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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
Trust me, the weight of popular opinion in Europe is way against Israel. And we never got much out of the Arab dictatorships either...
Between the Arabs and Israelis, Europe would probably end out choosing the Arabs. Especially when you consider the large numbers of Arabs living in Europe who make up a rather valuable constituency, and will only be more valuable as they grow.
That pretty much describes the left. People on the extreme right are amenable to Israel (unless their rabid antisemites), but they're not really the types of friends you want...
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To be fair, Europe is a drop in the ocean of World opinion right now. Drowning in their own economic woes with the Eurozone nearly at the point of collapse. It's almost inevitable.
There is still strong support for Israel in Germany (especially), France and the United Kingdom. There is no chance of that changing because quite frankly, the Middle East is not important enough to cause a rift with Uncle Sam.
Either which way, it doesn't especially matter. Israel has always put it's security requirements and right to exist before international opinion.