These are not gestures of peace — they are echoes of a past where Europe carved up the Jewish homeland to serve its own colonial, strategic, and ideological interests.

They did it once. They failed. And now they try again.

But Israel is no longer a nation-in-waiting. It is sovereign, strong, and home to a people who have returned from exile. Europe’s declarations will not define Jewish borders, nor determine the Jewish right to exist.

A Century of Betrayal

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After centuries under Ottoman rule, the early 20th century brought great shifts to the Middle East. The 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement saw Britain and France secretly plot the division of Arab lands upon the Ottoman Empire’s collapse. France would take Syria and Lebanon; Britain would get Palestine and Iraq.

Then came the 1917 Balfour Declaration — a promise from Britain to the Jewish people for a national home in their ancestral land. But it was a promise soon eroded.

In 1921, Britain handed over 77% of Mandatory Palestine to create Transjordan — now Jordan — and barred Jews from settling there. It was a devastating betrayal. Then, on the eve of the Holocaust, the 1939 British White Paper slammed the gates of Mandatory Palestine shut, preventing Jewish refugees from escaping Nazi Europe. Even when survivors tried to reach Palestine, British ships blocked them. Some were turned back to Europe — to their deaths.

France, meanwhile, focused on maintaining Arab support in its colonies, staying largely silent during Jewish suffering, and often opposing the re-establishment of a Jewish state.

Yet in 1948, against all odds, Israel was reborn — attacked from all sides by Arab armies, but victorious. Sovereignty was reclaimed. Jewish history, nearly extinguished, roared back to life.

And Now — The Same Arrogance Returns

Today, the same powers that betrayed the Jewish people a century ago are once again trying to dictate Israel’s fate — not by maps and mandates, but by “recognising” a Palestinian state that glorifies terror, denies Jewish history, and refuses to accept Jewish sovereignty.

Where is the peace partner Europe is recognising? The Palestinian Authority — mired in corruption and dictatorship? Or is it the ideology that teaches children to hate Jews, fires rockets at civilians, and names public squares after murderers?

This is not diplomacy. This is appeasement, cloaked in the language of human rights.

France’s hypocrisy is astounding. Recently, it opened its doors to Gazans fleeing the war — until a Gazan student was caught spreading antisemitic lies online. Suddenly, the government halted its refugee invitation for review. France is perfectly fine recognising a Palestinian state ruled by hatred and terror at Israel’s doorstep — but when the same poison leaks into Paris, they suddenly panic. Did they really not see it coming?

And then there is Germany. The world’s leading donor to the Palestinian Authority — a regime that literally pays salaries to terrorists who murder Jews. Germany, of all nations, should understand the implications of funding Jew-killers. It should understand the weight of history. And yet, it lectures Israel on morality while quietly bankrolling incitement.

The Jewish People Are No Longer Begging

This is not 1939. The Jews are no longer a stateless people. They are not at the mercy of British quotas or French silence. They are not standing at Europe’s doors, pleading for entry.

They are home. In their land. With their army, their flag, their future.

Israel is not a colonial state. It is the return of an indigenous people. Its legitimacy does not rest on Macron’s signature or Starmer’s intent. It is rooted in history, sacrifice, and survival.

To those who say, “But this is about justice for Palestinians,” I ask — justice at what cost? Justice that requires the erasure of Jewish history? Justice that creates a terror state at the doorstep of Tel Aviv? Justice that emboldens those who teach their youth that stabbing a Jew brings honour?

I’ve Seen the Reality

I don’t write these words from theory or ideology. I’ve walked the land. I’ve stood at the borders of Gaza and Syria. I’ve met Israeli mothers raising children under rocket fire, teenagers mourning friends lost to stabbings, and communities who plant gardens while preparing for war.

And I’ve seen Israel’s humanity — treating wounded Palestinians in its hospitals, even as their leaders call for Israel’s destruction.

This isn’t propaganda. It’s truth — a truth the world willfully ignores.

Europe Should Look Inward

Before redrawing Jewish borders, perhaps Europe should examine its own. It is drowning in rising antisemitism, Islamist radicalisation, and an identity crisis it cannot solve. Europe is not a moral compass for the Middle East — and certainly not for the Jewish people.

Its symbolic recognitions may hold no legal power, but they empower those who seek to eliminate the only Jewish state on earth. That must be stopped.

Conclusion: The Light Will Endure

To the leaders of Europe:

Germany: you may still be influential, but you do not have the moral authority to dictate anything to the Jewish state. It would be good for you to focus your energy inwards and look after your own people. The economy and society do need some care. I say that as a concerned German citizen.

France and Britain: your imperial power is long gone. Your recognition is neither needed nor welcomed. You divided up the Jewish homeland once. You will not do it again.

Israel does not exist by your permission. It exists by right, and it will not bow to your hypocrisy.

Yes, the days are dark. Israel is vilified, isolated, and threatened. But darkness has never prevailed over the Jewish people. Not in Babylon. Not in Rome. Not in Auschwitz. And not now.

Israel will endure because it stands for something eternal — not just a state, but a story. A return. A miracle.