{"id":51791,"date":"2025-08-19T15:54:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/europe-needs-to-decide-if-it-is-on-israels-or-radical-islams-side\/19\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:54:46","slug":"europe-needs-to-decide-if-it-is-on-israels-or-radical-islams-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/europe-needs-to-decide-if-it-is-on-israels-or-radical-islams-side\/19\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe needs to decide if it is on Israel&#8217;s or radical Islam&#8217;s side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This was in response to Danish PM Frederiksen telling Jyllands-Posten that Netanyahu is personally a problem and that Israel is going too far. Sa&#8217;ar called this &#8216;disrespectful to Israeli democracy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Europe must decide if it&#8217;s on Israel\u2019s side or the side of radical Islam, Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/tried-failed-palestinian-state-suicidal-160915736.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gideon Sa'ar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gideon Sa&#8217;ar<\/a> said in a Tuesday Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The same countries that criticize Israel&#8217;s policy are actually very fond of the fruits of that policy in Iran, Lebanon, and Syria,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post, Sa&#8217;ar was referring to an interview with Danish daily <em>Jyllands-Posten<\/em> on Monday, where he discussed the criticism levied against Israel by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the same outlet last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This goes beyond the disagreements we&#8217;ve had before,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar told <em>Jyllands-Posten<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/danish-police-investigate-suspicious-powder-152131695.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Danish;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Danish<\/a> prime minister a friend, but to say that an elected prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] has become a problem, not only insults that prime minister, but the entire Israeli democratic system,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Denmark&#8217;s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a press conference after the contact committee meeting in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, June 17, 2025; illustrative. (credit: Ritzau Scanpix\/Ida Marie Odgaard\/via REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This came in response to Frederiksen&#8217;s comments to <em>Jyllands-Posten<\/em>, in which she said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-864648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netanyahu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netanyahu<\/a> is &#8220;a problem in himself,&#8221; and stated that Israel would be better off without him as prime minister. &#8220;It&#8217;s a government that, in our eyes, goes too far,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Danish PM&#8217;s statements are &#8216;disrespectful to Israeli democracy,&#8217; Sa&#8217;ar claims<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;These statements are disrespectful to the Israeli democracy, the Israeli people&#8217;s choice, and the Israeli parliament,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sa&#8217;ar also noted that he spoke directly with Danish Foreign Minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen and expressed his disappointment with Frederiksen&#8217;s comments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) with his Danish counterpart Lars Rasmussen in Jerusalem, January 13, 2025; illustrative. (credit: SHLOMI AMSALEM\/GPO)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Olc4h5nJIHCksH63tHvXoA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/b1ab02d6e3135224a6cf98ca1894f6c8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&#8217;ar (R) with his Danish counterpart Lars Rasmussen in Jerusalem, January 13, 2025; illustrative. (credit: SHLOMI AMSALEM\/GPO)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Things will happen in dialogue. We have not given up on Denmark. We have common interests, values, and challenges,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Frederiksen said that while her country condemned Netanyahu, she did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-864367\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:support recognizing a Palestinian state;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">support recognizing a Palestinian state<\/a> at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a Saturday Facebook post, the Danish leader stated that &#8220;recognizing Palestine here and now will not help the thousands of children currently fighting for their survival, no matter how much one might wish it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Frederiksen said she supported Israel and its right to defend itself, she also added that the level of &#8220;human suffering is incomprehensible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saar-europe-needs-decide-israels-183351979.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was in response to Danish PM Frederiksen telling Jyllands-Posten that Netanyahu is personally a problem and that Israel is going too<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/europe-needs-to-decide-if-it-is-on-israels-or-radical-islams-side\/19\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/370b86fc5d6cb395aab792aa63badf57","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}