Israeli Officials Blast Europe's "Spinelessness" on Iran: "France and Britain Are Doormats"
בכירים בישראל נגד "רפיסות" אירופה מול איראן: "צרפת ובריטניה - סמרטוטי רצפה"
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Senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem have sharply criticised European powers — particularly France and the UK — for refusing to defend shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz and for failing to adequately support the US-Israel war effort against Iran. Officials accused the Europeans of "hypocrisy" and said they had squandered a historic opportunity, calling Macron and Starmer's governments "doormats." Germany's Chancellor Merz was among the few European leaders to receive any praise from Jerusalem.
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בכירים בירושלים זועמים על מדינות היבשת, שמסרבות להתגייס להגנה על נתיבי השיט במצר הורמוז ולדבריהם גם לא עוזרות למדינות המפרץ - ובקושי תורמות למאמץ המלחמתי של ארה"ב וישראל: "הן התגלו במלוא צביעותן וכיעורן, לא עושות חשבון נפש, ולא ניצלו ההזדמנות ההיסטורית. זה משהו שלא יישכח להן"Related dispatches
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