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For Britain's Future Defense, We Need a Reset with Israel Now

(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Editorial - Europe's decades-long holiday from history has come to an abrupt end. The continent now has to contemplate the sobering reality of deterring or fighting Russia - possibly without full U.S. support. In this precarious new landscape, no ally offers more strategic value than Israel. Its dominance in key weapons systems critical to our national security as well as its invaluable battlefield experience and intelligence prowess could mean the difference between life and death for British and European soldiers. But forging this alliance requires a reset of our relationship with Jerusalem. Following the Oct. 7 massacres, the West pledged full support for Israel's right - indeed obligation - to defeat the terrorists who invaded the country. But this understanding quickly melted away under the pressure of hostile media coverage, wild accusations by NGOs, and the biases of politicized international organizations. The British government suspended arms licenses based on unsubstantiated human rights claims. Just last month, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accepted the ICC's arrest warrants against Israeli leaders without question. Likewise, Britain and other European nations routinely vote in favor of or meekly abstain from the UN's obsessive, one-sided condemnations of Israel. Just as Britain and Europe have abandoned their naivety regarding the Russian threat, they must apply this newfound realism also to Israel's even more dangerous security situation. Though Israel stands on the front lines against forces that threaten the entire West, we demand its restraint while applying double standards on how the Jewish state defends itself in a seven-front war. Neither history nor our enemies will judge this contradiction kindly.
2025-03-18 00:00:00
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